Danger, danger... high voltage

摘要

Ian Loudon, Omniflex, South Africa, discusses the best practice for using cathodic protection systems in hazardous environments, such as those found in South Africa's Sunrise Energy project. Located on the picturesque west coast of South Africa, Saldanha Bay, Sunrise Energy is Africa's largest open-access Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG) import terminal. It is a public-private partnership between Mining, Oil & Gas Services(MOGS) and the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC). By enabling the import of LPG in large quantities, the facility advances the oil and gas sector in the province by boosting regional energy security and downstream competition. Like with any other piece of critical infrastructure, the LPG storage containers and related structures must be protected from the ever-growing risk of corrosion, particularly in coastal environments.