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A23 NACE INTERNATIONAL: VOL. 55, NO. 10 MATERIALS PERFORMANCE OCTOBER 2016 Forums A Taste of Middle East Culture and Our Battle Against Corrosion in the Desert Presented by: Gasem Fallatah, NACE; Fatima Saeed Al Mazrouei, ADCO; and Abdullah Al Ghamdi, Saudi Aramco The Middle East is facing a lot of challenges, from the extreme conditions in the desert up to the misconceptions toward the area. What is it like to be in countries that some people think are "not safe" to live in? This forum aims to break the negative misconception and give everyone a taste of culture in the Middle East. In the first part of the forum, representatives from one of the embassies in GCC and U.S. Commercial Services in the region will clarify all the issues associated with the Middle East, including conflict and safety. Let's verify the cultural stereotype toward the Middle East. After the forum, we will be able to answer the question: "Is the Middle East a place to go?" The second part of the forum will provide a general overview and a series of case study presentations on corrosion challenges we have in the area. Corrosion issues from Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, and Kuwait and the technologies used to fight corrosion will be presented. These presentations will also include the companies from different industries working in the Middle East, giving more knowledge for companies that have not explored the area yet. In addition, the NACE West Asia & Africa Area office will present the statistics of NACE members (both individual and corporate), the technical groups formed, the courses and conferences held in the region, and the upcoming conferences that can serve as the window of opportunity for a lot of companies. How to Avoid Premature Coatings Failures Presented by: Mike O'Brien, MARK 10 Group This practical, informative, and lively tutorial, loaded with many pictures from actual coating failures, provides practical tips on how to prevent premature coating failures. Contractors, facility owners, shipbuilders, paint manufacturers, and government organizations continue to spend substantial sums of money each year in unanticipated additional labor and materials, legal fees, and opportunity costs to investigate, settle, and resolve premature coating failures. These out-of-pocket costs are non- budgetary items; therefore, they come from bottom-line profits. However, more importantly premature coating failures often result in irreparable damage to customer relationships and negatively impact future business opportunities with existing clients. This tutorial is filled with many real-life coating failures, investigated by the presenter during his 37-year involvement in the coatings industry. It contains examples from approximately 30 different coating failure investigations with pictures of actual coating failures on steel, hot-dip galvanizing, and concrete. It provides participants with practical knowledge on how to avoid coating failures, based on sound principles of physics and chemistry. It addresses common errors made by others who disregarded these principles, often with expensive consequences. Wednesday, March 29 Best Practices in Pre-Job Determinations for the Decontamination of Refinery and Pipeline Equipment r Decontamination of Refinery and Pipeline Equipment Presented by: Thomas McCartney and Roxanne Shank, Clean Harbors d Presented by: Thomas McCartney and Roxanne Shank, Clean Harbors Energy & Industrial Services; and Spencer Rex What is the best way to determine when, how, and if you should clean your equipment? Should there be a standardized method for pre-job determination? What is the best way to clean your equipment? These are all questions that have been brought up within STG 06: Chemical and Mechanical Cleaning for the past several years, and the time has come to address the issue. Here we will begin the discussion as to the development and introduction of a new task group charged with developing a standard for best practice in pre- job deposit characterization. The scope of the group will focus on refinery and pipeline pre-job determination, deposit characterization, and chemical/mechanical cleaning recommendations. The group will begin with the intention of generating a state-of-the-art report, with the possibility of the future development of industry standards for deposit characterization and treatment. The purpose of this forum is to brainstorm ideas on what "best practice" means for the industry. We encourage other NACE members from various STGs to join us and provide their input regarding the topic. Deepwater Horizon and the Impact on Industry Regulations Presented by: Shane Finneran and Brandon Rollins, DNV GL On the evening of April 20, 2010, control of an exploratory well at the Macando Prospect in the Gulf of Mexico was lost, allowing hydrocarbons to enter the drilling riser and reach the Deepwater Horizon (DWH) drilling rig. The subsequent explosions and fires onboard resulted in the rig sinking on April 22, 2010 and the loss of 11 lives. The failure of the DWH blowout preventer to seal following the uncontrolled hydrocarbon release resulted in one of the largest oil spills in U.S. history. The subsequent incident investigation, performed in New Orleans, indicated the blind shear ram was not able to close due to the presence of a buckled drill pipe, preventing the blowout preventer from sealing the well. In addition to reviewing the incident investigation, this forum will explore the implications to the industry, with respect to regulations, operation, and design requirements. The following areas will be the focus of this forum: § Regulators (BSEE/BOEMRE) - Regulatory changes in response to major incidents - Input from ranking local (NOLA) officials § Operators (Cameron/Transocean) - Design and testing changes post-Macando § Industry - DNV GL - background to Macando failure, and blowout preventer forensic investigation - (Tentative) Gary Kenny - Historical primer on major incidents, and industry response (Kenney has led investigations for Piper Alpha; DWH; etc.)