Strohm extends portfolio to CCS applications

Strohm, a leading thermoplastic composite pipe company, has added jumpers and flowlines for CCS applications to its portfolio, having successfully qualified its first product based on carbon fibre and advanced PVDF polymer

PVDF is a high performance polymer with a 30-year design life and a proven smaller carbon footprint compared to steel. Offering total corrosion resistance, it is highly suitable for injecting CO2 offshore, both in depleted gas fields and aquifers. With a long track-record in oil and gas, PVDF also has a very high chemical resistance and higher temperature capability.

Potential to withstand high temperatures and pressures

It is also strong enough to withstand the high temperatures and high pressures associated with ultra-deepwater hydrocarbon production, and provides a high level of natural insulation. As well as its potential for CCS applications, Strohm’s new TCP product could also revolutionise the deepwater flowline and riser market in the offshore energy industry.

Martin van Onna, Strohm CEO, said, “This is a hugely momentous breakthrough for the company, one that has been a long time coming. It has taken us more than 15 years, a lot of hard work and a huge amount of testing to get to a place where we are now able to offer a TCP product based on carbon fibre and PVDF.

“There is a big future for this innovative solution, both in CCS and in conventional offshore energy, and we look forward to working with companies to help them realise the value that TCP can bring to their projects.”