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Oil and Gas

Offshore

Offshore oil facilities count on the light weight and all-conditions strength of DuPont™ Kevlar® to carry out vital operations every day. In umbilicals—bundles of high-pressure hydraulic hoses that run from the top of a drilling platform or production facility down to control the equipment on the ocean floor—Kevlar® is the primary strength reinforcement that enables the use of flexible thermoplastic hoses instead of steel tubes.  Kevlar® is also used to reinforce the risers, the pipes that carry the oil from the ocean floor back up to the production platform. Combined with its chemical and corrosion resistance properties, the resistance Kevlar® has to elongation under load and "creep"—incremental elongation distortion over time—make it particularly well suited for the rigors of offshore oil extraction and production.

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On Shore Piping

Kevlar® is also suitable for reinforcement of small diameter thermoplastic pipe (RTP) for onshore applications, enabling higher pressure ratings than unreinforced pipe. The Reinforced Thermoplastic Pipe can be produced in long continuous lengths and coiled for transport to the installation site. The corrosion resistance of a thermoplastic pipe makes it an excellent alternative to steel pipe. An RTP solution will have a lower installation cost and longer lifetime in corrosive environments than steel pipe.

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