Oil Industry
Résumé
There has been an increase in using adhesives in the oil industry in the last years. The main advantage of using adhesive bonding is to avoid the fire risk concerning the traditional weld process. Adhesives also feature protection against corrosion which is a main concern in offshore installations. Different from other industrial applications, where adhesive bonding is used to manufacture new structures or some parts of them, the oil industry mainly uses adhesives to repair pipelines, pipework, and offshore structures. This chapter shows that the use of composites has become a real alternative to structural repairs in situ as these materials become more and more reliable. The chapter also brings a summary of the most applied standards and the best practices recommended to perform bonded repair in offshore units. Finally, some examples of actual applications of adhesives are presented.