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2015 looking forward Welcome to the February issue of Subsea & Offshore Service Magazine, the journal for the subsea, Offshore and renewables markets.

In this issue we are covering a huge variety of topics, from Subsea Equipment & ROV Services to Pumps & Valves, Cables, Glands & Connectors, Training, Courses & Certification and Hazardous Area. From page 20 we also review Subsea Expo, Europe’s largest annual subsea exhibition and conference, taking place this month in Aberdeen.

In our Pumps & Valves feature from page 26, we take a quick look at news, products through the many aspects of the Pumps & Valve markets.

In our Cables, Glands & Connectors feature, on page 32, we take a look at the recent collaboration between the Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult and GnoSys Ltd who are supporting the development of a new insulation material for power cables to their performance in the onshore and offshore renewable energy industries.

From page 34, in our Training, Courses & Certification feature we have an insight on health and safety training for the lifting industry, from Colin Leyden of Falck Safety Services.

Finally, from page 39 we review the latest news, products and anything dedicated to the Hazardous Area market.

If you have any news, reviews or product launches please email it to [email protected] for consideration in our March issue Happy reading

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Hat trick of contracts secures Sub-Atlantic’s world leading position.

Biggest attendance expected at Subsea Expo, despite drop in oil price.

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SMART-LOCTM delivers the modular solution for pneumatic actuator control.

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Industry joins on subsea cable performance.

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UK heavy oil developments, another billion barrels to come.

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Written by Stephen Brown, The Steam Oil Production Company

The development of heavy oil in the UK goes back further than most people realise. All the way back to 1787, in fact. That was when miners struck a spring of natural bitumen while digging a tunnel for the Coalport Canal; indeed, with a little imagination the ‘Tar Tunnel’ might be described as the UK’s first horizontal production well.

The largely brick-lined tunnel was intended to be used for a canal to transport coal from the mines. However, after about 300 yards the workmen had a very minor blowout on their hands as black natural bitumen began to flow into the tunnel. William Reynolds, the local iron master started production straight away, at first around 4,500 gallons of bitumen a week (15 bbls/day) were collected, and for several years over 1,000 gallons a week were being extracted, however this reduced to only 10 barrels a year by the 1820’s until finally in the 1840’s it virtually dried up. The tunnel is open to visitors, as it is part of the Ironbridge Gorge Museum, and if you go you will see that some oil still oozes into the tunnel today.

Of course, most of the UK’s heavy oil is offshore and while some of that oil was developed in the nineties, it has taken until very recently for the next tranche of the resource base to attract the development capital it needs. Most of the fields that were developed back then, Harding, Alba, Gryphon et al, were quite deep reservoirs, between 5,500’ and 6,500’ feet; that means the reservoirs were warm which in turn meant that oil viscosities were in general quite low, around about 10 centipoise, even though the oil was indeed quite heavy, 18º to 21º API. The outlier in the group, was the Captain field, operated by Chevron, which has a reservoir depth of just less than 3,000’ and an oil viscosity of about 90 centipoise. Production from these fields hit about 250,000 bbls/day in 1998 before starting a slow decline that continues today.

Historical production data from DECC; projection for producing fields based on a simple decline; development & discovery profiles extracted from operator presentations or publicly released documents; Pilot profile - The Steam Oil Production Company Ltd. Timings for Bentley, Bressay and Pilot are all estimates.

All these fields depended upon the new technology of the day – horizontal wells. By drilling horizontally the operators could drill a very long bore through the reservoir and keep the producing section well away from the oil water contact.

The difference horizontal wells made to development economics was dramatic, and most, if not all, of the projects which came on stream in the nineties have been great successes. In all about 2.5 billion bbls of oil in place were developed, about 1.1 billion bbls have been produced so far and the operators expect to produce a bit less than 200 million bbls or so before the fields are abandoned.

Area of bubble is proportional to oil in place. Data from a variety of public sources. Not a complete inventory of all UKCS heavy oilfields

Despite the great success of those projects, it has taken until very recently for a new tranche of fields to be approved for development; but the Kraken project, operated by Enquest, and the Mariner project, operated by Statoil, are now both underway at last. The viscosity in most of these undeveloped fields is well over 100 centipoise, and that high viscosity makes producing the oil that much harder. Just compare the difference in drinking a milk shake through a straw with drinking a coke to understand why.

Bentley is waiting on the blocks, Xcite has invested a lot of money in validating the reservoir performance they expect, and it will be very important for the industry that they succeed in bringing Bentley into production. Bressay nearly made it too, but perhaps we will have to wait for a recovery in the oil price for Statoil and Shell to have the confidence to sanction that project. Adding those two fields and The Steam Oil Production Company’s Pilot field in the mix would mean that the second tranche of North Sea heavy oil projects should deliver over a billion bbls of reserves, and that heavy oil would contribute 200,000 bbls/day to the UK’s oil supply for most of the 2020’s.

Given that UKCS production fell below 800,000 bbls/day in 2013, ensuring that this next tranche of development projects are all implemented will be critical to the future of the North Sea.

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Oil & Gas veteran sees more opportunities in low oil price environment

ABIS Projects has won a clutch of contracts worth around £1million over the next 15 months. The oil and gas project services consultancy has secured frame agreements and call-off contracts with ADTI, Hunting, Talisman Sinopec and North Sea newcomer, MOL.

Aberdeen-based ABIS Projects is working with these new clients providing multi-discipline resources covering business strategy, acquisitions, risk, projects and management systems across the supply chain.

Francis Kiernan, who acquired an interest in ABIS Projects earlier this year, said: “With the considerable drop in oil price, the focus in the North Sea once again turns to innovative ways of working which will deliver cost-efficiencies and greater value. A one size fits all approach is no longer sustainable. The ability to take a commodity, whether it be intellectual property, material, goods or supply chain risk and turn it into a value proposition is now required.

The oil price has dropped by more than 25% in recent months and Mr Kiernan said that this is exacerbated by high production costs. “Unit operating costs have risen 62% since 2011. The industry has lost sight of achieving optimal value for minimal cost. We need a much better alignment of cost and value.”

Mr Kiernan, who has been involved in the oil and gas industry for over 30 years, has been through several downturns. He said: “The cyclical economics of oil and gas are nothing new and we are already dipping into a downturn. I reckon we will have three years of challenging times before we get back to the highs of this summer. And these challenges are going to be similar to the ones we faced in the early nineties when the UKCS contracting model changed dramatically, when there was fundamentally a balance sheet transfer from the oil company to the supplier.”

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Harkand on course with new high-spec North Sea-based DSV International inspection, repair, maintenance and light construction company Harkand boasts some of the North Sea’s most impressive and in-demand dive support vessels.

In tune with market needs, the company is now well on track for a new ship to be added to their fleet which will incorporate some of the most innovative technologies available in the sector.

The new DP3 diving support vessel (DSV), which Harkand aims to have working in Europe in 2016 has been designed specifically with the region in mind and will be equipped for a role alongside the company’s two other North Sea fleet – the Harkand DaVinci and Harkand Atlantis.

The US $200 million newbuild from VARD was ordered at the end of 2013 and it holds an option for a second identical ship from the Norway based shipbuilder.

Flexlife announces increased revenue and profit Flexlife, specialist provider of flexible pipe integrity and engineering services for the oil and gas industry, has demonstrated enhanced business growth in its annual results for the year ending 31 March 2014.

This includes an increase in headline EBITDA to £1.034m and a 5% increase in like-for-like group turnover to £14.9m, marking the company’s highest revenue and profit to date.

