ONLINE

LIVE TRAINING COURSE

Corrosion
Under
Insulation
“Your Guide to Understanding and Managing CUI”

Endorsed by
the Institute of
Corrosion (ICorr)
www.fleming.events

Fight against the Hidden Threat

12 - 14 November 2024
8:15 – 13:00 CET
Key topics
 Understanding key characteristics of CUI
Course overview
The most complete and comprehensive CUI
course in the market running since 2014.
 Examples of critical CUI failures Your guide to understanding and managing
 Elements of reliable CUI management CUI. Clare Watt and Steve Paterson provide
 Risk-Based prioritization and predictionmethods this training and cover the latest industry
 Design considerations (insulation systems and coatings) knowledge, guidance and innovation in
 Direct and indirect detection and monitoring technology management, design, prediction, detection
and monitoring.
 An overview of published guidance
 Latest innovation status and projects
 Case Study interactive sessions

About your prominent trainers

Dr Clare Watt
Corrosion & Integrity Engineer
KW Consulting Engineers Ltd.
Clare has 24 years’ experience in oil and gas corrosion and integrity management and technical
consultancy, supporting onshore and offshore facilities and brownfield projects. For the past
four years Clare was working in a corporate role to develop CUI expertise and input to the development and
testing of related innovation technologies. Clare’s experience includes operational integrity improvement
programs, failure investigation and problem solving. She has set up CUI improvement campaigns,
participated in CUI management cold eyes reviews and created CUI risk-based control methods. Clare has
also undertaken key work in CUI data driven innovation including a recent Eurocorr paper that investigated
the differences between different published and in-house CUI
guidance and provided examples of how to avoid common
errors associated with Risk Based Inspection strategies for
CUI. Clare has lectured for 13 years for the Cranfield University
Corrosion Training Program and is a member of the Energy
Institute Corrosion Management Committee. She has helped
to produce several industry corrosion management guidance
documents.

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Dr Steve Paterson from the trainer
Corrosion and Integrity Consultant
Arbeadie Consultants Ltd.
Steve has a B.SC. (Eng.) and Ph.D in Metallurgy
from Imperial College, London. He has 40+ years
experience in materials, corrosion, welding, inspection and
integrity management mostly with Shell. His last position prior
to retirement from Shell was as the global Principal Technical Expert for Upstream Materials.He has extensive
experience in the oil & gas production, refining, chemicals, and R&D sectors;and has worked in the U.K.,
Netherlands, Norway, Middle East and Malaysia. He has been engaged in the specification, purchasing, and
application of materials in Wells, and has been directly involved in many investigations of downhole failures.
He has chaired the Energy Institute Corrosion Management Committee and the EFC Oil & Gas Working Party
and is currently the chair for the EFC Taskforce for corrosion in green and low carbon energy technologies.
Since retiring in May 2017 he has worked as an independent consultant and as an external lecturer in
materials and corrosion management at Robert Gordon University (Aberdeen). In 2019 he was awarded the
prestigious Institute of Corrosion Paul McIntyre Award.

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 Key takeaways
 All delegates receive comprehensive course documentation
 Understand the options available to combat CUI and their strengths and limitations
 Learn about common mistakes
 Learn about the CUI innovation initiatives
 Is a life expectancy of 25+ years possible?
 Benefit from the combined experience of ourtrainers
 A SPECIAL FEATURE Bring your own Case Study – the training will offer a unique opportunity for
participants to bring along their own cases for class review
 Engage in technical and scientific discussion

Who should attend

 The world’s top Oil & Gas companies attended this format
 Engineers & managers responsible for the reliable and safe design and operation of insulated or fire-
proofed pressure systems. Relevant disciplines include Integrity, Corrosion, Inspection, Maintenance,
Process, Safety, Mechanical, Projects and Operations.
 Personnel from plant owner and operating companies; project engineering and existing plant service
providers; regulators. Technicians and maintenance personnel who deal with repair and rehabilitation of
existing plant pipework, pipelines and vessels.
 The course is relevant to new build projects and existing plant of any age including LNG, Petrochemical,
Refinery, Upstream Oil & Gas, Onshore and Offshore sectors.

