Saint-Gobain Oil & Gas Group
Partnering for Energy Progress
Extracting, refining, and processing fossil fuels are enormously
complex operations that require a formidable arsenal of advanced technology
and engineering expertise. Saint-Gobain — one of the 100 largest industrial
companies in the world — designs and manufactures innovative products used
in dozens of applications by businesses up and down the energy supply chain.
We work closely with clients to develop new approaches to specific application-
related challenges, and back our products with technical support and resources
that literally span the globe. Through the years, Saint-Gobain has acquired an
impressive combination of leading-edge companies and technologies, which
propels us to be the best at what we do.
Norton AbrasivesDiamond, bonded, depressed center and reinforced wheels, coated belts
Saint-Gobain Ceramic Materials Structural ceramics, engineered ceramic filters, high-performance refractories,
surface conditioning precision abrasives and chemicals
Saint-Gobain CrystalsScintillation radiation detectors
Saint-Gobain NorProCatalyst carriers, fixed bed media, heat and mass transfer media
Saint-Gobain Performance PlasticsBearings and tolerance rings, coated fabrics, tapes and films, seals and polymer components
Saint-Gobain ProppantsCeramic proppants
Saint-Gobain SEVAAlloy casting and machining
Saint-Gobain Oil & Gas Group
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OIL & OIL SANDS
GAS
Treatment
Wax Treatment
Energy Environmental Treatment
Chemicals
Fuels
Production
Gas to Chemicals
Steam Reforming Fischer-Tropsch
Conversion
Environmental Treatment
Chemicals
FuelsProduction
Production
Refining
Wax Treatment
Energy Environmental Treatment
Chemicals
Fuels
Gas to Chemicals
Fischer-TropschGasificationProduction
It takes an industry leader to meet big energy demands.
Our nation needs more supplies of all energy sources, including oil and natural gas, to meet its growing energy
demand and to provide consumers with reliable supplies of fuel. The Saint-Gobain Oil & Gas Group is involved in all
aspects of upstream and downstream operations — from scintillation detectors … to hydraulic fracturing proppants …
to diamond cutters for drill bits … to tape insulation and seals for downhole pumps … to ceramic media used in the
refining process — we’re your industry leaders and experts when it comes to providing leading-edge technologies,
products and materials.
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Norton Abrasives
Abrasives Norton Abrasives supplies a complete line of abrasive products engineered for use in a broad range of upstream, midstream and downstream oil and gas applications. Whether you want the highest productivity with the lowest total cost or simply consistent performance at a low initial price, Norton has the best product for all your grinding, cutting, sanding, blending, finishing and polishing needs.
• Norton® resin bond diamond wheels
• Bonded abrasive vitrified and organic wheels
• Coated abrasive Merit®, SG® and Blaze® belts
• Depressed center and reinforced cut-off wheels
Saint-Gobain Ceramic Materials
Structural and Wear-Resistant CeramicsFor nearly 100 years, Saint-Gobain’s Structural Ceramics business has been building a reputation for providing advanced, high-technology components to oil and gas industry customers. Our ceramics offer high corrosion and erosion resistance and can be supplied as finished components (e.g., nozzles and valves), unfinished machined blanks, pressed near net shape blanks, high volume pressed net shape components, and complex, highly machined parts.
• Hexoloy® silicon carbide (SA, SP, SE, SG)
• Enhanced Hexoloy® SA silicon carbide
• Noralide® NBD-200 hot pressed silicon nitride
Engineered CeramicsThe oil and gas industry is using enormous amounts of water to recover and process oil and gas. Saint-Gobain offers a cost-effective and efficient solution to recycle and reuse water with its silicon carbide filters.
• CRYSTAR® FT ceramic membrane filters
– High flux
– Chemical robustness
– Erosion resistance
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Energy Systems RefractoriesSaint-Gobain’s High Performance Refractories business has been supplying complete refractory linings for gasifiers for over 60 years. We bring more than 40 years of experience in gasifiers producing syngas from low or negative value carbon feedstocks such as coal, petcoke, high sulfur fuel oil and refinery materials otherwise disposed as waste. Saint-Gobain also supplies refractory shapes for catalytic steam reformers, including domes, hexagonal target tiles, alumina lumps and castables. In addition, Saint-Gobain offers services that include refractory lining design and technical support for refractory installation, lining inspection and problem solving.
