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Training Classification Certification Testing Consulting Engineering Operation&Maintenance Design Materials Engineering Technology Innovation Inspection Testing, Inspection & Certification Innovation & Consulting RINA Group

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Building up of Corporate Know-How for product & process development Building up of Corporate Know-How for product & process development Start selling of K-H to new clients and markets Start selling of K-H to new clients and markets Widening through RINA network Stage in our 50-year history

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Piena scala - impianto pilota Oil & Gas Energy Transportation Aerospace and Defence Steel CSM Profile METALS NEWTECHNOLOGY ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS Business Lines

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Testing and modelling Medium-scale Combustion Station, CSM Dalmine Pilot plant-scale CSM Facilities CSM uses Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) to characterize materials. Accelerating Voltage: 300 kV Resolution 0.19 nm Nano and micro-scale from nano- to pilot-plant scale

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Fully instrumented test line & on shore burst test Multi axial load testing machine Failure hydraulic test Full scale plant for H 2 S testing on vessel Tube indentation facility Focus on full-scale tests

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CSM Approach IDEA VERIFICATION SOLUTION ASSESSMENT Analysis of Customer needs Market benchmarking

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CSM selected services for the Oil & Gas Industry

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Focus on Oil & Gas Markets and Main Customers Markets and Main Customers CSM for Oil & Gas Industry CSM for Oil & Gas Industry References References Selected Offer Packages Selected Offer Packages A Few Examples of Services A Few Examples of Services

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C-Mn High Steel Grade Sour resistance C-Steel Lined Clad CRA Special Coatings MATERIALS OCTG Threaded and welded joints Riser Flowline Trunkline Transmission pipeline COMPONENTS & TECHNOLOGIES Drilling Casing Girth Welding/NDT Laying Maintenance/Repair Structural Integrity & Risk Assessment CONSTRUCTION & OPERATION Solid waste valorization Water management Emission reduction Energy recovery Substitution of coal as fossil fuel ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY CSM Innovation Chain for the Oil & Gas Industry Support from product development to design, production and performance assessment of materials and components for upstream, mid-stream and downstream sector. CSM for Oil & Gas Back to Content

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ITALY ENI (E&P, R&M, G&P) SAIPEM GE OIL&GAS VENEZIA TECN. TENARIS-DALMINE FAST NORTH AMERICA CHEVRON EXXONMOBIL FLEET TECHNOLOGY TRANSCANADA TENARIS-HYDRILL TENARIS-MAVERICK TENARIS-ALGOMA PRCI LATIN AMERICA CBMM TENARIS-CONFAB TENARIS-SIDERCA TENARIS-TAMSA EUROPE BP DNV FLUXYS SHELL STATOIL TECNITAS BORUSAN MANNESMANN METINVEST TENARIS-SILCOTUB EPRG EU (RFCS- FP7) CHINA & JAPAN TGRI - CNPC BAOSHAN IRON & STEEL TENARIS NKK TUBES NIPPON STEEL - SUMITOMO Legend OIL & GAS COMPANIES CONTRACTORS PIPE PRODUCERS ISTITUTIONAL Markets & Main Customers Back to Content

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Selected Offer Packages Back to Content

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Technological support and assistance Product / Process Optimzation Development of high performance products (descalers, burners, etc.) and welds tailored on project-specific operating conditions, including aggressive fluids and external environment Structural Assessment of relevant issues for pipeline and fittings life (third-party damage, pressure cycling, stress-corrosion, fracture, etc.) through experimental approach and numerical modeling Development and realization of coating applications Weld defect tolerance and FFS assessments according to API 579 (Fracture, Fatigue, Corrosion, etc.) Failure analysis CSM Offer Packages Environmental and sustainability Emission abatement Energy recovery from organic waste and process gases Slug inertization and valorization Emulsions and Water treatment Back to Content

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Testing Conventional and special lab testing (including toughness, high strain and HP-HT stress corrosion testing, creep) Small- and Full-scale testing (including low/high temperature, aggressive environment) Assessment/testing on pipeline repair systems Benchmarking of products and producers against standards, project-specific requirements and international market/technological trends CSM Offer Packages Expert on site Corrosion, process, metallurgy, welding, etc. Personnel training Classroom courses and on-site coaching on process know-how and product requirements Personnel skilling for laboratory testing and analysis Automation package In-line process control for quality improvement Process optimization Reporting Back to Content

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A Few Examples of Services Back to Content

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Materials selection for piping and equipment in aggressive environment (H 2 S, CO 2, HP-HT, plastic strain) Material Selection: Aggressive Environment Approach Corrosion and stress corrosion testing Non conventional lab stress corrosion testing Microstructural and post-failure analysis Standards: NACE TM 0177, EFC Publ. No. 16-17, etc.) + specific Project requirements Material selection for specific projects Service envelope assessment Materials qualification for sour-service applications and fit-for-purpose assessment Back to Content

