Ship&Offshore | Issue 03/2015
Long-term protection of offshore structures
COATINGS Offshore oil and gas installations need the toughest protection possible. Coatings have to withstand extreme weather conditions, saltwater abrasion, dissolved oxygen, ultraviolet exposure, mechanical impact from debris and damage by marine life. Protection may have to last 15, 25 or even 40 years, writes shipping and coatings journalist Mike Garside.