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CNOOC Wenchang Oilfield Group Fixed Platform
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CNOOC Wenchang Oilfield Group Fixed Platform

Project locationWestern South China Sea — about 200 km southeast of Wenchang
Project typeFixed jacket platform group
Coating brandJOTUN
TimeSince the 2000s
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Project overview

The Wenchang oilfield group is located in the western South China Sea. The group has built several wellhead platforms including Wenchang 13-1/13-2, 19-1D and 16-2, with jackets over 128–160 m high, of 8-leg light jacket and multi-skirt-pile construction. The project is included in JOTUN's Anticorrosive Coating Solutions for Marine Engineering Structures.

Anti-corrosion (fire protection) challenge

  • The South China Sea is hot, humid and salt-laden with strong UV, demanding high topcoat weathering;
  • The splash zone is subject to long-term wave impact, being the focus and difficulty of platform corrosion protection;
  • The mudline section and splash zone of the jacket require zone-by-zone coating system design.

Coating system

AreaSystem directionNote
Jacket (fully immersed zone / splash zone)Epoxy zinc-rich / inorganic zinc primer + high-build epoxy intermediate coat + high-solids topcoatTypical Coating System Directions for JOTUN Marine and Offshore
Topside modules and living quartersEpoxy system + polyurethane (or polysiloxane) topcoatUV-resistant, colour-retaining

*The table lists the coating systems or system directions recorded in the manufacturer's documentation; specific models and film thicknesses are subject to the project technical documents.

Source

JOTUN Anticorrosive Coating Solutions for Marine Engineering Structures (page 9); public project information for the Wenchang oilfield group.

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