Predictive Corrosion and Failure Control1

Abstract
In petroleum operations, corrosion is inevitable. The first line of defense against
corrosion is the proper selection of materials of construction of plant process equipment :
vessels, tanks, towers, piping, pumps, etc. Combating corrosion is carried out in a
predictive ( proactive ) manner in both the design phase and the running ( operating )
phase.
Since corrosion has a high impact on the risk, and subsequently on the cost, therefore
reducing or controlling corrosion in a predictive manner will eventually contribute to
profitability.