AkzoNobel also noted in the offshore market, there is a notable shift in demand, with a decline in floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) units being replaced by significant
investment in Norwegian oil and gas assets.
“The floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) segment is also
gathering pace, and there is increasing demand in the floating
storage and regasification (FSRU) market as countries look to re-
gasify larger volumes of LNG offshore instead of onshore,” said
Toby Stein, market manager Upstream Oil and Gas, Protective
Coatings, AkzoNobel. “With offshore margins tighter, there is
continued demand for fire protection coatings with lower applied
weight and which will give high levels of performance and protec-
tion against hydrocarbon fires. This reflects the increased focus on
improving productivity and reducing cost of application.”
“For corrosion protection, pure epoxy universal primers
continue to be the solution of choice to provide long-term as-
set protection, and customers are seeking to reduce coatings
complexity and provide long-term performance across a wide
range of operating conditioned,” Stein added. “The contrac-
tion in capital investment in the offshore market has resulted
in a more careful analysis operational expenditure. There is
an increasing requirement for coatings companies to provide
a holistic approach to managing assets using state-of-the-art
IT technology to link corrosion surveys to enable operational
budget planning.”
Jotun has been instrumental in developing an ISO standard
for measuring hull performance. This standard is expected to be
finally approved within a years time. This method of measur-
ing hull performance makes it possible to measure the perfor-
mance of the antifoulings throughout the vessel’s sailing period
and is a good basis for a ship operator to select the right hull
coatings solution for each vessel. Jotun has launched a solution
which comply fully with this standard including an antifouling
– SeaQuantum X200 – with guaranteed maximum speed loss
over a vessels sailing period.
PPG Industries’ protective and marine coatings business
offers PITT-CHAR XP coating, a dual-performance cryogenic
spill protection (CSP) coating that guards substrates against
extremely high and low temperatures in marine and indus-
trial environments. Designed as a flexible epoxy-based intu-
mescent passive fire protection (PFP) coating, PITT-CHAR
XP coating can prevent steel structures from heating up rap-
idly in the event of a fire by providing insulative protection
against high temperatures.
“With growing interest in LNG (liquefied natural gas) proj-
ects balanced with budget cuts widespread across the oil and
gas industry, owners and engineers need to minimize fabrication
and construction spend wherever possible,” Donald Le, PPG
global offshore segment manager said. He added that when it
comes to PFP and CSP, using PITT-CHAR XP coating’s patent-
ed flexible resin system can dramatically enhance production
schedules while reducing costs against traditional duplex sys-
tems and avoiding cracking and damage during transportation
and erection. PPG’s comprehensive protective coatings range
features tank linings, zinc-rich primers, general-purpose epoxy
primers, splash zone and subsea coatings, and durable finishes,
combined with its hydrocarbon PFP/CSP offering.
AkzoNobel’s latest offerings are Intersleek 1100SR, Intercept
8000 LPP and Chartek 8E Intersleek 1100SR. Intersleek1100SR
is the shipping industry’s first biocide free, fluoropolymer tech-
nology that tackles slime. “Every year it costs the shipping in-
dustry an estimated 44 million extra tons of bunker fuel and
an extra 134 million tonnes of CO2 emissions,” said Brown.
“Development of the fluoropolymer included a three-year re-
search program involving a multi-discipline team of marine
biologists, hydrodynamicists and polymer scientists. The team
was supported by world renowned independent academic in-
stitutes, four years of laboratory testing and in-service and full
vessel performance data from some of the world’s leading ship
owners and operators.”
Intersleek1100SR delivers fuel-saving performance through-
out the entire docking cycle of a vessel. Designed for all com-
mercial vessels, even when slow or ultra-slow steaming,
Intersleek1100SR delivers outstanding macro and micro foul-
ing control with good static resistance, even in warm waters.
“Intersleek technology has been proven to increase a vessel’s ef-
ficiency and reduce CO2 emissions and associated fuel costs by
an average of nine percent,” Brown noted.
Intersleek1100SR is biocide-free and has higher volume solids and lower film thicknesses than antifouling systems. This
typically results in a 40 percent reduction in paint volume and
60 percent reduction in VOC emissions for first time application.
Axalta and Hempel (USA) Inc. Form Strategic Oil and Gas Pipeline Coating Partnership
Axalta Coating Systems has formed a strategic relationship between Axalta and Hempel (USA) Inc. The relationship will enable the
formulation/availability of a coating system that boasts external coatings with significant corrosion protection and internal coatings
with advanced flow efficiency for natural gas transmission pipes in the North American oil and gas pipeline market. “We, at Axalta,
are thrilled to partner with Hempel to offer a full product line of world class powder and liquid coatings for the North American
market,” stated Ron Hull, Axalta North American sales manager. This new relationship combines the corrosion protection found
in Axalta’s fusion-bonded-epoxy powder for external pipe for oil and gas pipelines with Hempel’s advanced, liquid, flow-efficiency
epoxies for internal coating. The resulting product is a corrosion and abrasion-resistant internal and external coating designed to be
suitable for even the harshest of environments. “By pairing Hempel and Axalta’s product offerings, we offer the gas-pipe industry
an unparalleled technology and competitiveness platform,” explained Martin Miller, Hempel USA Downstream segment manager.