• Alundum® Fused Alumina High-Purity Cast Shapes (AH199H)
• High-Purity Alumina Pressed Bricks (AL100 and AN/AH199)
• High-Purity Alumina Insulating Bricks (RI34 and AN599)
• Zirchrom® 400, Zirchrom® 60, Zirchrom® 750 and Zirchrom® 900 Bricks – chromia-alumina-zirconia
• Compatible monolithics, including mortars, castables and ramming mixes
Surface Conditioning GroupSaint-Gobain’s Surface Conditioning Group is a world leader in the processing and supply of mesh (> 40 um) and micron (< 40 um) natural diamond (NAT), synthetic monocrystalline, metal bond (MB) diamond, resin bond (RB) diamond, PC (polycrystalline) diamond and cubic boron nitride (CBN). Our 60 years of expertise in the precision milling, grading and cleaning of superabrasives has enabled innovations in grinding, drilling, sawing and cutting processes providing unsurpassed quality and consistency. We are an ideal source for uncoated and nickel and copper coated diamond and CBN superabrasive powders for grinding wheels, dressing tools, saw blades, PDC cutting tools and more.
• MB-P high grade sintering diamond and sintering diamond blends for fabrication of PDC diamond cutters (for directional drill bits)
• Table lapping grit diamond powders and slurries for PDC finishing
• Amplex diamond compounds and slurries for lapping/polishing of seals and valves in rotary equipment
• Innovative Organics biodegradable coolants, lubricants and cleaners
for operator safety
Saint-Gobain Proppants
Ceramic ProppantsCeramic proppants are the most effective materials available for the hydraulic fracturing of oil and gas wells. Their engineered shapes and inherent strength enable them to maintain integrity under the most rigorous conditions. Saint-Gobain Proppants has manufactured high-quality ceramic proppants for nearly four decades, and over the years has leveraged its knowledge of ceramic materials and the extensive R&D resources of Saint-Gobain to introduce new proppants that increase yields from existing wells and improve the industry’s ability to effectively tap new formations.
• InterProp® – intermediate strength, standard sieve distributions
• VersaProp® – Interprop® in a patented, high performance, engineered sieve distribution
• Sintered Bauxite – high strength, standard sieve distributions
• UltraProp® – Sintered Bauxite in VersaProp® sieve distribution
• BauxLite® – First in family of Custom Density Proppants®, lower density, high strength, bauxite based, standard sieve distributions
• VersaLite® – BauxLite® in VersaProp® sieve distribution
Organics Abrasives
Conditioning Group
Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics
Bearings and Tolerance RingsFor critical Industrial valve and pump requirements, Saint-Gobain’s NORGLIDE® Bearings and RENCOL® Tolerance Rings solve many problems that are often encountered in extreme oil and gas application environments. These products are chemically resistant (inert) with broad compatibility, offer temperature stability through wide ranges, have high-load capabilities, low friction, no moisture expansion and long-term durability, and are maintenance-free. In addition, our bearings and tolerance rings provide fluid-noise reduction, no leakage, easy assembly and even easier maintenance. Saint-Gobain’s products are lead-free and can be produced in a variety of custom sizes and shapes.
• NORGLIDE® Bearings
• RENCOL® Tolerance Rings
Tapes and FilmsSaint-Gobain is the world’s leading supplier of tapes and films supporting the extreme temperature, chemical, mechanical and electrical demands of the oil and gas market. The portfolio proven in the market for more than 20 years includes chemically inert components supporting the durability of downhole pumps and porous membranes for filtering and venting. Downhole pump power cables are enhanced by Saint-Gobain electrical insulation and chemical and mechanical barrier tapes. Conformable motor lead extension splicing tapes provide electrical insulation and chemical and abrasion resistance. Electric motors for the market are enabled by Saint-Gobain polyimide and heat sealable polyimide tape products.
• CHR® pressure sensitive splicing tapes
• Polyimide films and tapes
• FluoroWrap® heat sealable polyimide fluoropolymer composite tapes
• PTFE, FEP and PFA films
• Extruded PTFE and Zitex® membranes
Coated FabricsSaint-Gobain Coated Fabrics are widely used throughout the oil and gas industries. These PTFE-based products include non-metallic expansion joint materials, flexible floating roof seal materials for petroleum and petrochemical storage tanks, wire and cable insulation for downhole pumps, and high-performance membranes for petrochemical containment. Our materials are designed to provide outstanding performance in challenging environments and are engineered with specific properties, including high temperature resistance, enhanced flex fatigue resistance and dielectric insulation.
• DARLYN® expansion joint composites
• FLUEFLEX® expansion joint composites
• CHEMFAB® coated fabrics
• CHEMLAM® CPI composites
• CORETECH® barrier membranes
Seals and Polymers
Saint-Gobain Seals Group is a leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance seals and polymer components for the oil and gas industry. For over 50 years, we have led the way in providing innovative solutions for the most demanding high temperature and high pressure challenges to harsh environments with aggressive media in both upstream/midstream/downstream and subsea sectors. Our Fluoroloy® materials have been certified to the NORSOK M710rev2 and API 6A standards. Products are custom designed to meet increasing customer and application demands in transfer systems, exploration and production equipment, turret swivels for FPSOs, topside and subsea valves and manifolds, loading systems, downhole tools, valves, pumps and compressors.