Aberdeen-based Flexlife, which launched seven years ago, is widely recognised throughout the industry for its expertise and excellence in the integrity and engineering of flexible risers and flowlines. The company’s latest financial results have been driven by an increase in positive cash generation from global operating activities and a 50% increase in client numbers.

CAN Group solutions strike a chord with industry

New business wins and increasing demand for comprehensive asset integrity management solutions within the oil and gas industry contributed to growth in turnover and profit for Aberdeen headquartered CAN Group last year.

Results for CAN Holdings Ltd for the year ending December 2013 show a £16 million increase in turnover and a £2.7 million increase in operating profit.

CAN Group, which supplies engineering, inspection and trades services to the oil and gas, petrochemical and energy industries on a global basis, achieved a global turnover of £89 million and operating profits of £17.4 million, against comparable turnover of £72.9 million and profits of £14.7 million in 2012.

This is largely due to a significant growth in the group’s technical service businesses, ENGTEQ and VENTEQ, as well as new business in international markets in 2013.

Formed in 1986, when it pioneered industrial rope access techniques offshore, CAN Group is now a diversified market leader with distinct business streams including ENGTEQ, VENTEQ and CAN.

These businesses, with a workforce of more than 700 people, provide a comprehensive asset integrity service, spanning integrity engineering, quality assurance and quality control services, inspection, maintenance and access solutions.

Industry priorities including ageing asset life extension and achieving economies of scale continue to contribute to CAN Group’s success despite challenging market conditions for the service sector.

One-off projects also contributed to the increase in turnover during the year.

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LR Senergy marks milestone year on global speaker circuit Leading global energy services company LR Senergy has marked a milestone year on the industry speaker circuit with more than 30 of the company’s experts presenting papers at key international events throughout 2014.

Among high profile conferences that the company participated in were Oceanology International and PETEX in London, All-Energy and Unconventional Gas in Aberdeen, and the International Association of Drilling Contractors/Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) and the Drilling Conference & Exhibition in Dallas. Speakers ranged from LR Senergy’s chief operating officer, Alasdair Buchanan and the company’s team of respective global technical heads to reservoir engineers, software specialists as well as up-and-coming new talent.

Maven invests £4.25m in MBO of subsea technology company Fathom Systems

The £4.25million investment by Maven in the Aberdeenshire business represents the private equity firm’s 15th portfolio company investment in the energy service sector. In the past twelve months, Maven has invested over £15million in RMEC, ISN Solutions, R&M Engineering and achieved an almost four-fold return on investment following the exit from EFC Group.

Established in 2005, Fathom engineers highly specialised underwater communication, control and instrumentation products and services for the fast-growing subsea oil and gas sector. With a turnover of £5million and employing 36 people, Fathom is renowned for the quality and reliability of its designs and focus on customer and operational support with a global client base in the areas of commercial diving, ROVs and underwater engineering.

Under the deal, Maven’s clients own a majority stake in the business alongside current managing director, Gareth Kerr, who will continue to lead a strong and experienced management team.

Jock Gardiner, Partner at Maven, said: “We are very impressed with the development of Fathom Systems and look forward to working in partnership with Gareth Kerr and his team to take the business to the next level. Fathom has an excellent reputation for ‘best in breed’ products and service delivery with genuine growth potential. The transaction represents an excellent opportunity for our client funds to invest at an attractive price in a strong brand operating in a robust sector of the energy services market.”

Fathom has recently moved to new, larger premises in Portlethen’s Badentoy Park with office accommodation and a precision engineering workshop to accommodate its growing workforce. Maven’s investment will enable the business to further its international growth and expand its product line into other high-end engineered systems.

Energy: A Balanced Future

The National Conference organised by NOF Energy, the business development organisation for the oil, gas, nuclear, offshore and renewables sectors has quickly established itself as one of the most talked about events on the energy calendar.

Taking place at the prestigious Sage Gateshead, 10 and 11 March 2015, professionals from the UK and international energy industry will head to North East England to discuss the future of the energy sectors.

The event includes an exhibition showcase area, where 70 energy-related companies will be on-hand to discuss their business along with products and services.

The UK has long been associated with innovative technologies and solutions for the global energy sector. The exhibition has trebled in size from previous years and will provide an excellent area for meeting new customers, clients and to network.

Bibby Subsea Signs Vessel Contract with Bordelon Marine

Bibby Offshore’s Houston-based division, Bibby Subsea (the “Company”), has signed a three year contract with Bordelon Marine to charter a new vessel.

The Brandon Bordelon is an ultra-light intervention vessel (ULIV) and will commence a three year charter in August 2015 primarily operating in the Gulf of Mexico. The addition of the Brandon Bordelon to Bibby Offshore’s existing international fleet of specialised vessels enhances the capability throughout the Americas region.

The purpose built, high specification Brandon Bordelon vessel provides a versatile and cost effective approach to a variety of operations, including IMR operations (inspection, maintenance and repair), light construction, survey and inspection work.

Since its inception, Bibby Subsea has experienced significant client demand for its service offering, which continues to increase across North America. In November 2014, the Company also announced investment in a custom-built facility. Located in the Houston Energy Corridor, it is set to strengthen the Company’s presence and enhance its on-the-ground support for clients in the region.

Bordelon Marine is a leading provider of marine transport services to the oil and gas industry in the Gulf of Mexico and around the world. The Brandon Bordelon’s sister vessel, the Connor Bordelon, received 2014 American Ship of the Year Award.

Andrew Duncan, President and Managing Director of Bibby Subsea, said:

“Signing a contract with Bordelon Marine for this new ULIV allows us to offer clients a cost effective and efficient alternative to other options currently available in the light intervention market. Over the past ten years Bibby Offshore has established a significant international presence and is a leading provider of IMR support and subsea construction services in the UK North Sea, with a proven track record of providing quality assets and people to their established client base. We are committed to bringing those principles to the Americas region.”

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The North Sea oil and gas industry is facing some challenging times ahead and businesses are wise to the need for work to be more efficient than ever. People are vital to resolving many of the issues the sector is facing, but only if the right personnel are in the right jobs.

Getting the best system to manage and track the competence of staff across an organisation is a simple and effective way to ensure individual employees are competent within their role.

Learning technology solutions provider Atlas Knowledge has developed the Competency Assurance Management System (CAMS) based on direct feedback from a cross-industry advisory group incorporating operators, industry bodies and representation from across the supply chain.

“We identified the barriers to effective competence management were outdated, inflexible and labour-intensive systems which put the focus on the HR function rather than the individual,” explained commercial director Kevin Short.

“We spent 18 months developing CAMS as the ultimate modern day management and tracking system for employee competency.”

Atlas Knowledge could see that the old fashioned paper-based records the industry had been reliant on were laborious to maintain and impossible to move around in the same way the international oil and gas workforce does.

The lines between compliance and competency were becoming blurred and having a detrimental effect on workplace productivity.

CAMS is an exclusively electronic system that has the capacity to manage and track the competence of employees in a simple and flexible way. Based on three key criteria: knowledge, skills and practice; it allows companies to build a background on each

employee’s level of competence and centralise all documentation to one secure place.

CAMS can be accessed remotely as a cloud hosted solution that will offer a heightened degree of flexibility to businesses that are based in several different locations across the world.

“The system not only has the capability to manage and tack the competence of individual employees, it also provides a forum for effective communication, motivation and support,” added Short.

“All data surrounding employees, from training requirement to monitoring staff performance, can be tracked and optimized while at the same time cutting down on administration, travel time, and the time and effort spent by candidate submitting evidence.”

At a time when the oil and gas industry needs to be running at its most efficient, it makes sense for businesses to ensure the very system they put in place to inform their decisions is straightforward and economical.

