Energy & Oil/Gas

Where the practice works in this sector

• Chemicals and petrochemicals; oil and gas service environments.
• Petroleum underground storage tanks (USTs) and flexible piping — a specific area of experience.
• Protective and corrosion-resistant coatings.
• Materials for renewable-energy systems and the sustainability constraints attached to them.

Questions that typically call for an outside view

• Is this polymer or coating compatible with the fluid it will actually see, including future fuel blends?
• Why did a tank, pipe or liner leak or degrade before the end of its rated life?
• Why is a protective coating blistering, cracking or losing adhesion?
• What is the remaining life of a polymer or composite asset already in service?
• Which material holds up for a renewable-energy component exposed outdoors for decades?

How the practice is engaged

• Failure & Root-Cause Analysis — why it failed, and what is defensible.
• Materials Selection & Qualification — choosing and validating a material.
• Technical Due Diligence & R&D Strategy — technology and investment decisions.

Every engagement starts with a short conversation with the principal and a written scope before any work begins. If the problem belongs with your own team or your supplier’s technical service group, you will be told so.

For attorneys

Where a failure in this sector has become a claim, see Coatings, storage tank and piping expert witness, or go straight to the confidential conflict check.