Case Study

Proven Heat-flex® Hi-Temp 1200 Solves Corrosion Protection Challenge

Sherwin-Williams provides Heat-flex® Hi-Temp 1200 to protect Ras Tanura oil refinery

Heat-Flex Hi-Temp 1200 from Sherwin-Williams was chosen for its time saving advantages as the proven single coating protection against corrosion and high heat for the oil and gas bulk valves at Saudi Aramco’s Ras Tanura refinery.

The Ras Tanura oil refinery is located south of the modern industrial port city of Jubail in Saudi Arabia. Although Ras Tanura’s port area is located on a small peninsula, due to modern oil tankers’ needfor deeper water, numerous artificial islands have been built to make easier docking. In addition, offshore oil rigs and production facilities have been constructed in the waters nearby.

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Protecting bulk valves for all process conditions and temperatures and ensure fault-free continuous operations at the facility near the industrial port city Jubail in Saudi Arabia.

Solution

Heat-Flex Hi-Temp 1200 from Sherwin-Williams was chosen for its timesaving advantages as the proven single coating protection against corrosion and high heat for the O&G bulk valves at Saudi Aramco’s Ras Tanura refinery.

Heat-Flex Hi-Temp 1200 is the industry’s next-generation single-component corrosion under insulation (CUI) solution for high-heat applications. It offers unrivalled corrosion resistance and enhanced durability in reducing damage from shop to field with faster shop throughput. It also provides lower

Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs). Independently tested and certified for use in severely corrosive environments, Heat-Flex Hi-Temp 1200 comes without the need of an inorganic zinc primer even when it is cured at ambient temperatures. It is approved under Saudi Aramco engineering standard SAES-H-101V / System APCS-11C as a high temperature resistant CUI coating for oil and gas projects in the Middle East.

Outcome

Mikael Wendle, Project Development Manager for Sherwin-Williams, said: “We were aware of the challenges associated with bulk valve packages for these projects and our R&D team came up with a versatile solution for our customer to provide the necessary level of protection with efficiencies in time and cost of using only one product.