The Course Objectives

The principal objectives of this training course include:

• Fully understand and appreciate the corrosion management concept and its implementation process
• Be able to develop an asset corrosion management strategy and implement it across the required asset(s)
• Determine corrosion control matrices and then the corrosion key performance indicators
• Optimise both integrity and corrosion costs
• Enhance corrosion failure preventive capability

Introduction

Corrosion management (CM) is a relatively new concept. The roots of corrosion management go back to the mid-nineties when it became evident within the UK Offshore Oil and Gas Industry that the number and extent of corrosion related incidents and failures, as well as their associated costs, were steadily increasing. The immediate diagnosis was that corrosion was neither adequately or efficiently controlled and mitigated.

Studies suggested, contrary to established belief, that the corrosion engineering discipline could not mitigate corrosion on its own and that there were other processes and practices required to further improve corrosion control and mitigation.  These findings promoted the advent of corrosion management as a new concept within the oil and gas industry.

Introduction – Cont’d

Simultaneous applications of corrosion engineering and corrosion management became indispensable for any hydrocarbon asset, and in particular throughout the operational stage of an asset’s lifecycle. Applying corrosion management has many benefits, most importantly corrosion failure pre-emption and corrosion cost optimisation.

Due to its infancy, the term and concept of corrosion management are often mistaken for corrosion engineering. In fact, many training courses and books with the title “corrosion management” are actually corrosion engineering training courses and books.

Therefore, any person or organisation interested in receiving corrosion management training and consultancy should be careful to distinguish between these two closely related disciplines.

The Course Structure

The training course comprises this introductory section followed by nine modules. Each module consists of multiple units. There are multiple choice tests incorporated within each unit of Modules 1 to 8.

• Module 1: Corrosion,  Corrosion Engineering and Integrity Management in the Hydrocarbon Industry
• Module 2: The Concept of Corrosion Management and Its Implementation
• Module 3: A Brief Introduction to Risk-Based Inspection
• Module 4: The Management Requirements
• Module 5: Corrosion Management Shortcomings
• Module 6: Corrosion Failure Preemption and Corrosion Cost Optimisation
• Module 7: Other Important Corrosion Management Requirements
• Module 8: Corrosion Management Application Benefits and Implementation Requirements
• Module 9: Conclusions and Recommendations

The Course Structure – Continued

The following details the content of each individual section or module:

Module 1: Corrosion, Corrosion Engineering and Integrity Management in the Hydrocarbon Industry

Unit 1: Corrosion and Corrosion Engineering in the Hydrocarbon Industry

Unit 2: The Two Current Corrosion Management Models

Module 2: The Concept of Corrosion Management and Its Implementation

Unit 1: The Corrosion Management Concept Definition

Unit 2: The Integrity Review, Performance Monitoring and Assessing Effectiveness Processes

Unit 3: The Corrosion Management Implementation Process

The Course Structure – Continued

Module 3: A Brief Introduction to Risk-Based Inspection

Unit 1: The Inspection Basics

Unit 2: The Risk-Based Inspection (or Failure Risk Assessment) Basics

Module 4: The 12 Management Requirements

Unit 1: Management Requirements Part 1: Registers; Strategies; Procedures; Databases; Data Management and Documentation

Unit 2: Management Requirements Part 2: Asset Corrosion Management Strategy; Corrosion Control Matrices; Corrosion Key Performance Indicators; Communication; Competency; Team Structure and Roles and Responsibilities

The Course Structure – Continued

Module 5: Corrosion Management Shortcomings

Unit 1: Corrosion Management Shortcoming Categories and Possible Signs of Corrosion Management Shortcomings

Module 6: Corrosion Failure Preemption and Corrosion Cost Optimisation

Unit 1: Corrosion Failure Preemption

Unit 2: Corrosion Cost Optimisation

Module 7: Other Important Corrosion Management Requirements

Unit 1: The Corrosion Management Audit; The Management of Change Process; Anomalies and Their Management; Leak Register, Failure Investigations and Learning

The Course Structure – Continued

Module 8: Corrosion Management Application Benefits and Implementation Requirements

Unit 1: Benefits of Corrosion Management Applications; Recommendations for Optimised Corrosion Management Implementation

Module 9: Conclusions and Recommendations

• Conclusions

• Recommendations