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WPS Development and Qualification WPS complying with the target properties according to reference standards (DNV-OS-F101, API 1104, BS7448, NACE TM0177 etc.) Approach Set-up of conventional and innovative (e.g. hybrid laser) welding equipment Proprietary tools for welding simulation predicting materials hardness Welding trials exploring ranges of welding parameters (consumables chemistry, current, voltage, speed, wire speed etc.) Fine tuning and optimization of welding parameters to ensure fulfillment of target properties Definition of WPS for high welding productivity and adequate target properties of the welded joint Back to Content

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o WPS Development and Qualification o Fit-For-Service Assessment o Non-linear FEA with fracture-mechanics modelling o (Defect Acceptability) Stress and strain-based ECA according to the most recognized Standards and Recommendations : FIT-FOR-SERVICE & ENGINEERING CRITICAL ASSESSMENT (ECA) of welded joints DNV-OS-F101 DNV-RP-F108 BS7910 API RP 579 British Energy R6 FITNET SINTAP Flaw in the girth weld Structural Integrity Assessment Back to Content

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Problem Catastrophic rupture of structural components Activity Identification of failure mode and rupture mechanism NDT tests execution Definition and execution of destructive tests Results Root-Cause evaluation Recommendations for safe application Laboratories and devices involved Optical and Electronic Microscopy High resolution replicas for SEM analysis High resolution mechanical testing Failure Analysis Back to Content

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CSM experience with Oil Companies Development and optimization of tubes coating process : External coatings in PE and PP triple layers External coatings in epoxy powders (FBE) Internal coatings for pipe-line, flow-line and slurry lines Fluidised bedcoating cycles for special components A Topcoat Primer Coatings for OCTG (Producers) Coating selection Basic coating characterizations (microstructure, thickness, hardness, ). Evaluation of the coating resistance to deformations Evaluation of the coating resistance to environments simulating actual applications by high temperature autoclave testing Mechanical testing Coatings & Surface Treatments Back to Content

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Structural Analysis Finite Element modelling Advanced testing Fitness-for-service assessment (DNV-OS-F101, DNV-RP-F108, BS7910, API RP 579, British Energy R6, FITNET, SINTAP, etc.). Failure modes assessment and Probability of Failure calculation. Structural Analysis & Risk Assessment Release and dispersion of supercritical CO 2 and CH 4 Prediction of the concentration levels in atmosphere (time and space evolution). Evaluation of the impact on the environment (interaction with soil and atmosphere). Risk assessment: prediction of safety distances from the source, also related to toxicity levels. Validation of numerical results against experimental data. Back to Content

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Low grade biomass (agriculture residues, livestock manures) Environment Which waste we can deal with ? Industrial residues or end-of-life goods with high metal content (petrochemical process pitches, steelmaking slags & scale, car-fluff) Waste with high calorific value (plastics, car-fluff, oily sludges) Hazardous waste (asbestos, fly ashes from incinerators, oil containing PCB) Back to Content

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GASIFICATION OF OILY SLUDGES AND INERTIZATION OF THE ASHES PRODUCED BY THE PROCESS Pilot Plant Gasification Reactor (50 kg/h) Pilot Plant Plasma Torch Reactor (0.3 MW) Main results: Reduction up to 90% of sludge volume Inertization of treatment residues Self-sustaining advanced gasification process + export syngas (patented) Process and plant set up at pilot scale Industrialization in progress (2 t/h, overall plant dimensions: 900 m 2 ) Refinery Zero Waste Project Environment Back to Content

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ClientMarketActivityDate Sigemi-ShellOil&GasFailure analysis of a 10 OD steel pipeline conveying diesel fuel2014 General ElectricPower GenFailure analysis of a turbine component2014 Titan MicoperiMarineFailure analysis of a failed component2014 EPRGOil&GasFailure analysis of steel pipeline conveying gas damaged by bending and fatigue loading2013 EniOil&GasFailure analysis of failed welded linepipes (Kashagan)2013 EniOil&GasFailure analysis of failed coiled pipes (refinery)2013 Lucius PitkinMarineFailure analysis of failed engine component2012 EPRGOil&GasFailure analysis of steel linepipe conveying gas damaged by third part interference and subsequently subjected to tress corrosion cracking 2012 StatoilOil&GasFailure Analysis of wells components2012 EPRGOil&GasFailure analysis oF steel linepipes conveying gas damaged by third part interference2012 EniOil&GasFailure analysis of wells pipes2011 GioviWaste ManagementFailure analysis of stainless steel corroded pipe2011 Acea ElectrabelEnergyFailure analysis of components for high voltage system2010 SaipemOil&GasFailure analysis of failed turbine component2010 ExxonMobilOil&GasFailure analysis of steel linepipes conveying gas damaged by third part interference and then burst 2006 FluxysOil&GasFailure analyses of steel linepipes conveying gas damaged by third part interference and then burst 2004 Failure analysis Relevant Reference Projects Back to Content