“A skilled and competent workforce is vital to the health of the North Sea oil and gas industry, in terms of sustaining domestic oil and gas production, ensuring safe operations and supporting the expertise that has developed in this region over decades.

“The days of sifting through paper are gone and assessors need real-time information to manage teams effectively. CAMS allows for greater flexibility and can be integrated with existing HR and Learning Management Systems.

“Significantly, it gives businesses a clear way to demonstrate competence in the workplace as well as help to reinforce the importance of training and consistently developing a highly competent staff within organisations.”

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Early in 2014, Directors Scott Cormack (formerly of Subsea 7) and James Mowat (founder of MTDS Ltd) decided to pull together their considerable energy expertise to establish Caledonia Green Innovation (CGI) as a major force in the industry. The business quickly grew to gain a range of international clients, with 70% of its services going to the Oil and Gas sectors and the remainder to Nuclear, Utilities & Renewables. Further to substantial early contract wins, it quickly became imperative for the business to open a larger production facility with laydown in Caithness to enable them to both bring production & fabrication in-house and grow the scale of their capabilities. CGI were able to secure a significant financial facility with the support of RBS, and the new site was acquired late in 2014, allowing the team

to quickly commence production & fabrication services. With a much larger scope of capabilities and their superb track record CGI won, and have recently completed, several projects with major Tier one Operator and Drilling contractors.

Scott Cormack commented “The added financial facilities have given us the confidence to take advantage of the growth opportunities that are presenting themselves to us. In addition, the funding will also enable us to open a second manufacturing facility in Aberdeen in 2015, near our headquarters this will allow us to respond and react to quick turnaround, fabrication & engineering projects pretty much round the clock.”

Caledonia Green Innovation set to recruit 40+ to their team and expand into new premises in 2015

Scott went on to say “2015 is going to be a huge and exciting year for us, we are expanding the team in all areas of our business from skilled metal workers to operations and management. We know the key to delivering the highest quality and safest service to our clients is the quality of our team, plus a sharp team always works efficiently and clients reap the benefits through a ‘cost effective solutions’ service. As the company enters it’s second major year, CGI as a business is understandably very positive about what the future holds.”

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Marine equipment specialist bolsters team with Norwegian appointment Motive Offshore, which is headquartered in Boyndie, near Banff, in Aberdeenshire, recently promoted Eddie Moore to head of sales at its Norway office, just over a year after launching in the region.

Operating as Motive Offshore Services AS in Norway, the international division has experienced exceptional growth, establishing a reputable name in the area and completing its first year of business with strong turnover figures exceeding NOK 5m.

The firm, which specialises in the manufacturing and rental of high capacity winches, umbilical deployment equipment and specialised subsea equipment including subsea winches and baskets, has a fully operational base in Stavanger and has invested in excess of £2m in its marine equipment in the last year.

Mr Moore brings more than seven years of experience in the oil and gas lifting sector and will be responsible for driving sales activity and developing Motive’s client base and the brand identity in Norway. Mr Moore started work with Motive Offshore in May this year as a sales engineer, and will join Finn Wold and Ryan Thomson in Norway.

Mr Moore, said: “Since launching last year, Motive Offshore Services AS has

continued to experience consistent growth in the market, which makes the move very exciting for me. I used to live in Norway when I was younger, so I can speak the language and have a good understanding of the country, which will be very useful for customer relationships.

“Motive Offshore’s equipment is also ideally suited to the Norwegian sector as it has been fully certified to industry standards which is vital with an increased focus on reliability, standardisation and efficiency. In the last year, Motive has invested considerably in this area to ensure our equipment is safe and up-to-

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New load monitoring division boosts Power Jacks lifting servicesFast-evolving engineering company Power Jacks recently increased its specialist lifting services with the introduction of a new division specialising in Load Monitoring Solutions and offering a new range of products spanning several engineering sectors.

The company has appointed Kirk Anderson as the division’s Managing Director, Millar Kennedy as Sales Director and Richard Legge as Technical Manager, to support this latest addition to its portfolio.

Anderson, who was formerly MD of Load Systems UK and brings over 15 years’ industry experience, said: “Load monitoring equipment is a natural addition to the product range already on offer from Power Jacks. The technical collaboration will also introduce enhanced features across existing products ranges. These services will be of benefit to lifting, rigging and slinging applications across a broad spectrum of industries.”

Introducing Load Monitoring Solutions means Power Jacks now offers clients

a fully integrated lifting package that includes a range of standard load cell products. The division also enables the company to provide a bespoke, custom load cell design and load monitoring products available for sale or rental, repair and calibration.

Bruce Bultitude, chairman and managing director at Power Jacks, said: “Kirk, through his specialist load monitoring expertise, combined with his team’s impressive track record, will help us achieve continued growth and to evolve our business. The division will work closely with our existing design teams to enhance our product lines and also to develop new solutions to the lifting market.”

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Motive Offshore, which was first established in 2010 by James Gregg, Dave Acton and Bob Smit, has grown rapidly since launching less than four years ago and now has over 100 employees across its three bases in Boyndie, Aberdeen and Norway. The firm has future plans for additional staff and further investment in rental equipment, which will be showcased at the upcoming Subsea Expo in February 2015.

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Bibby Subsea welcomes the Olympic AresBibby Offshore’s Houston-based division, Bibby Subsea, is proud to welcome the Olympic Ares, a multi-functional subsea construction support vessel (CSV) which arrived in the port of Galveston on 16 December 2014.

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The Mark 2 Tritex Multigauge 3000 Underwater Thickness Gauge, from UK based Tritex NDT Ltd, uses multiple echo to completely ignore coatings up to 20mm thick, only the metal thickness is measured. All measurements are error checked to ensure only accurate readings

Underwater Thickness Gaugeare displayed, even on uncoated metal. The gauge is simple to use, with little operator input, and has a large bright 10mm display which ensures it can be easily read by the diver, even in poor visibility.

compensated crane for subsea use to 3,000 meter water depth and 1300 square meter of clear back deck space.

Ahead of arrival in Galveston, the Olympic Ares was recently installed with two SMD Quantum MkIII 250hp 3,000 meter rated Work Class ROVs. Each of these high specification Quantum Work Class ROV systems includes SMD’s Extended

Tophat Tether Management System (TMS), telescopic A-Frame, umbilical winch, deck pack and fully integrated control cabin.

Andrew Duncan, President and Managing Director of Bibby Subsea, said: “Taking delivery of the Olympic Ares further expands our capacity for our oil and gas clients in the Gulf of Mexico, and allows us to continue to deliver comprehensive CSV support in this region.

“Welcoming the Olympic Ares follows recent investment in new operations facilities and key appointments into the business, with further asset based announcements to follow. The Olympic Ares will be primarily focused on the US Gulf of Mexico market but will also be available to support project commitments in Mexico, Trinidad and Canada as required and is a strategic step into the deepwater construction market. The vessel deployment further demonstrates Bibby Subsea’s commitment to offer clients in the region a cost effective and efficient alternative to other options currently available.”

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The gauge uses multiple echo and single crystal probes in accordance with class society regulations. The excellent performance means that one probe type can be used for all applications, including extremely corroded metal, with no probe zeroing.

The Multigauge 3000 is extremely rugged and built to withstand the harsh conditions of the underwater industry. It has an integral battery with 55 hours runtime on a single 2 hour fast charge. In addition, the gauge can be easily upgraded to a topside repeater by simply exchanging the end cap and all probes have protective membranes fitted to prevent damage from rough surfaces. The gauge is supplied completely ready to use in a Peli case with all the necessary spare parts. As with all Tritex NDT products it also comes with a 3 year warranty and free annual calibration for the life of the gauge.

