The Chemical Corrosion in Pipelines in Petroleum Production Processes Causes and Methods of Treatment

Abstract

Corrosion is the deterioration of a material as a result of its interaction with its surroundings and can occur at any point or at any time during petroleum and natural gas processing and causes huge economic losses. In this study we have discussed the chemistry, types and consequences of corrosion. Corrosion fundamental corrosion is the degradation of materials properties due to interactions with their environments and corrosion of most metals is inevitable while primarily associated with metallic materials, all material, types are susceptible to degradation. The corrosion of steel by natural and industrial oil is a complicated and many sided phenomenon, due to three main considerations involved the composition and surface condition of the steel, the quality of the production and the operating conditions.