Platinum sponsor, DuPont showcases Innovative Oil & Gas Solutions at 1st MEPEC 2011

DuPont, a leading innovation and market-driven science company, is participating as a Platinum Sponsor at the 1^st Middle East Process Engineering Conference & Exhibition (MEPEC) currently taking place in Manama, Bahrain. DuPont is presenting comprehensive, sustainable solutions for a safer, more reliable, environmentally responsible and efficient approach to the oil and gas industry.

At booth G1-G3, DuPont is presenting its Clean Technologies for air and fuel which reduce refinery emissions and run cleaner processes. DuPont technologies are tested and widely used around the world and backed by a commitment to aftermarket services and support. DuPont STRATCO Alkylation Technology helps companies produce cleaner burning fuels required by environmental regulations while BELCO helps refineries meet stringent SOx and NOx emission compliance goals. Similarly, our IsoTherming hydroprocessing technology is a commercially proven breakthrough process that gives petroleum refiners a more economical and flexible means to produce today’s ultra-low-sulfur transportation fuels.

“The Middle East is an important market for DuPont with a high demand for our innovative oil & gas solutions. The international audience attending MEPEC is an excellent platform to position DuPont in the local industry, establish new relationships and strengthen our business ties. There are some big opportunities for many of our offerings across the region and we hope to capture it through our innovation and expertise,” stated Ricardo Brahim, Oil & Gas Leader - Middle East.

DuPont is trusted worldwide for its extensive knowledge, experience and innovative technologies. DuPont offers a wide range of highly specialized solutions, products and services to meet the unique challenges facing the oil and gas industry. Responding to the global and local needs, DuPont is exploring several key areas and conducting trials in specialized applications to raise production efficiency and reduce operating costs. By utilizing its proven range of innovative solutions and outstanding materials, DuPont can help enhance performance of the Middle East oil & gas industry.

DuPont oil and gas offerings include high performance solutions that help customers drive growth while contributing to environmental progress. DuPont is known as the innovator of most of the standard practices for coating pipe with epoxy used in the world today.  DuPont StreaMax is an antifouling and anticorrosion internal coating system used in production tubulars that provides flow assurance and corrosion protection in extreme environments over a wide temperature range. While DuPont Pipelon is an engineering resin used in non-metallic pipe applications to reduce hydrocarbon permeation & improve chemical and corrosion resistance.

Addressing safety issues in oil & gas, DuPont personal protection technologies include DuPont Nomex and Kevlar to provide thermal, mechanical and chemical protection to the oil and gas workers while DuPont Sustainable Solutions provides customers with consulting on workplace safety and operational excellence to help achieve increased production and reduced incidents.

DuPont Kalrez perfluoroelastomer sealants and Viton fluoroelastomers provides increased protection against hazardous chemicals at high temperatures. In addition, DuPont Vespel replaces metal and other composite materials used for pump wear rings and throat brushing to increase pump reliability and performance.

In the area of industrial water treatment, DuPont offers technologies such as Chlorine Dioxide that mitigates problems due to macro- or micro-fouling in cooling water and is also a strong oxidant and disinfectant to treat produced or injection water as well as processed waste
water. A cleaning agent, DuPont Glycolic Acid is used for descaling of pipelines while DuPont FM-200 is a trusted choice in waterless fire suppression.