Compromising pipeline safety is never an option. In order to keep your offshore structures lasting for years to come, there are two products every pipeline worker should know about. If you’ve been in the industry for a while, you’ve likely…
Maintenance is one of the biggest expenses in the oilfield industry, and corrosion accounts for nearly 60% of all maintenance costs. From ozone attacks, to splash zone and impact damage, it’s no surprise that offshore platforms are subject to endless…
Subsea installations are a major investment. The amount of time and money it takes to build and maintain these structures is endless, and because of this, it’s important that you get the most out of your money. To ensure that…
In the offshore industry, preventing “splash zone” corrosion is a very important part of offshore safety. The reason this zone can be problematic to this industry is because as the tide rises and falls, it continuously wets and dries the…
When an offshore structure fails, there are typically several reasons why. Corrosion is usually the main offender causing these platforms to fail--costing an estimated $1.372 billion per year. The deeper an offshore exploration goes, the greater the risk of…
SplashTRON® is an extremely versatile product that can be used for various applications on offshore platforms as well as pipeline coatings. It can be used for J-tubes, spools, bends, pipe field joint coating, biofouling, or as a splash zone coating…
Successful J-tube pulls at the world’s deepest conventional platforms require complete confidence in the equipment being used. Your team needs the assurance that pipes and flowlines are electrically insulated and corrosion-proof. That’s why Mark Tool’s SplashTRON®-coated pipelines are guaranteed to…
It may be too soon to start talking about Christmas, but holidays are a year-round annoyance for the oil and gas industry. We’re not talking about the festive season spent with family and friends, of course, but about the defects…
In many areas of the world, marine life such as barnacles, mussels and algae don't accumulate much more than a few inches. The waters off the coast of California, however, are a different story. There (and anyplace where waters are…
With drilling operations digging deeper wells in 2017, high-temperature, high-pressure environments call for materials suitable for the job. This includes pipeline coatings that perform well in these difficult settings. In the 1960s, steel pipes coated "in the field” with asphalt…
Hundreds of years ago, marine life (including algae, barnacles, and mussels) created headaches for shipbuilders, sailors and anyone else who worked at sea. Some things never change. In 2017, these pesky ocean-bound critters are the bane of offshore oil and…
It takes huge investments of capital and effort to keep offshore oil and gas fields running. Much of this investment goes to protecting the infrastructure that makes production possible. Indeed, offshore oil and gas producers in the Gulf and around…
SplashTRON® is a highly specialized coating used to insulate and protect risers, platforms, pipelines and other equipment in the splash zone. SplashTRON®—invented and manufactured solely by Mark Tool Co., Inc.—can also minimize and eliminate many of the common issues associated with…
Splash Zone Anticorrosive Systems The best way to protect risers and hull piping from splash zones is by using ThermoTRON 350® offshore pipeline coating. ThermoTRON® is a specially-formulated version of Mark Tool's SplashTRON® for use in high temperatures. Read on…
Two basic rules that all sailors were instructed to live by while aboard ship were created to establish a sense of respect. That is, a respect for ranking officers and a respect for the relentless, destructive power of the sea.…
