Corrosion Control by Knowledge and Experience
Mike Surkein has been engaged in the Corrosion Control field for over 38 years, 34 of which were with ExxonMobil Development Company. Mike has worked in many corrosion control fields and has specialized in Cathodic Protection, Coatings and Linings, Marine Corrosion, Pipeline Corrosion, Corrosion Under Insulation, Thermal Spray Coatings, FPSO Corrosion Control, LNG Facilities and Materials Selection among others. Mike has been very active in the international corrosion community with over 50 publications and presentations. He has served as Chair of the International Oil and Gas Producers Association of the Coatings Committee and Chair of the Materials and Corrosion Committee. Mike is actively involved in International Standards development via activities with ISO, API, CEN. Over his career, Mike has worked in over 30 different countries.
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Cathodic ProtectionCathodic protection provides corrosion control for many types of offshore structures including FPSOs, Platforms, TLPs, DDCVs and pipelines. Cathodic protection is also used for corrosion control for above ground and underground storage tanks, pipelines (onshore and offshore), concrete structures including foundations and other seawater storage structures. |
Coatings & LiningsCoatings are used for corrosion control for many types of structures such as pipelines, offshore platforms, subsea equipment, storage tanks, etc. Linings are also used to provide corrosion control for many types of structures. Corrosion Under Insulation (CUI) can also be successfully eliminated with proper coating selection. |
Corrosion Control by DesignIntegrity of equipment is paramount to assure safe long term operations. There are usually financial incentives to include reliability approaches in any materials selection and corrosion control design. Improved onstream time and reduced long term maintenance can result when initial designs are conducted by experienced corrosion engineers.
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