The most complete and comprehensive CUI course running since 2014

Our The content updated every year to recent developments

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professionals benefited from attending more than 15 editions of this
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 What our past participants said about this training
“Very passionate instructors. They know everything about CUI.” “This training on CUI is the most complete overview of the state-of-
the-art knowledge on CUI that I have found. It is a well balanced
Jos Werkman, Inspector, Gasunie, Netherlands
course that is perfectly delivered by its very knowledgeable
“Excellent information, efficient and very informative course!” trainers.”
Jeroen Tacq, Senior R&D Engineer, Sirris, Belgium
Phil Byrne, FM Construction Superintendent, Marine Service
International, Denmark “Great training and comprehensive library of CUI case studies
based on real scenarios that are often not shared or published in
"Fast paced, excellent material and a must for all corrosion the public domain.”
and inspection engineers, there is something for even the
most experienced to learn in an area where the industry is William Soon, Senior Specification Engineer, Armacell,
still challenged and requires skilled people to make the right Malaysia
decisions for the safety of their plants.”
“The course was completed to Fleming’s usual very high
James McKechnie, Principal Materials Engineer/Technical standard with course presenters with a wealth of experience
Authority, Woodside Energy, Australia and background information. This made for great interaction
and as much learning off the screen as was shown on it. I would
"Great course, gave excellent insight and provided us with the tools thoroughly recommend this course to anyone involved in
to tackle this problem at our own plant." corrosion under insulation.”
Leon Kanters, Reliability Engineer, Trespa, Netherlands Simon Daly, CUI & High Heat Business Development Manager,
Hempel, UK
"Excellent course, very informative of theory but backed up by
industrial experience." “A very interesting training course combining theory with examples
James Dwan, Principal, Dwan Forensic Engineering, Ireland from the industry.”
Benea Stavroula, Mechanical Engineer, Hellenic Petroleum,
"This course gives a total insight on CUI"
Greece
Anthony Vervischt, Inspection Engineer, BASF, Belgium
“A very good training course for people who are new to this topic
“Overall a very good masterclass!” as well as for experienced professionals.”
Alwin Haverdings, Mechanical Engineer, Shell, The Michael Grimm, Corrosion Engineer, Framatome, Germany
Netherlands
“The course offered a nice combination of background, practical
"This course offered a complete CUI overview for all levels of examples and in-depth knowledge related to my area of work. It
experience within this industry given by two very knowledgeable helped me understand a lot more and improve the quality of my
presenters. Their willingness to address each trainee's query work.”
and the combination of in-depth content along with industry
Andries Vlietstra, APM Consultant, Maxgrip, Netherlands
case studies made this course unique and very beneficial. Highly
recommended course!" "Very informative training given by two trainers who really know
Mohamad Jaber, Inspection Engineer, Applus, Australia their topic. Questions were answered fully and follow up
information was extremely useful. Highly recommended!"
“I have learned the technical basis of how to plan the inspections
Kevin Bainbridge, Senior QC Engineer, Visser&Smit Hanab
of my installation based on the various materials and operating
Installation BV, Netherlands
conditions of the system. The knowledge acquired at this training
course will help me avoid leaks and possible incidents.” "I found the course very informative. It helped me understand not
Jon Ander Menchaca Pineda, O&M Technician, ENAGAS, only the phenomenon and mechanisms of CUI but as well the
Spain challenges that our clients are facing on daily basis. It’s crucial for
us to be able to identify and address these problems to consult
"A very good course that gives you a good insight into how CUI and find best solutions."
arises and this is supported with practical examples.”
Izabela Liely, Public Affairs Manager, Rockwool Technical
Zahira El Mernikh, Fabric Maintenance Engineer, Dubai Insulation, Denmark
Petroleum, UAE
"Overall, I found it very informative and useful. Both trainers were
“Great content, the course was precise and to the point. The very responsive to questions. I would like to express my gratitude
instructors were not only knowledgeable but also enthusiastic; for organization and dedication."
you can tell they put a lot of effort into the training.”
Azad Akberli, Production Chemistry Engineer, BP, Azerbaijan
Yousuf Elabbasy, Senior Corrosion Engineer, Borouge, UAE

“Excellent knowledge of both presenters; very good and qualified

responses to the questions raised by the audience.”
Dimitris Kourkouraidis, Quality and Specifications Manager,
DESFA S.A., Greece

“Very good training course! The course leaders are great and very
knowledgeable; I really enjoyed the real-world examples and the
exercise.”
Claudia Argenti, Safety Engineer, OLT Offshore, Italy

