Manufacturing Discipline as Structural Design: How Manufacturing Defects Govern the In-Situ Performance of Thermoplastic Composite Pipes in Offshore and Onshore Oil and Gas Transportation
Author: [Bruce Zhou]Affiliation: [Jota Machinery Composites Material Prepreg Solution]Corresponding Author: [jotamachinery@gmail.com]Published : April 08 , 2026 Abstract Thermoplastic composite pipes (TCP) are increasingly positioned as a strategic alternative to steel and conventional reinforced thermoplastic pipe systems in offshore and onshore oil and gas transportation. Their value proposition is well understood: low weight, spoolability, corrosion resistance, […]