Upstream Oil and Gas Materials Selection Course

Name: Advanced Upstream Oil and Gas Materials Selection Training Course
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Convert service conditions, degradation threats, material options, and assurance evidence into traceable upstream specifications.

Upstream Oil and Gas Materials Selection Course

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Duration: 1 Week
Format: Classroom
Cities: Bangkok, Frankfurt, Johannesburg, San Diego, London, Kuwait and more
Next session: 15 – 19 November 2026, Bangkok
Average fee: 7,500 €

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Overview

Advanced Upstream Oil and Gas Materials Selection Training Course is a one-week advanced course for materials, corrosion, mechanical, piping, project, inspection, and integrity teams who leave with an Upstream Materials Selection Basis. Participants connect service conditions, degradation mechanisms, metallic and nonmetallic options, fabrication implications, specifications, life-cycle cost, and technical assurance. The course converts scattered design inputs into traceable oil and gas materials selection decisions. Agile Leaders Training Center presents upstream materials selection practice.

Who Should Attend

Materials functions responsible for selection philosophy, specifications, and material approval
Corrosion functions responsible for service-environment assessment and degradation controls
Mechanical, piping, and pipeline functions responsible for equipment and system design conditions
Project functions responsible for design interfaces, procurement requirements, and technical queries
Inspection and integrity functions responsible for verification evidence and life-cycle feedback
Technical authorities responsible for approving deviations and material-selection records

The course assumes participants review process, design, materials, corrosion, fabrication, or integrity evidence at work, and it leaves out introductory metallurgy, welding technique instruction, detailed inspection practice, and general asset-integrity management.

Departments and Industries

The course supports departments and industries that specify materials for hydrocarbon, utility, and corrosive-fluid service.

Upstream oil and gas wells, gathering systems, and production facilities
Flowline, pipeline, piping, and pressure-equipment engineering departments
Petrochemical, geothermal, carbon-management, and industrial-water projects
Materials, corrosion, welding, inspection, and asset-integrity functions
Engineering contractors, equipment suppliers, fabricators, and technical assurance teams

Learning Objectives

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

Analyze service conditions and degradation threats
Compare carbon steel, CRA, polymer, and elastomer options
Apply ISO 21457:2010 selection and corrosion-control guidance
Evaluate fabrication, compatibility, and protection implications
Prioritize life-cycle cost and assurance requirements
Build an Upstream Materials Selection Basis

Course Agenda

Day 1: Establish the Service Environment

Process Composition and Design-Condition Data Sheet
Pressure, Temperature, Phase, and Velocity Operating Envelope
Water Chemistry, Chloride, CO2, and H2S Evidence Register
ISO 21457:2010 Materials Selection Scope Map
Service-Criticality and Design-Life Classification Matrix

Day 2: Screen Materials and Degradation Threats

General, Localized, Galvanic, and Erosion-Corrosion Threat Matrix
Hydrogen Damage and Sour-Service Screening Record
Carbon Steel Corrosion Allowance Decision Model
Corrosion-Resistant Alloy Candidate Comparison Table
Material Compatibility and Mixed-Metals Interface Review

Day 3: Select Materials for Production Systems

Wellhead, Flowline, and Gathering-System Selection Diagram
Pipeline, Piping, and Pressure-Equipment Materials Map
Polymer, Composite, Lining, and Coating Suitability Matrix
Seal, Gasket, and Elastomer Compatibility Worksheet
Utility, Injection, and Produced-Water Service Selection Sheet

Day 4: Specify and Assure the Selection

Welding, Heat Treatment, and Fabrication Constraint Register
Material Specification and Procurement Data Requirement Sheet
Qualification, Traceability, and Verification Evidence Plan
Life-Cycle Cost and Maintainability Comparison Model
Materials Selection Deviation and Technical Query Log

Day 5: Practice Materials Selection Decisions

Suggested Exercise: Define a Corrosive Service Environment
Suggested Exercise: Screen Carbon Steel and CRA Options
Suggested Exercise: Select Nonmetallic Components and Seals
Suggested Exercise: Review a Material Specification Deviation
Capstone Exercise: Complete the Upstream Materials Selection Basis

Practical Exercises

The course uses suggested activities to turn process, design, degradation, fabrication, and commercial evidence into documented selection decisions.

