AMPP launches CCUS course on materials selection and corrosion control

AMPP is rolling out a four-hour online course to help engineers and integrity teams manage corrosion and materials risks in carbon capture, utilization and storage infrastructure. The eCourse is tied to AMPP’s 2025 standard and is designed for professionals working on CO₂ transport and storage systems.

Why it matters: - CCUS projects add new materials, corrosion and integrity challenges across CO₂ transport and storage systems. - Better training can help engineers and asset teams make safer design, operating and maintenance decisions over the life of the infrastructure. - The course is built around AMPP standards, which gives industry a common technical reference for this work.

What happened: - AMPP announced a new online course called Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS): Materials Selection and Corrosion Control. - The eCourse was available in mid-September. - AMPP said the course is aimed at engineers, integrity professionals and other stakeholders working in CCUS. - The course is based on AMPP SP21632-2025, Materials Selection and Corrosion Control for Carbon Capture & Storage (CCS) Projects.

The details: - The four-hour course covers materials selection, corrosion control, pipeline integrity, operating environments and integrity risk management. - Participants will study CCS transport and injection systems, design development, integrity operating windows, degradation mechanisms, materials selection, corrosion control, integrity risk management, monitoring and inspection. - The course includes real-world challenges and perspectives from industry professionals. - The English-language eCourse provides four Professional Development Hours. - Learners get access for one year from the date of purchase. - Successful completion is required to receive a certificate of course completion. - AMPP says the course is designed for corrosion engineers, materials engineers, asset integrity managers, pipeline design engineers and regulatory personnel. - No prior training or experience is required. - AMPP recommends an engineering or technical background, basic corrosion knowledge and familiarity with industrial infrastructure or pipeline systems. - The course is intended to help professionals apply AMPP standards to the design, operation and integrity management of CCUS infrastructure. - Course information is available here.

Between the lines: - AMPP is expanding its education portfolio as CCUS moves from concept to deployment. - The course reflects a broader effort to translate standards work into practical training for emerging energy technologies. - AMPP’s Standards Committee 26 develops standards, guides and reports tied to CCUS, alternative fuels and energy storage. - AMPP’s Carbon Capture and Storage Technical Community of Interest provides a forum on phase behavior, corrosion mechanisms and rates, and materials selection in CO₂ separation, transport and storage. - Tim Gonzalez, AMPP’s vice president of energy integrity solutions, said understanding how CO₂ environments affect materials and long-term performance is essential to sound asset decisions. - Taylor Evans, AMPP’s education portfolio manager for the energy sector, said the goal was to make the technical knowledge behind the standard accessible in a format professionals can use.

What’s next: - Industry professionals can enroll and complete the course at their own pace within the one-year access window. - AMPP is likely to keep linking training content with its standards and technical committees as CCUS activity grows. - The certificate and PDHs may make the course relevant for continuing professional development and compliance-oriented training needs.

The bottom line: - AMPP is using training, standards and technical communities to help the CCUS sector manage corrosion and materials risk before infrastructure problems emerge.