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 Day 1
12 November 2024

UNDERSTANDING CUI MODULE 3: DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS FOR

INSULATION SYSTEMS
8:15 Online Meeting Room Opens • General approach to design and influencing factors
• Design guidance and standards
8:30 Welcoming Note and Opening Remarks from • Insulation types and installation
Fleming • Thermal insulation coatings
• Novel insulation
• Protective coatings including TSA, immersion
8:35 Introduction & Speed Networking
grade and conventional coatings
Join with your camera turned on to meet & greet
the trainer and participants, as well as to share your • Weather protection, cladding systems & sealants
experience and expectations from this course. • Novel technologies and coatings
• Inhibitors
8:45 MODULE 1: CORROSION UNDER
INSULATION OVERVIEW FEEDBACK AND Q&A SESSION
• Introduction • Review of key learning from Day 1
• Examples of critical failures • Q&A session on the topics from Day 1
• CUI Myths
• Key lessons learnedover 70 years 13:00 End of Day 1
• A history and overview of published guidance
• CUI management challenges
• An overview of the modern CUI toolkit

15-min Break

MODULE 2: CUI MECHANISM AND KEY

INFLUENTIAL FACTORS
• Mechanism of CUI
• Carbon steel
• Stainless Steels and stress corrosion cracking
• Water sources & contaminants
• Primary CUI temperature ranges
• Hot fingers & Cold fingers
• Cyclic service
• Humidity & Dewpoint, global location & climate
• Influence of design
• Controllable factors
• Failure modes & morphologies

15-min Break

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 Day 2
13 November 2024

MANAGING CUI INTERACTIVE SESSION

• Bring your own Case Study or a topical
8:15 Online Meeting Room Opens presentation for class discussion
• Share your ideas and engage in technical and
8:30 MODULE 4: CUI MANAGEMENT - Part 1 scientific discussion with the trainers
• Key elements of a CUI management strategy
• Risk Based Assessment methods
FEEDBACK AND Q&A SESSION
• Data structure and gathering • Review of key learning from Day 2
• Identifying equipment CUI risk • Q&A session on the topics from Day 2
• How to define inspection intervals, methods and
coverage 13:00 End of Day 2
• Stainless vs carbon steels
• Challenging the need for insulation
• Risk Based Methodologies for managing CUI

15-min Break

MODULE 4: CUI MANAGEMENT - Part 2

• An example of a reliable CUI inspection scheme
• CUI economics
• Communicating CUI risk: case history illustration
for an onshore marine plant
• CUI published guidance differences
• Prediction considerations and limitations
• Common CUI RBI method pitfalls
• Practical CUI management considerations
• The importance of plant data and platforms for
improved knowledge share
• Use of data analytics as a lever for more effective
CUI management

15-min Break

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 Day 3
14 November 2024

TECHNOLOGY AND 15-min Break

INNOVATION INTERACTIVE SESSION
• Review of key learning from Day 3
8:15 Online Meeting Room Opens
• Bring your own Case Study or a topical presentation
8:30 MODULE 5: NON-DESTRUCTIVE CUI for class discussion
DETECTION TECHNIQUES • Engage in technical and scientific discussion with
the trainers
• Advantages of NDE
• Current uncertainties relating tocost and reliability LESSONS LEARNT, KEY TAKEAWAYS,
• Overview of the CUI innovation landscape CLOSING REMARKS
• Current industry NDE projects
• Overview of key learning from Days 1 to 3
• Strengths and weaknesses of NDE technologies
• Final Q&A session
• Terahertz spectral imaging& microwave sensing
• Guided wave & acoustic emission
13:00 End of the Training Course
• Acoustic resonance, electrochemical impedance
spectroscopy & sniffer dogs
• Full length CUI sensor products (microwave sensing
and sacrificial wire)
• Radiographic techniques & Pulsed Eddy Current
(PEC)
• Thermography & Neutron Backscatter
• Detailed examples for RTR and PEC

15-min Break

MODULE 6: PERMANENTLY INSTALLED

MONITORING SYSTEMS
• Types of monitoring systems
• Current remote digital sensor innovations and
landscape

MODULE 7: CHALLENGES FACING THE

ADOPTION OF TECHNOLOGY
• Summary of key challenges for each technology
• Generating confidence in new technology
• CUI innovation projects and activities
• Key requirements to move forwards

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