Suggested activity: establish a service envelope and rank credible degradation mechanisms for a production system.
Suggested activity: compare carbon steel, corrosion-resistant alloys, polymers, coatings, and elastomers against defined conditions.
Suggested activity: test a material choice against fabrication, compatibility, procurement, verification, and life-cycle implications.
Suggested activity: defend a selection basis with assumptions, diagrams, specifications, deviations, and assurance actions.

FAQs

Who suits upstream oil and gas materials selection training, and what does it assume?

Materials, corrosion, mechanical, piping, pipeline, project, inspection, integrity, and technical-authority teams suit the course. It assumes experience reviewing engineering data, specifications, equipment, fabrication, or degradation evidence.

How does oil and gas materials selection differ from general corrosion-control training?

Oil and gas materials selection compares candidate materials against service, design, fabrication, compatibility, cost, and assurance requirements. General corrosion-control training focuses more broadly on corrosion mechanisms, monitoring, protection, and mitigation.

What evidence defines an upstream materials selection service environment?

Fluid composition, water chemistry, pressure, temperature, phase behavior, velocity, solids, chlorides, acid gases, operating variation, design life, fabrication constraints, and consequence evidence define the service environment.

When are corrosion-resistant alloys considered in oil and gas materials selection?

Corrosion-resistant alloys are considered when defined service conditions, degradation risks, reliability needs, corrosion-control limits, fabrication feasibility, and life-cycle evidence do not support an acceptable carbon-steel solution.

Why are polymers and elastomers included in upstream materials selection?

Polymers and elastomers influence liners, seals, gaskets, coatings, flexible components, and chemical compatibility. Temperature, pressure, permeation, swelling, aging, decompression, and fluid exposure affect their suitability.

Conclusion

Participants take back an Upstream Materials Selection Basis linking service conditions, threats, candidates, specifications, fabrication, cost, and assurance evidence. It changes isolated material choices into one traceable engineering decision record. Teams can update the basis as process data, operating limits, supplier evidence, and field experience change.

credits: 5 credit per day

Course Mode: full-time

Provider: Agile Leaders Training Center

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Location	Dates	Duration	Mode	Price
Bangkok	Week 46, 2026 15 – 19 November 2026	1 Week	Onsite	€8,000
Frankfurt	Week 47, 2026 16 – 20 November 2026	1 Week	Onsite	€6,500
Johannesburg	Week 47, 2026 22 – 26 November 2026	1 Week	Onsite	€6,000
San Diego	Week 50, 2026 7 – 11 December 2026	1 Week	Onsite	€16,000
London	Week 51, 2026 14 – 18 December 2026	1 Week	Onsite	€6,500
Kuwait	Week 51, 2026 20 – 24 December 2026	1 Week	Onsite	€7,000
Manama	Week 52, 2026 27 – 31 December 2026	1 Week	Onsite	€6,500
Marbella	Week 52, 2026 27 – 31 December 2026	1 Week	Onsite	€6,500
Tbilisi	Week 01, 2027 4 – 8 January 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€5,700
Geneva	Week 01, 2027 10 – 14 January 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€8,000
Zanzibar	Week 01, 2027 10 – 14 January 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€6,000
Bali	Week 02, 2027 17 – 21 January 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€6,500
London	Week 03, 2027 18 – 22 January 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€6,500
Cape town	Week 03, 2027 24 – 28 January 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€6,000
Phuket	Week 04, 2027 31 January – 4 February 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€8,000
Addis Ababa	Week 06, 2027 8 – 12 February 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€6,000
New York	Week 07, 2027 15 – 19 February 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€16,000
Nairobi	Week 07, 2027 21 – 25 February 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€6,000
Athens	Week 10, 2027 8 – 12 March 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€7,500
Singapore	Week 11, 2027 15 – 19 March 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€6,500

Frequently asked questions

What does this course cover?

OverviewAdvanced Upstream Oil and Gas Materials Selection Training Course is a one-week advanced course for materials, corrosion, mechanical, piping, project, inspection, and integrity teams who leave with an Upstream Materials Selection Basis. Participants connect service conditions, degradation mechanisms, metallic and nonmetallic options, fabrication i…

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Upstream Oil and Gas Materials Selection Course