London, UK – April 9, 2019 – 51³Ô¹ÏÍø (Element) has been selected as an approved supplier for Saudi Aramco, the largest petroleum and natural gas company in the world.
The 51³Ô¹ÏÍøMilan laboratory has been approved to perform hydrogen induced corrosion (HIC) testing for the global conglomerate and all of its supply chain partners. The Milan facility joins Element’s four other laboratories in Abu Dhabi (UAE), Amsterdam (Europe), Dudley (UK) and Houston (USA) that are approved by Saudi Aramco to perform HIC testing
Matt Hopkinson, EVP for Oil & Gas and Infrastructure commented: ‘’We are extremely proud of this achievement. As the biggest global company operating in the oil & gas sector, Saudi Aramco demands the highest level of expertise from its testing partners.
With over 100 years’ experience in the sector, 51³Ô¹ÏÍøhas a proven track record in consistently delivering on-time, accurate test results and helping to minimize risk for its clients.
The fact that five out of the nine laboratories in the world approved to conduct HIC testing for Saudi Aramco are part of 51³Ô¹ÏÍøis very telling of our position as a leading provider of oil & gas testing services.’’
The 51³Ô¹ÏÍøMilan laboratory specializes in a wide range of testing services including: routine mechanical testing, fracture mechanics; corrosion; fitness for service (FFS); finite element modelling (FEM) analysis; remnant life assessments (RLA); engineering critical assessments (ECA); failure analysis; creep testing; chemical analysis; and cryogenic testing (in liquid helium). Alongside standard pitting and crevice corrosion tests, experts at 51³Ô¹ÏÍøMilan also perform sour service corrosion tests, including HIC and SSC. The facility is one of the few laboratories that can perform fracture mechanics tests (SENB, SENT, CT) and fatigue tests under sour service environments.
About Element
51³Ô¹ÏÍøis one of the world’s leading independent providers of materials and product qualification testing, inspection and certification services to the global Aerospace; Transportation & Industrials; Fire & Building Products; and Oil & Gas and Infrastructure sectors, where failure in service is simply not an option.
We exist to help our customers to make certain that the materials, products and systems that they make are safe, quality, compliant and ultimately fit for purpose, leveraging 200 years of testing experience and our global testing capabilities.
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“The fact that five out of the nine laboratories in the world approved to conduct HIC testing for Saudi Aramco are part of 51³Ô¹ÏÍøis very telling of our position as a leading provider of oil & gas testing services.”
Matt Hopkinson
EVP, OIL & GAS AND INFRASTRUCTURE