iSmithers is pleased to announce the fifth High Performance Elastomers conference, taking place in Aberdeen on 27-28 April 2010. 2010 will mark the first conference with a special focus on oilfield applications.
Despite -or perhaps because of -the global credit crisis, the price of oil is now rising once again, fuelled by speculation of an economic recovery and investments into oil markets. Whilst the global outlook is optimistic, political pressures and environmental concerns have made new oil deposits more difficult and expensive to find in recent years. With the prospect of a decreasing supply of oil now widely publicised, the industry is left with two choices:
- Seek innovative ways to prolong the productivity of mature fields and focus efforts on the extraction of oil from existing reserves
- Explore new sources which were previously not economically viable
iSmithers' High Performance Elastomers & Polymers for Oil and Gas 2010 conference is being developed for operators, contractors, equipment and component suppliers, material suppliers and research organisations involved with polymers and their use in oil and gas applications to share their experiences in this area. The conference represents an ideal platform to report your findings to an influential and informed audience. Papers are invited on the following topics:
- Market and industry reviews
- New developments in materials and applications
- New requirements from end users
- Component design and analysis
- Seals, hoses and umbilicals
- Advances in insulation for subsea applications
- Avoidance of explosive decompression
- Regulatory issues, standards and qualification test methods
- Material selection for extreme temperatures and pressures
- Sealants, encapsulants, adhesives and coatings
- Material durability and lifetime assessment
- Sour fluid handling
- Chemical and base resistance
- Adhesion issues
- Multi-material components
