Steve has a B.SC. (Eng.) and Ph.D in Metallurgy from Imperial College, London. He has 40+ years experience in materials, corrosion, welding, inspection and integrity management mostly with Shell. His last position prior to retirement from Shell was as the global Principal Technical Expert for Upstream Materials.He has extensive experience in the oil & gas production, refining, chemicals, and R&D sectors;and has worked in the U.K., Netherlands, Norway, Middle East and Malaysia. He has been engaged in the specification, purchasing, and application of materials in Wells, and has been directly involved in many investigations of downhole failures. He has chaired the Energy Institute Corrosion Management Committee and the EFC Oil & Gas Working Party and is currently the chair for the EFC Taskforce for corrosion in green and low carbon energy technologies. Since retiring in May 2017 he has worked as an independent consultant and as an external lecturer in materials and corrosion management at Robert Gordon University (Aberdeen). In 2019 he was awarded the prestigious Institute of Corrosion Paul McIntyre Award.
Events/Masterclasses Dr Steve Paterson is currently speaking at
Energy
Corrosion Under Insulation
12 – 14 November 2024
Online Live Stream | 8:15 – 13:00 CET
The most complete and comprehensive CUI course in the market running since 2014. Your guide to understanding and managing CUI.
This interactive course is intended for materials and corrosion specialists, well engineers, production technologists, and other disciplines involved in well design and operations in the energy related sectors.
Materials Selection and Corrosion Control in New Energy Technologies
Classroom Training
This course aims to provide an understanding of the materials and some of the important degradation issues related to the application of new energy technologies.
The training will cover all aspects of stress corrosion from mechanisms and key factors to inspection techniques and recommended practices for mitigation.
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Steve has a B.SC. (Eng.) and Ph.D in Metallurgy from Imperial College, London. He has 40+ years experience in materials, corrosion, welding, inspection and integrity management mostly with Shell. His last position prior to retirement from Shell was as the global Principal Technical Expert for Upstream Materials.He has extensive experience in the oil & gas production, refining, chemicals, and R&D sectors;and has worked in the U.K., Netherlands, Norway, Middle East and Malaysia. He has been engaged in the specification, purchasing, and application of materials in Wells, and has been directly involved in many investigations of downhole failures. He has chaired the Energy Institute Corrosion Management Committee and the EFC Oil & Gas Working Party and is currently the chair for the EFC Taskforce for corrosion in green and low carbon energy technologies. Since retiring in May 2017 he has worked as an independent consultant and as an external lecturer in materials and corrosion management at Robert Gordon University (Aberdeen). In 2019 he was awarded the prestigious Institute of Corrosion Paul McIntyre Award.
