Drilling for crude oil, as well as the production, processing, storage and transportation of energy, inflicts huge stresses and corrosion on the materials used. Acid-bearing fluids can eat into pipelines, sulphur and hydrogen sulphide can induce corrosion and temperatures higher than 1,100°F can damage the toughest steel. Just as oil and gas workers must adapt to hostile environments, so must the materials used in their equipment. Here, Martin Phillip, Product Manager at Fluenta explains.