Baker Hughes, Weatherford, Dupont, APS Dubai and Petronas Headline at High Performance Polymers Headline at High Performance Polymers for Oil and Gas 2013

PORTLAND, Maine--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Smithers Rapra is pleased to announce that Baker Hughes, Weatherford, Dupont, APS Dubai and Petronas will headline at High Performance Polymers for Oil & Gas 2013 in Houston, Texas. The Westin Houston, Memorial City in Houston, Texas at the heart of the energy corridor will host the 4^th international conference dedicated to the oil and gas sector. Super Early Bird Pricing for the conference expires February 1, 2013. For more information about High Performance Polymers for Oil and Gas or to register, visit www.oilgasconference.com. Limited sponsor and exhibition opportunities are still available.

“With the help of our esteemed program advisory board that includes representatives from across the value chain - Statoil, Solvay, Technip, Baker Hughes, we are building a program that will be relevant to senior material scientists, technical leads, engineering managers from across the oil and gas community.”

“Building on past events that focused on elastomeric materials for the oil and gas industry, the program has grown to cover a broader range of polymeric materials and their applications in the oil and gas industry,” said Smithers Rapra Conference Director Alexandra Reeves. “With the help of our esteemed program advisory board that includes representatives from across the value chain - Statoil, Solvay, Technip, Baker Hughes, we are building a program that will be relevant to senior material scientists, technical leads, engineering managers from across the oil and gas community.”

The 2013 agenda will feature presentations like High Performance Polymers for a Variety of Oil & Gas Applications in Harsh and Demanding Conditions, Latest Perfluoroelastomer Parts for Oil & Gas Applications, Increasing the Temperature Rating for Reinforced Thermoplastic Pipe with an HDPE Liner Using Other Polyethylene Based Resins; Life prediction of Polymers: Model Validation; and Fracture and Fatigue Behavior of Elastomers Used in the Oil & Gas Industry. These topics, and more, will be presented by industry leading companies like, Baker Hughes, Weatherford, Solvay Specialty Polymers, Texas A&M University, Trelleborg Offshore Norway AS, Hoerbiger Corporation of America, and Smithers Rapra. Conference delegates will also hear from APS Dubai & Petronas, Technical University Delft, Pipelife Soluforce, Dupont, Arkema Inc., Evonik, Trifluor Kunststoff, and Curbell Plastics, Inc.

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