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Seabed Supplies have recently introduced their new range of “Cast Iron” seabed clumpweights.These weights are available in weights of 50 Kg up to 20,000 Kg but the most popular weights are expected to be in the range of 100 Kg up to 5000 Kg.

The idea of casting came from watching a programme on recovering one of our ancient sailing ships and the only things still in pristine condition were the “cast” canon balls which had lain on the seabed for about 400 years.

The advantage of casting instead of fabrication is the ease, cost and consistent quality of manufacturing the units in numbers.

All the weights are cast in the UK at one of England’s most modern Foundries.

The 100 Kg units are already being made in volume and are currently being shipped all over the world.

All enquiries to: Seabed Supplies Ltd. St Peters Marina, Newcastle NE6 1HX. Tel: +44 (0)1912658808 E-Mail:[email protected]

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Sonardyne’s Ranger 2 commissioned for use on world’s largest offshore construction vesselThe Swiss-based Allseas Group, a global leader in offshore pipeline installation and subsea construction, has selected Sonardyne’s Ranger 2 Ultra-Short Baseline (USBL) acoustic positioning system for the world’s largest pipelay and platform installation/decommissioning vessel, Pieter Schelte.

Built by Daewoo Heavy Industries in South Korea, at 382 metres long and 124 metres wide, Pieter Schelte is almost as long as the Empire State Building and as wide as London’s Big Ben is tall. When complete early next year, the vessel will be able to lift loads of 48,000 tonnes and has sufficient deck space to deliver or remove a complete topside module and jacket in one trip.

The Ranger 2 USBL system will be used as a high precision independent acoustic reference for the vessel’s Kongsberg dynamic positioning (DP) system during structure installation or pipelay operations when maintaining a steady position is a critical requirement. The Sonardyne system measures the range and bearing from a vessel-mounted acoustic transceiver to a transponder deployed on the seabed or attached to a pipe as it is lowered from the surface. The vessel’s relative position to the transponder is continuously reported to the DP system in order that the vessel can be manoeuvred to remain in the required location.

A key factor in Allseas’ decision to select Sonardyne acoustics for their new record breaking vessel was Ranger 2’s ability to deliver fast, accurate and repeatable position updates in all water depths and operating conditions. This performance comes as a

result of the digital wideband signal technology and Sonardyne 6G hardware platform on which the system is built. As many field developments projects around the world now specify 6G-equipped vessels, Pieter Schelte will be able to arrive at a location and begin working alongside other vessels without any delay or interruption to ongoing subsea operations.

Alan MacDonald, Sales Manager for Sonardyne in Aberdeen commented, “Allseas are a major user of Sonardyne technology and we are delighted that our Ranger 2 system has been chosen for their flagship vessel, Pieter Schelte. This investment reaffirms the robustness, versatility and ease of use that 6G products such as Ranger 2 brings to Allseas’ offshore operations.”

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Hat trick of contracts secures Sub-Atlantic’s world-leading position Sub-Atlantic recently secured three international contracts with a combined value of over £3.5 million for the manufacture of three specialist remotely operated vehicles (ROVs).

The firm will provide IKM Subsea in Norway, Italy’s Globe Exploration and Total Marine Technology of Australia with state-of-the-art observation class vehicles that are widely used across the offshore energy and defence industries.

Sub-Atlantic, which is part of the Forum Energy Technologies group, has its operations hub in Aberdeen and a manufacturing base in Kirbymoorside, Yorkshire. The company is the world leader in the design and manufacture of powerful and manoeuvrable electric ROV systems and components for operation in the world’s harshest environments.

This announcement follows a significant investment in the group’s Kirbymoorside facility to create a manufacturing centre of excellence. The company is also on a recruitment drive to boost its operational workforce in Aberdeen and add 20 manufacturing jobs in Yorkshire where it employs 300 people.

Ryan Lumsden, global product director for Sub-Atlantic, said: “By bringing Sub-Atlantic’s manufacturing capabilities alongside the Perry facility in Kirbymoorside and investing significantly in

additional resources, plant and machinery, we have created a real centre of excellence which brings together our combined expertise and innovation and is unrivalled within our industry globally.

“Aberdeen remains a crucial centre of operations for us and we are looking to strengthen the team there to ensure we continue to meet our client’s needs.”

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The Smart Choice Trusted by some of the biggest names in the subsea industryThe VideoRay Pro 4 helps you get the job done quickly and safely

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FoundOcean joins forces with industry veterans in Mexico FoundOcean and Ranger Offshore, Inc. signed a strategic agreement this month, formalizing the already strong relationship that has developed between the two oil and gas sector specialists. Combining complementary resources and a wealth of industry expertise, the partnership will offer clients a competitive, design to installation solution for a range of projects.

Headquartered in Houston, Texas, Ranger Offshore provides marine and subsea construction support services including vessel and diver hire; inspection, repair and maintenance (IRM) solutions; and pipeline and offshore construction. FoundOcean will bring its 50 years of grouting experience to the partnership. “FoundOcean boasts an impressive track record, particularly in areas such as pipeline support pipeline support and IRM,” comments industry veteran Bill Lam

of Ranger Offshore. “Combining resources gives our Gulf of Mexico clients greater value, particularly given our mutual commitment to safe, innovative, quality offshore solutions.”

Jim Bell, Managing Director at FoundOcean expands: “Ranger Offshore is highly regarded in the region, and we hope that bringing the two companies together will give clients an invaluable turnkey offshore solution.”

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Ennsub has completed the design and manufacture of two innovative workclass remotely operated vehicle (WROV) deployment systems which have been designed and manufactured for ROVOP and are due to be installed into a new build, tier one pipelay vessel early in 2015.

A number of senior figures from the oil and gas industry were given an insight into Ennsub’s DEEP 4000 system recently before visiting its new Teesside premises.

The demonstration showed the equipment’s capabilities, which includes a unique cable handling solution designed to maximise umbilical lifespan, particularly in ultra-deepwater and other high-fatigue applications such as active heave compensation. The system also has a high-speed electric winch with full active-heave compensation, semi-dipping extendable A-frame and transfer skidding system for large tool packages. A new control system and human machine interface (HMI) provides the client with a fully integrated and centralised operating station.

Ennsub’s integrated ROV launch and recovery solutions offer a next generation approach to ROV deployment, particularly in supporting top-tier subsea construction assets where reliability and performance are required.

Ennsub delivers DEEP 4000 deepwater deployment systems

Scott Macknocher, Managing Director said: “We believe this technology highlights our ambition to become a leader in the field deepwater deployment solutions worldwide. The equipment presently under delivery offers a number of novel solutions to many of the current problems experienced by the ROV operating community.

“These include industry-leading umbilical handling, compact deck footprint, reduced hydraulic hosing and many enhanced control features which will have been designed in co-operation with experienced ROV operators and which will reflect the need for safety and reliable operation.”

The company offers a range of deep and ultra-deepwater deployment solutions for ROVs, subsea modules and bespoke subsea packages in addition to a suite of pipeline installation-related products and pipeline repair solutions. It also boasts an operations-led approach to design to suit the specific requirements of its customers.

Earlier this month, Ennsub was awarded a contract worth £2 million by Benthic to build a newly enhanced and portable Launch and Recovery System to complement the latest addition to its seabed drilling and geotechnical drill fleet.

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Subsea, Offshore & Onshore applications.www.powerjacks.com/subsea

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Biggest attendance expected at Subsea Expo, despite drop in oil priceSubsea Expo is now well and truly on the global oil and gas annual calendar. With over 6,000 delegates and 200 exhibitors, it is Europe’s largest annual event wholly focused on subsea and now second only to Offshore Europe in terms of major conferences and exhibitions in Aberdeen.