• OmniSeal® spring-energized seals
• OmniLip™ PTFE rotary lip seals
• OmniFlex™ fluoroelastomer O-rings and special shapes
• OmniShield® EMI/RFI shielding springs
• Rulon® engineered PTFE based materials
• Meldin® HT thermoplastic materials
• Meldin® 7000 thermoset polyimide materials
• Fluoroloy® polymer formulated compounds
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Saint-Gobain SEVA
Alloy Casting and Machining Reinforcement FibersSaint-Gobain SEVA is a specialist in the casting of technical alloys and the machining of complex shapes. Our oil and gas industry products include impellers for centrifugal compressors (available up to 1 meter in diameter and in a variety of materials); wear and heat resistant components made from special super alloys — nickel- or cobalt-based — for any high temperature process.
Saint-Gobain SEVA also provides flexible, corrosion-resistant metallic fibers used to increase shock resistance of cement plugs.
• Impellers
• FibraFlex® metallic fibers
Saint-Gobain Crystals
Scintillation DetectorsSaint-Gobain Crystals is the industry leader in ruggedized radiation detector solutions for the oil and gas industry, supplying customized gas-filled detectors and Bicron® scintillation crystal detectors. These detectors are enabling components for formation evaluation in both wireline and MWD/LWD applications. The company provides the expertise and experience required to meet both present and future industry demands for reliable performance in extreme environments.
• Ruggedized scintillation detectors
• Ruggedized detectors with integrated crystals and photomultiplier tubes
• NxGen® Ti-Sapphire detectors
• Polyscin® NaI (Tl), BrilLanCe™ 350, BrilLanCe™ 380, BGO and CsI (Na) scintillation materials
• High Temperature Geiger-Mueller and Helium-3 tubes
Saint-Gobain NorPro
Fixed Bed Media, Support Media, Heat and Mass Transfer Media and Catalyst CarriersSaint-Gobain NorPro is a major supplier of highly advanced ceramic-based products to the oil and gas production industry. We provide refineries with materials that facilitate increased production of clean fuels to meet the tightest environmental regulations. We custom engineer the physical and chemical properties of a variety of materials and shapes to provide the optimal carrier for specific catalyst applications. Saint-Gobain offers the widest range of top bed solutions and catalyst support bed media for petrochemical and refining fixed bed processes. We also specialize in mass and heat transfer media and support assemblies.
• Catalyst carriers
• Ceramic pentarings
• MacroTrap® XPore 80 guard bed media
• High and low surface area alumina rings
• Denstone® and Denstone® deltaP® bed support media
• HexPak™, Snowflake™, Ty-Pak® heat transfer media
• Norton™ saddles
• Advanced ceramic materials — Proware™, HSB™, Hi-Temp™, Pharmaware™, Alkaware®, high alumina
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The High-Performance Materials
(HPM) segment of Saint-Gobain
offers a broad array of innovative
technologies in three main types of
materials: ceramics, performance
plastics and glass fabrics. A number
of the individual business units that
fall within HPM were originally part
of Norton, a company with a long
and distinguished history in ceramics
dating back to 1886. Norton was
acquired by Saint-Gobain in 1990,
and since then has both contributed
to and benefited from Saint-Gobain’s
position as a major international
supplier of highly advanced ceramic-
based products. Other HPM business
units apply decades of experience in
fluoropolymers and other plastics,
crystals and other advanced
materials to products designed to
serve the diverse needs of the oil and
gas industry.
Compagnie de Saint-Gobain is a materials company with a distinguished history.
It was founded more than 300 years ago and has since flourished as one of the
world’s top industrial corporations, with the single purpose of serving the customer
through a commitment to quality and leadership. Saint-Gobain operates in 64 countries,
employing nearly 193,000 people in four major business sectors: Innovative Materials,
Construction Products, Building Distribution and Packaging. The businesses highlighted
in this brochure all fall within the Innovative Materials sector.
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Saint-Gobain Oil & Gas GroupGlobal Research and Resources
The Saint-Gobain Oil & Gas Group businesses have manufacturing plants, sales offices,
distributors, R&D laboratories and other facilities located around the world. This global
presence ensures that oil and gas industry customers are never far from the extensive
technical support that sets Saint-Gobain apart from other suppliers.
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