Posted: May 22nd, 2023

The Occurrence of Corrosion in Oil and Gas Pipelines

Corrosion is among the key reasons for failure in the onshore transportation of gases and dangerous fluids in the United States. Corrosion also significantly affects gas dissemination mains and facilities as well as oil and gas collection schemes. In the U.S., for example, the yearly costs incurred from the destruction of structural machinery caused by corrosion surpass the harm from natural disasters such as upheavals, floods, storms, hurricanes, and fires. Other countries such as Britain and Germany also report similar findings. According to reports by NACE, it is approximated that all forms of corrosion lead to the loss of $276 billion (Baker and Fessler 1). Of this sum, the deterioration of onshore gas and fluid transportation pipelines accounts for $7 billion