The conference kicks-off with a plenary session featuring industry leaders from Apache, EnQuest, Proserv and Subsea7 in a debate on current and future challenges. This will be followed by three afternoon sessions on global opportunities, projects and renewables.

Subsea UK chief executive, Neil Gordon said: “With intensified scrutiny on cost and value, standardisation and production optimisation become big ticket agenda items and we will be looking at how our companies are approaching these areas and how they can capitalise on global opportunities.”

The exhibition features companies from across the supply chain showcasing a high concentration of innovation, technology, expertise, skills and knowledge.

The winners of the Subsea Business Awards will be unveiled at the gala dinner on Wednesday evening. The dinner, with its sought-after tickets, has this year attracted over 850 people.

Day two of the conference will begin with a technology R&D panel session alongside other sessions on standardisation and optimisation, pipelines, ROV and inspection and markets and regions. UKTI will also be running their one-to-one IBX (International Business Exchange) facilitating meetings with delegates and experts from key international markets including West Africa, Asia and South America.

Companies can connect with those looking to get into a career in subsea on day three when students and job seekers will get their chance to view the exhibition and attend a special conference session.

For the first time, there will be a spotlight on technology on day three, chaired by NSRI’s project director, Gordon Drummond. During this session, a number of companies will have 10 minutes each to outline new technological developments.

Mr Gordon added: “In the current climate of declining oil price, it was necessary to evolve the theme of Subsea Expo and it will come as no surprise that we quickly opted for driving efficiencies through innovation and technology. The subsea industry is no stranger to overcoming challenges through innovation and I am confident this resilient, dynamic sector will weather the coming storm and emerge stronger than before.”

Despite the drop in oil price, Subsea UK still anticipates one of the biggest attendance ever at Subsea Expo.

“There is much speculation on how much deeper and longer this dip in oil price will go. In recent years, we have seen the cost of production per barrel rise from 20% to 60%. The drop in commodity price coupled with these spiralling costs, is impacting on projects globally and we are in for challenging times with the supply

chain under growing pressure to reduce costs,” said Mr Gordon. “Recalibration of costs and a greater focus on efficiency, while potentially painful in the short-term, will present opportunities for subsea companies who can demonstrate long-term change and efficiency through innovation and technology.”

Two highlights of the exhibition will include the global launch of a new work-class ROV by Forum Energy Technologies and the launch of Ashtead Technology’s 30th anniversary celebrations.

At a press conference on the first day of the show, Subsea UK will outline its leadership role in helping companies through the challenges of a low oil price environment and the National Subsea Research Institute (NSRI) will unveil its technology themes and the industry leaders who will be driving these forward.

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09:30 - 18:00 - Exhibition (GE Oil & Gas Arena)10.30 - 13.00 - Opening Plenary Session (Crombie) 12:30 - 14:00 - Lunch is served in the GE Oil and Gas Arena (sponsored by Fugro Subsea Services ) 14:00 - 16:30 - UKTI Global Opportunities (Gordon A) - Projects (Gordon B) - Renewables (Balmoral) 18:30 - Subsea UK Awards Dinner (Boyd Orr.) (Sold out)21:45 - Guest speaker - Monty Halls 22:15 - Awards Ceremony

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09:30 - 14:00 - Exhibition (GE Oil & Gas Arena) 10:00 - Spotlight on Technology (Gordon Suite)10:30 - Getting into Subsea (Fleming) 12:00 - 13:00 - Lunch 14:00 - Close of Subsea Expo 2015

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Milestone are specialists in portfolio, programme and project management consultancy, software and training. As a Specialised Oracle Platinum Partner, Milestone develops solutions utilising the Oracle Primavera suite and other industry-leading complementary products such as InEight software.

Oracle Primavera enables oil and gas companies to successfully select, plan and execute projects across the enterprise, while answering critical project-related questions and controlling activities, resources and costs.

Oil and Gas companies can increase profitability and minimise cost and risk with InEight software. The integrated InEight solution suite helps planners and engineers create accurate estimates and budgets, control costs and reduce schedule risk. With InEight, managers can leverage real time information to make more informed decisions and maintain better visibility and control throughout the project lifecycle.

Tel: +44 (0)208 991 3305 ● Visit the website: www.milestoneuk.com ● Or E-Mail us: [email protected]

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TWI is a world leading research and technology organisation. From bases in UK, North America, South East Asia, China, Australia, Central Asia, India and the Middle East, over 900 staff provide technical support in joining and technologies such as material science, structural integrity. NDT, surfacing, electronic packaging and cutting. Services include generic research, contract R&D, technical information, consultancy, standards drafting, training and qualification. TWI offers a single, impartial source of service for joining engineering materials.

TWI is internationally renowned for its multidisciplinary teams that implement established or advanced joining technology solving problems at any stage – from initial design, materials selection, production and quality assurance, through service performance to repair.

TWI also provides training and examinations worldwide. Programmes include underwater inspection, NDT training, welding inspection, plant inspection, quality control… Training with TWI leads to internationally recognised qualifications, delivering tangible benefits to individual careers and increasing business capabilities. Tel: +44(0)1223 899000 ● Visit the website: www.twi-global.com ● Or E-Mail us: [email protected]


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Eztek Eztek Limited have recently announced the development of a new software program (The TallyView) to assist in efficient analysis of testing data. The TallyView software allows clients to quickly and easily access the information they need and print out a professional final report without having to manually extrapolate data onto a readable report, which can be time-consuming. When opening a test file, TallyView presents the user with a complete chart, showing all recorded sensor readings with corresponding measurement parameters. With just a couple clicks of a mouse the client can change line details to show just the information they want. The software allows the client to scroll through the timeline as well as stretch or compress the chart. Scrolling over a curve displays the engineering value of that data point and comments can be added on the chart to denote events during testing.

Once the client is satisfied that the data has been arranged in the manner they need, they can then print out an API style report.

The TallyView software, along with the MultiLog workshop data logger, will be on display at Subsea Expo

Tel: +44 (0)1224 791977 ● Visit the website: www.eztek.co.uk ● Or E-Mail us: [email protected]


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Zetechtics manufacture and supports the ‘Jupiter’ Subsea Control Solutions, Torque Verification Systems (class 1–4 API17D, 17H Petrobras standard) as well as a range of ‘user configurable’ Subsea Sensors to measure torque, flow, turns count or both. With over 450 Jupiter control systems operating worldwide (many in high integrity applications) ‘Jupiter’ is the global market leader for Control Solutions for ROV Intervention Tooling. Recent developments includes the C-Kore – an Umbilical and Jumper Monitoring Device providing ‘peace of mind’ by checking integrity of umbilical from surface to seabed to confirm all is good prior to connector makeup.

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English BraidsSK99, the higher grade of Dyneema is associated for the reduction in creep (the permanent elongation, under load, over time) within industries where precision matters. However, the long-term benefits of reduced creep, have started to be appreciated by many other industry professionals. In fact, it is the extended resistance to creep that is delivering cost savings through longer life cycles in use. Up until now this has been viewed as a beneficial bi-product rather than a key selling point.

English Braids are looking to work closely with the fibre manufacturer, DSM Dyneema, to help justify the business case for the change of fibre to SK99 to become a standard product. www.englishbraids.com


Charles Cleghorn Limited promote CaviDyne LLC’s CaviBlaster subsea cleaning product line in the UK and Ireland. The company has also undertaken CE accreditation work, thus opening sales into Europe for working actively within the EEU area.

CaviBlaster systems use a patented super cavitating nozzle to achieve outstanding underwater cleaning performance.

CaviBlaster subsea cleaning Water is pumped through the nozzle at precise volume and pressure, and a plume is formed.

