The infrastructure that supports the Oil, Gas, and the entire Process Chemical Industry is typically constructed using metals that are highly susceptible to corrosion.  The industrial environment at these facilities usually contains compounds, including sulfides and chlorides, which cause aggressive corrosion.  This problem affects pipelines, petroleum/chemical storage tanks, spare parts in long-term storage, process and other critical equipment.   

The annual cost of corrosion in the Oil & Gas, and Process Chemical industries in United States alone is estimated to be nearly $20 billion.  Besides the hard dollar losses due to lowered production, there are also significant costs incurred that are attributed to replacement of parts/structures, maintenance and repairs, product loss, etc.  In addition, there are also considerable health, safety, and environmental risks that can greatly increase the losses due to corrosion. 

Our Zerust Oil & Gas technologies have been successfully implemented across refineries, oil rigs, and tank farms around the world.  By combining our proprietary Zerust® inhibitor formulations with some of the traditional corrosion mitigation methods in use today (cathodic protection, coatings, etc.), NTIC’s advanced technology yields several unique and innovative solutions that counter costly corrosion problems in Oil, Gas, and Process Chemical Industries. 

Each project is unique (unpredictable, constantly changing environmental conditions, exposure to various different contaminants, etc.) and selection of an appropriate protection system is crucial to maximize equipment service life and performance. Our knowledgeable technical staff is best suited to achieve the vital objective.

R&D Capabilities

Field trials and rigorous R&D lab testing are conducted to continuously evaluate our corrosion protection solutions.  Our laboratory personnel are able to recreate various corrosive environments prominent in the O&G industries.  Our R&D lab possesses specialized equipment, which allows us to conduct accelerated testing in all possible application conditions, including refinery/industrial, coastal, and offshore environments.  

 

Temperature-Humidity   Chamber - conditions are set to simulate typical atmospheric environments.	Salt Fog Chamber - conditions set to approximate structures located in seaside and marine/offshore environments.	Tri-Gas Chamber - conditions set to industrial and refinery environments    (gaseous environments that contain certain levels of Cl-, SO2, CO2, and H2S).