As offshore oilfield developments move into ever more demanding environments,polymeric materials are being asked to function under increasingly severe operating conditions.This represents a challenge for both the materials themselves,and for the design and test procedures which are used to verify the capability of a given technology to perform,as required,over the life of a field.This paper will illustrate some of the demands which operators are now placing on a range of polymeric materials in offshore applications,and explain how a more detailed knowledge of the performance of materials is enabling appropriate design,and safe and reliable operation.
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