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ClientActivityDate CS ImpiantiFFS assessment according to API 579/ ASME FFS-1 to verify structural suitability of vessels working at low temperature service conditions 2014 Saipem (Sonsub)Evaluation of the defect tolerability acc. to BS7910 of girth welds of repair mechanical devices, developed by SAIPEM SONSUB for deep water offshore pipeline. The aim was to allow the product qualification by an international standardization body 2014 TenarisVarious projects: Fatigue assessment of mechanical and tubular components for oil and oil and gas industry from 2007 to date TenarisVarious projects: ECA of ductile fracture and in-service fatigue of Offshore Girth Welds- (Double Joints) considering both installation and in-service conditions [acc. to API 579, BS7910 and through special full-scale testing]. Such activities were of support to offshore projects such as : Plutonio, Dalia, Tahiti projects from 2005 to date Eni, Tenaris, ExxonMobil, TGRI/CNPC, Sumitomo Various projects: Girth weld defect tolerance assessment in tubular structures(OD 8 a OD 56) destined to special full scale testing (such as fracture propagation, bending tests on pressurized pipeline) from 2000 to date Tenaris3-D Finite Element analysis of defected tubular structures to evaluate the influence of bi-axial conditions on local stress-strain distribution 2010 TenarisCritical review and comparison of different International Standards for ECA (API 579, BS7910) 2009-2010 ENIGirth weld assessment for the evaluation of imperfections acceptability in large diameter pipelines (OD 48) potentially subjected to occasional large deformations 2008 TenarisDevelopment of Guideline for Best Recommended Practice for ECA of Girth Welds Installed by Reeling 2008 A few recent industrial projects on FITNESS-FOR-SERVICE Relevant Reference Projects Back to Content

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ClientProjectActivityDate Joint Industry ProjectSARCO2ADesign/Construction of a plant for managing anthropogenic CO 2 at High Temperature, High Pressure. Corrosion & Corrosion Control Investigation: Pipe defects (girth weld crack-like flaws, gouges, dents) exposure to anthropogenic CO 2 environment. Experimental investigation of reliable functionality of commercial internal coatings and paintings for pipeline transportation of anthropogenic CO 2 in supercritical conditions. Leakage tests. 2011-2015 EniKashagan FieldSpecial testing and analysis aimed at varying barrier properties of coating for aggressive fluids 2014 CSM internal projectCO 2 trasnportation deepwater CO 2 decompression modeling for ductile fracture propagation control in deep-water pipelines (published at the ISOPE conference Paper No. 2014-TPC-1080) 2014 CSM internal projectCH 4 CombustionSimulation of the combustion of natural gas released by a fractured pipeline (validation against full-scale burst test data) 2013 ENISSC characterization for Kashagan field SSC/SOHIC susceptibility assessed by means of autoclave exposure, in Kashagan field conditions (high ppH 2 S), of coupons machined from pipes with different carbon steel. 2013-2014 EniTACCStructural integrity assessment of steel pipeline conveying supercritical CO 2 for CO 2 storage as well as EOR application 2010-2014 Industrial Projects on Linepipe Materials for the Transportation of aggressive fluids including H 2 S, CO 2 and H 2 Gases Relevant Reference Projects Back to Content

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ClientProjectActivityDate PRCI (Pipeline Research Council International) MAT-8-1 Phase I and Phase II Developing Tools to Assure Safety against Propagating Cracks in Gas Pipelines Made from Modern Steels with High Charpy Upper Shelf Energy: Pipelines operated in low-temperature environment Open issues on material behavior at low temperature and QA testing Drop Weight Tear Testing with different notches and comparison to Full-Scale tests on linepipes at low temperature (West Jefferson tests). 2012-2015* ENI G&PVarious: 1)Long-Distance 2)TAP (High Pressure Transport) 3)TPI (Intermediate Pressure Transport) Assessment of relevant issues for pipeline and fittings life (third-party damage, pressure cycling, stress-corrosion, fracture, ground movement, etc.) through experimental and numerical modelling. (Grade X80-X100, OD 48-56in). 1995-2011 EXXONMOBILX120 Steel Grade Support to the metallurgical design Fracture propagation full-scale testing and analysis 2001 BP, FLUXYSThird-Party DamageLinepipe assessment in regard of third-party damageVarious * Expected closure date Other break-through innovation projects for O&G companies Relevant Reference Projects Back to Content

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ClientProjectActivityDate NSSMCLinepipe behavior under high deformation, OD 48in x 24mm Evaluation of linepipe resistance to high deformation applied due to ground movement (high internal pressure, with-w/out girth weld joint, with-w/out external coating) 2013 METINVESTLine pipe product qualification and market benchmarking Product qualification through standard testing. Unconventional full-scale testing for linepipe assessment at low temperature or under high strain applied (ground movement). Product benchmarking against International Standards, project- specific conditions and Competitors. 2013 BAOSTEELAPI X80 UOE Linepipes with Low Temperature Toughness and Enhanced Strain Capacity Metallurgical design for X80 grade with high deformability. UOE Forming optimization using FE analysis and developing tools for the prediction of both tensile and toughness properties. 2013 Other break-through innovation projects for O&G linepipe manufacturers Relevant Reference Projects Back to Content

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