When these cavitation voids impinge on the fouled surface they collapse, releasing powerful shock waves that remove all hard and soft marine growth. However no damage is caused to the surface being cleaned, or to any anti-foul or foul release coatings.

Typical pressure for the nozzles is 150 bar, and once the cavitation plume has formed the combination of low density and pressure in the plume effectively removes any hazard to a diver using the system, in stark contrast to conventional high pressure blasters.

Side by side testing of CaviBlaster systems with high pressure blasters have demonstrated that for equal prime mover input power a CaviBlaster will clean a given object in a quarter of the time taken by a high pressure blaster.

CaviBlasters are available for use by both divers and ROVs. The diver guns are provided with a 40% retro jet to ease operability. ROV nozzles can be supplied with up to 50% retro to enable use with the smallest of ROVs. Hydraulic powered units are available for mounting on work class ROVs. The latest developments include the CaviDome, using rotating nozzles to produce an area cleaning capability.

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Sealless thermoplastic immersible pumps for open tanks and sumpsTransferring liquids from sumps and open tanks is often regarded as a challenging pumping application due to the presence of solids, the possibility of aeration or foaming occurring, or simply due to the aggressive nature of the liquids being pumped. The new range of ARBO sealless thermoplastic immersible centrifugal pumps are ideal for these situations where metal pumps could suffer from the effects of corrosion.

Available in the UK through Michael Smith Engineers, ARBO single stage immersible pumps can handle capacities up to 300 m3/hr at differential heads up to 80 metres and liquids

with viscosities up to 100 cP. These tough, durable pumps are machined from a single block and as their manufacture involves no injection moulding or welding, they are not susceptible to stress cracking.

The pumps can be supplied in Polypropylene as standard as well as the options of HMPE, PVDF and PTFE for applications where more corrosive liquids, higher temperatures, or higher solid concentrations are involved.

ARBO pumps use a liquid seal with no mechanical parts in the process fluid and this seal design feature, together with the fact that the shaft bearings are outside the pumped liquid and the shaft is self-centring, means they can be safely dry run. The innovative ‘half-open’ impeller design enables liquids with solids up to 4mm in diameter to be handled without damage. This feature also minimises the risk of aeration and foaming occurring, even when circulating in low level tanks.

ARBO immersible pumps are a compact, close-coupled design with the motor mounted directly to the pump flange

The pump shaft is an extended motor shaft which ensures perfect alignment and stability. Most importantly, they require minimal maintenance by virtue of reduced moving parts, compared to traditional ‘cantilever’ type pumps

Typical applications include water sump duties in gas scrubbing systems, acid transfer in galvanising lines and chemical sump emptying in effluent treatment plants.

Further details on the ARBO range of pumps can be found at:

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SMART-LOC™ delivers the modular solution for pneumatic actuator controlRotork Midland recently introduced SMART-LOC, a new high integrity modular concept for pneumatic actuator control assemblies. Constructed in 316L stainless steel, the SMART-LOC system is particularly suitable for the control and sequencing of process valve actuators in oil and gas applications. Compared to traditional fabricated panel mounted assemblies SMART-LOC offers a lighter, stronger and more compact alternative, together with significant capital and operating cost savings. Complex, labour intensive arrangements using panels, pipes and additional fittings are eliminated and replaced with a fully assembled and tested interface block, ready to be fitted directly to the actuator. Delivering best in class flow characteristics, the units will interface with

all types of pneumatic actuators.

A range of field proven components – valves (spool, poppet or direct mounting) and filter regulators – connected in series on the interface, are tailored to meet the requirements of individual projects, ranging from standard shut-off circuits to intricate control circuits. The unique SMART-LOC clamping system for individual components incorporates static O-rings for higher integrity and long term reliability. No design work is required from the contractor and all components are kept in stock, resulting in very short lead times. With ATEX approval, SMART-LOC components are suitable for hazardous areas and industrial use.

SMART-LOC is designed with the benefit

of more than 50 years’ experience in the manufacture of stainless steel pneumatic components, during which time Rotork Midland has developed a range of field proven specialist products that are renowned for their performance and reliability.

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Instrumentation valves from ZoedaleZoedale were recently appointed as the exclusive UK Distributor for Havi Instrumentation Valves. These include needle valves & gauge valves, high pressure ball valves, monoflange valves and double block and bleed valves. Havi was founded in 1965 and has continued to grow since then. This growth is down to excellent customer service combined with

offering high quality precision engineered products. These values echo the values at Zoedale and the partnership is set to be an exciting one.

Zoedale plans to stock a range of 6,000Psi needle valves in varying sizes from ¼”-¾”.

The needle valves are manufactured in 316 stainless steel as standard with exotic materials like duplex and super duplex available upon request. All come with non-rotating tips as standard.

High pressure ball valves manufactured in 316 stainless steel with a working pressure up to 10,000Psi are also going to be on the Zoedale stock list along with 3,000Psi low pressure ball valves. Both will be available in sizes from ¼” to 1”.

The range of double block and bleed valves and monoflange valves from Havi are all manufactured to the highest standards with complete raw material traceability and are approved by various oil and gas companies like Takreer.

Tim Guest – Managing Director commented “The range of instrumentation valves offered by Havi will really complement our existing range of actuators and trunnion mounted valves. We vet new suppliers very thoroughly and have been impressed with the customer service and high quality products from Havi and are very pleased to have been offered exclusivity for the UK.”

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Hughes Pumps test and flush flow-lines in Brazil’s Campo BasinTwo flushing and testing systems, manufactured and supplied by leading UK specialist manufacturer Hughes Pumps, are being used to prove the integrity of flexible flowlines being laid to the seabed in up to 2,200m water offshore in Brazil’s Campo Basin before oil is pumped through them.

SURF and heavy subsea construction contractor Ceona’s Polar Onyx PLSV is currently working in partnership with OOG for Petrobras in the Roncador field, located in Brazil’s Campos Basin, 78 miles offshore, where she is laying and recovering flexible flowlines, risers and control umbilicals in water depths of up to 2,200m.

A Hughes Pumps flexible line hydrostatic test and chemicals injecting system (HTCIS) is being used to pressure test the flexible lines to prove their integrity before oil is pumped

through them, with a Hughes Pumps flushing and hydrostatic test unit (FHTU) being used to flush and pressure test umbilical’s to prove their integrity before they are connected to subsea control valves.

Hughes Pumps has more than 30 years experience in the manufacture and supply of high precision solutions to meet the very exacting demands of the offshore Oil and Gas industry, delivering exceptional performance and reliability in some of the harshest environments imaginable. Applications include subsea cleaning and cutting, surface preparation of oil and gas platforms, ships decks and ballast tanks using ultra-high pressure (UHP) water at up to 2,750bar, methanol injection and pumping crude oil.

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Hazardous area thread adaptors remove thread conversion issuesHazardous area electrical equipment specialist, Hawke International, has produced a comprehensive range of thread adaptors and fittings to allow their cable glands to be easily fitted to enclosures with dissimilar threaded connections. The factory produced and approved adaptors ensure the integrity of installations is not compromised and remains compliant to international safety standards and approvals.

A typical problem is the incompatibility of threads due to size or pitch when mating up equipment to build critical systems. The new range of thread adaptors will convert to two sizes above the original diameter and an unlimited range of sizes below. Many size and thread conversions are possible. These include elbows for 90 degree connections, male-to-female or female-to-male thread conversions, as

well as in-line unions, earth lead adaptors, breather drains, stopping plugs and other accessories.

