The “Protective Coatings-2022” industrial and technical conference was held in Samara on March 1-3, co-sponsored by TMC Group (organizer “Inzhenernaya Praktika”). Representatives of 20 Russian oil companies gathered together to discuss topical solutions. The first day's agenda included a discussion of effective protective coatings for the operation of downhole, surface equipment and facilities. The company was represented by a delegation from TMC-TruboprovodServis subsidiary, including Viktor Kislov, deputy director for organization and development of production, Andrey Torgashov, head of technology development and implementation, and Lyasan Sattarova, head of marketing.
The conference was aimed to exchange experience, discuss practical experience, and determine the most economically and technologically effective solutions in the field of applying protective coatings for pump and compression pipes, pipelines and pipeline valves, offshore berthing facilities and platforms, structures and facilities of oil and gas complex tank battery.
Representatives of oil companies, plants, producers of paintwork materials, leading Russian institutes made their presentations. The delegation held a series of business meetings on mutually beneficial cooperation, including in connection with sanctions and the difficult economic and political situation.
At the end of the trip, specialists from TMC-TruboprovodServis visited the laboratory of the Samara Research and Production Center, where they presented modern methods of corrosion protection of pipelines and oilfield equipment using the capabilities of the demo car.