Corrosion Control in Gas, Oil & Water Training Course

Course Category : Oil & Gas Management

Corrosion management is one of the most influential asset integrity disciplines affecting operational reliability and lifecycle cost across oil, gas, and water systems. This course equips participants with a practical understanding of corrosion mechanisms and industrial drivers, enabling them to build effective control programmes through material selection, design optimisation, coatings, inhibitors, cathodic protection, and advanced monitoring and inspection tools that support risk-informed maintenance decisions.
Duration: 5 Training Days
Level: Intermediate

Introduction

In industrial operating environments, corrosion is not merely a metallurgical or chemical phenomenon; it is a strategic factor that directly affects asset safety, service continuity, and regulatory compliance. Corrosion control challenges intensify across oil, gas, and water systems due to varying fluids, temperature and pressure regimes, the presence of H₂S and CO₂, stray current effects, and soil, moisture, insulation, and atmospheric exposure conditions.
This course provides a professional, balanced framework combining corrosion engineering fundamentals with practical field applications. It covers material properties and identification standards, common and advanced corrosion modes, active and passive control methodologies, and monitoring and inspection tools such as UT, radiography, coupons, probes, intelligent pigging, and the integration of Risk-Based Inspection (RBI) to deliver sustainable and effective corrosion management..

Targeted Audience

Petroleum Engineers
Welding Engineers
Process Engineers
Inspectors and Inspection Supervisors
Equipment Engineers
Maintenance Engineers and Planners
Design Engineers
Service Company Representatives

Targeted Skills

Analysing corrosion mechanisms in oil, gas, and water systems
Material selection and corrosion susceptibility evaluation
Building corrosion control programmes (coatings/inhibitors/cathodic protection)
Assessing special corrosion modes such as MIC, CUI, and H₂S corrosion
Applying monitoring and inspection tools aligned with RBI

Expected Outcomes

Explain engineering material properties and their impact on corrosion behaviour.
Differentiate between fundamental and advanced corrosion types and identify industrial drivers.
Select appropriate control methods based on asset type, environment, and risk level.
Apply cathodic protection principles (sacrificial anodes and impressed current), coatings, and inhibitors.
Use monitoring and inspection tools to track corrosion rates and anticipate failures.
Integrate inspection findings with RBI principles to support maintenance planning.
Outline a corrosion control programme balancing safety, cost, and reliability.

Training Topics Index

Metallurgy and material properties affecting corrosion
Destructive material testing and its purpose
Material identification aligned with API 5L and ASME frameworks
Economic impact of corrosion and corrosion engineering scope
Corrosion measurement fundamentals and rate indicators

Galvanic corrosion drivers
Localised and pitting corrosion
Stray current corrosion effects
Soil corrosion conditions and controls
Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion (MIC) indicators

Wet H₂S corrosion mechanisms
Corrosion Under Insulation (CUI)
Corrosion Under Support (CUS)
Flow-assisted / erosion corrosion (FAC)
Stress corrosion cracking and intergranular corrosion

Design-based control and operational adjustments
Sacrificial anode cathodic protection
Impressed current cathodic protection
Passive protection via coatings and paint systems

• Inhibitors

selection, dosing, and verification

Ultrasonic thickness measurements (UT)
Radiographic examination (RT) for metal loss detection
Corrosion coupons and electronic probes
Intelligent pigging for pipelines
Integrating findings into RBI for planning and optimisation

Course Features

Updated and Interactive Content
Hypothetical Examples and Case Studies
Pre- and Post-assessments to Measure Impact
Verified Certificate with a QR Verification Code