Hawke connectors and cable glands are used in offshore and onshore oil and gas exploration and production facilities, in chemical and process industries and in marine applications. These are typically environments that are classed as Zone 1, 2, 21 and 22. Energy industry infrastructure is produced worldwide, so installers and contractors must frequently adapt equipment to meet local engineering practice or national standards and codes.

Manufactured to the same exacting standards as Hawke International cable glands and connectors, the adaptors use the same high specification materials and ISO 9001 certified production processes.

Tested to the latest IEC/EN60079 standard the equipment is also dual certified ATEX and IECEx.

Hawke International is part of the Harsh and Hazardous Equipment Group within the world-wide Hubbell Corporation. Their products are therefore available from branches and distributors in every major industrial market.

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Innovation funding for offshore wind, cable and mooring connectorsConnector specialist First Subsea announced a revolutionary cable connector for offshore wind turbines in 2014. The Hang Off Connector reduces the time, cost and risk associated with offshore cable installation. Unlike traditional hang off devices, the First Subsea Connector provides an instant airtight structural connection to the lower deck, significantly reducing cable installation and termination times.

With the offshore wind industry under pressure to reduce the CAPEX investment needed to deploy offshore wind, the cost of installing foundations, turbines, and subsea cables is under scrutiny. First Subsea has developed a cable connector that enables a leaner installation of array cables, either when installed through a J-tubeless monopile entry point, or a traditional J Tube. It provides a quick and instantaneous structural connection to the monopile’s internal hang-off deck.

Significant Time and Cost Savings

By the industry’s own estimates pre-termination of power cables will cut installation times by 36 hours per cable, with an equivalent cost saving of just under 100,000 Euro per turbine. Pre-stripped cables will contribute significantly to this figure by reducing the time needed to install the cable to just a couple of hours.

First Subsea Wind Turbine cable installation

First Subsea’s hang off connector is assembled onto a factory pre-stripped cable; this can be done either onshore or offshore. The cores are cut to length, protected, and prepared for installation and connection to the distribution board,

effectively removing this element of cable preparation from the offshore critical path. Fewer people are now needed to work on the monopile, stripping the cable and assembling the traditional connector. It also significantly reduces the number of crew transferred from one vessel to another and from vessel to monopile. In turn, eliminating a number of offshore operations and the health and safety risk associated with them.

In the event of damage to the cable, or perhaps a cable failure, First Subsea connector can be readily disengaged and the cable recovered, whilst leaving the cable protection system in place.

Step-change in ease and speed of connection

“The Hang-Off connector marks a step-change in the ease, speed and safety with which cable is connected to the monopile,” says Greg Campbell-Smith, sales and business development manager, First Subsea Ltd. “Shorter installation times reduce the weather window needed for cable installation allowing greater optimisation of expensive offshore vessels and resources.”

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“Passive” insulation monitoring devices were considered state-of-the-art until well into the 20th century. These devices, however, only were used for “checking the insulation” of unearthed power supply systems which until the seventies were called “protective conductor systems”. For a long time it was common practice to use these devices in the mining sector.

The breakthrough to “active” insulation monitoring came in 1939 with the publication of a patent for “Insulation monitoring and earth fault display devices for three-phase installations” by Dipl.-Ing Walther Bender. Since then, Walther Bender has been seen as the “father of active insulation monitoring”.

The technology of insulation monitoring devices also developed quickly. Until the 1960s, the technology used was almost exclusively superimposed measuring voltage. But it was not only the measurement technology for insulation monitoring devices which has changed, the nature of the IT systems and applications had also been subject to huge changes. Many new applications have been added. The inverter technology brought attention to possible three-phase faults, i.e. insulation faults behind rectifier elements. A device technology was then developed which was also able to detect device faults behind rectifiers. This was followed by pulse overlay technology, which was eventually superseded by the “pulse superimposition technology”. The EMC wiring frequently required necessitates new measurement technologies for insulation monitoring devices with high system leakage capacitances. PV systems also need to be able to cope with leakage capacitances into the μF range.

Bender celebrates 75 years of ISOMETER® The development of Bender insulation monitoring device always followed these new requirements, and continues to do so. In the future, too, the company will face new challenges with innovation and know-how and continue to lead the field in terms of insulation monitoring.

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Industry joins on Subsea Cable performanceCollaboration between the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult and GnoSys Global Ltd is supporting the development of a new insulation material for power cables to improve their performance in the onshore and offshore renewable energy industries and drive down whole life network costs.

New, more reliable electrical connections are needed to meet the growing demand from the UK’s offshore renewables networks and Smart Grids for cables that can deal with larger and more variable current loadings.

ORE Catapult is working with GnoSys, a Guildford-based technology innovation company, and power cable manufacturers and users, on a project to further develop a new generation of polymer blend-based cables to provide greater insulation, improving electrical connection reliability and increasing energy to power conversion. This follows a successful Innovate UK-funded project led by GnoSys Global and the University of Southampton called SUSCABLE.

Partners involved in further developing SUSCABLE include National Grid and Scottish Power as users, leading cable manufacturers, and the University of Southampton and GnoSys Global as research providers.

Engaging with industry, and particularly with Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs), to accelerate the identification, development and commercialisation of innovative technology is a key objective for ORE Catapult. Working with the ORE Catapult provides SMEs with an unparalleled understanding of industry need and direct route to market to commercialise their technology. The ORE Catapult has launched a series of innovation challenges to industry, including challenges in the electrical infrastructure area, the resolution of which could help drive down

the cost of offshore renewable energy, and have a positive impact on the UK economy.

ORE Catapult Innovation Programmes Director, Chris Hill, said: “Innovative technological improvements in the performance of onshore and undersea power cables is an important step in the drive to lengthen the life of connections between offshore wind turbines and between wind and marine offshore renewable energy power stations and onshore connections, improving their ability to handle increasingly variable peak loads.

“Using innovative materials and testing their robustness and resilience in cable designs could lead to a step-change in electrical cable technology, and ultimately drive down whole life network costs.”

GnoSys Managing Director, Gary Stevens, said: “Working with ORE Catapult and our development partners provides an ideal combination of cable producers, end users and research providers to bring this new technology to market to create benefits to new power networks offshore and onshore that demand variable peak load capability, and to do so in a sustainable way.”

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Oceaneering wins Shell charter dealOceaneering has entered into a two year, multi-service vessel charter agreement with Shell for use of the Ocean Alliance in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico (GOM) that started 1st January 2015.

The Ocean Alliance is a U.S. flagged vessel built in 2010. It has an overall length of approximately 309 feet (94 meters), a Class 2 dynamic positioning system, accommodations for 69 personnel, a helideck, a 150-ton active heave compensated crane, and a working moonpool. The vessel is outfitted with two Oceaneering work class remotely operated vehicles and is equipped with a satellite communications system capable of transmitting streaming video for real-time work observation by shore personnel.

The vessel is expected to be used by Shell to perform subsea inspection, maintenance, and repair (IMR) projects and hardware installations. IMR projects are anticipated to include a wide range of intervention tasks, including chemical well stimulation and hydrate remediation. Hardware installations are anticipated to include flowline jumpers, umbilicals, production trees, and flying leads.

Under separate installation and IMR frame agreements, Oceaneering may also provide project management, engineering, fabrication, and vessel equipment and service packages to Shell on an as-needed basis to support the Ocean Alliance’s operations.

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Hydro Group expands capabilities with a £300,000 investment Aberdeen based, Hydro Group Plc, a global designer and manufacturer of underwater cables and connectors for subsea, underwater, topside and onshore applications, has boosted its portfolio with state-of-the-art machinery, following a £300,000 investment.

The company has installed and commissioned an advanced armouring line at its facility in Bridge of Don, Aberdeen, enabling the company to offer cable products which will improve and support subsea operations.

The six-figure investment extends Hydro Group’s product line providing the company with armouring expertise, offering custom-designed single and multi-layered steel armoured cables in galvanised improved steel and corrosion resistant steels.

Doug Whyte, Hydro Group Managing Director, said: “The new machinery is a significant addition to our current capabilities, as well as enhancing the quality of work we produce.”

“The system will allow us to manufacture mechanically protected cables which can withstand higher stresses in subsea and defence operations. As well as contra helical armoured subsea control cables, which act to neutralise the tension and compression forces that occur in the wires each time the cable is bent or flexed.”

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ConnectorsContinuing Mr Whyte said, “The installation is the first of two armouring lines with the second line, which will have greater capacity in size and overall lengths, being installed after completion of our facility extension later in the year.

Expanding our technologies is something we pride ourselves on at Hydro Group, and with our two new armouring systems we will have the capability to enhance our clients operations going above and beyond expectations.”

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Inaugural industry event sees Stirling Group / Altor open its doors to the publicAn Aberdeen HSE and risk management firm opened its doors this month to give people a glimpse of how varied a career in oil and gas can be.

Stirling Group / Altor took part in the first ever National Oil & Gas Skills Week which welcomed 4,000 people from all walks of life to more than 50 events at venues across the UK.

Organisers OPITO, the industry skills organisation, said an average of 1,000 people per day took part in the inaugural National Oil and Gas Skills Week which saw events of all shapes and sizes take place in Norwich, Great Yarmouth, Lowestoft, Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Fort William, North Shields and London, late last year.

Stirling Group / Altor welcomed delegates from a range of backgrounds, including final year RGU Law and Management student Kieren Murphy who heard about the event through his university.

“I have been studying environmental law as well as safety regulations and had previously completed a placement with an oil firm which included emergency response training,” he explains. “I am interested in working in health & safety after graduating, so this was the ideal opportunity to learn more in a practical way.”

Kieren was tasked with the role of Duty Manager, a position he found challenging. “As the key client representative in the room, all decisions came down to me and I had to remain calm while

dealing with a very high pressure situation.”

OPITO UK managing director John McDonald said: “The Stirling Group / Altor event during Doors Open Day fitted perfectly with the ethos behind National Oil & Gas Skills Week; to give people a closer look inside the industry and see the scale of different careers it offers. It’s about opening people up to the myriad of opportunities, whether it’s in training, study or transferring their skills, so they can see a logical way to join this innovative sector.

Our hope is that those who took part in the Doors Open Day initiative will have a better understanding of all the exciting and varied roles this industry has to offer.”

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Falck Safety Services - Raising your training standards As the world’s leading safety training provider, Falck Safety Services (Falck) has continued to raise the standard of its training facilities and courses worldwide.

Currently the only training provider in the UK to hold both OPITO and ECITB accreditations in rigging, lifting and moving loads, Falck has recently enhanced its training portfolio with the OPITO approved, lifting operations and lifting equipment regulations (LOLER) Competent Person assessment course.

Aimed at endorsing best practice in lifting operations, the LOLER course is targeted at personnel who plan or approve lifting operations in the workplace and are responsible for ensuring compliance with legislative requirements and company procedures.

Managing director of Falck Safety Services, Colin Leyden, said: “Health and safety remains to be a top priority within the lifting industry, due to the high level of risk involved with the various lifting related operations. On a daily basis, key personnel have to undertake potentially hazardous activities that could put themselves or others in danger, so it is vital they have skills and knowledge to stay safe when responsible for safety-critical activities such as overhead crane lifting.”

The two-day LOLER course which is delivered by Falck’s experienced technical instructors at its state-of-the-art training facilities in Aberdeen, provides delegates with the key knowledge and operational experience to manage safety in lifting operations. The course also covers, regulations and procedures, safe systems of work, risk assessments, planning, selection and inspection of lifting equipment, and coaching/mentoring of lifting team personnel.

For more information about the OPITO approved LOLER course, please call the centre on 08444 142142

AIS Training boosted by onsite hotel or onsite hotel a bonus for delegatesA new hotel designed to simulate offshore life is proving so popular with delegates that a second 40 bedroom facility is being planned this summer.

The specialist £1million hotel developed by AIS Training in the North East of England offers affordable accommodation and an offshore living experience for some of the 17,500 delegates who come to train with AIS every year. Situated within easy reach of Newcastle International Airport and Newcastle Station it offers a convenient and cost effective solution for Training Managers and Delegates alike.

AIS Training’s state-of-the-art 150,000sqft offshore training village attracts people from all over the world with more than 90 industry-approved courses for the subsea, oil and gas, wind, maritime and heavy industry sectors all on one state-of-the-art site.

AIS managing director, Paul Stonebanks, said: “Businesses are increasingly conscious of staff wellbeing, as well as overall costs. We’ve responded by creating a world-class offshore training village with low-cost onsite accommodation where people and companies can get all the skills training they need for the global energy and subsea sector in one place.

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“Companies get peace of mind because we manage all their staff training programmes – organising and scheduling courses and accommodation to minimise the impact on individuals. In addition our courses are accredited by leading bodies such as OPITO, IRATA, RUK and GWO.

“Our approach has helped us to scoop a number of new training contracts boosting our overall turnover by 105% and helping us create 58 new jobs.”

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Jee Ltd to share pipeline integrity expertise at Subsea Expo Jee Limited’s Paul Otway, winner of Subsea UK Young Emerging Talent award 2013, discusses best practice for the management of pipeline integrity by pigging at Subsea Expo 2015.

Mr Otway, a senior engineer at independent subsea engineering and training company Jee Ltd, will draw on his extensive pigging experience to present to an audience of industry professionals at the conference at Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre on 12 February.

Throughout his career, Mr Otway has worked on subsea pipeline design and integrity projects for a range of global operators, with a strong focus on the management of pipeline in-line inspection (ILI) campaigns, having won the Subsea UK Young Emerging Talent award specifically for his ILI work.

Discussing the industry topic, Mr Otway said: “Pipeline integrity is extremely important in offshore projects, particularly as assets age. Corrosion of oil and gas pipelines can result in serious

environmental, health and safety hazards if the integrity of a pipeline or riser system is compromised, making it essential that offshore operators constantly monitor corrosion to determine the condition of pipelines.

ILI pigging is a key tool in identifying the effectiveness of pipeline management. In mature oil and gas regions, such as the North Sea, ILI is becoming increasingly important in verifying the status of ageing pipelines and allowing operational lives to be extended, while in newer regions with more corrosive fluids, it allows operators to assess the efficacy of their pipeline management systems.”

Mr Otway’s presentation will highlight the many purposes of pipeline pigging with particular focus on pipeline in-line inspection during operation, outlining the different threats to pipelines that can be mitigated by the use of pigging. He will also discuss the technologies behind ILI tools, their advantages and limitations, and the principles of operation and defect detection of both magnetic flux leakage

and ultrasonic ILI tools and guidance on how to select the appropriate technology.

Jee Ltd is an independent multi-discipline subsea engineering and training firm. Jee engineers have defined and managed pigging operations across the globe in complex scenarios including deep water, multi-diameter lines and challenging offshore environments, including FPSO vessels.

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Royal Navy is an XTRACTA fan! SpanSet’s innovative confined space kit proves a hit with clientsWith many years’ experience working with the shipping industry under its belt, the SpanSet Group has recently launched an innovative new range of confined space kit ideally suited to environments where equipment has to be easy to use, move and store.

SpanSet’s Product Manager James Bradshaw reveals more: “SpanSet has been working with the shipping industry for many years, supplying lifting equipment and height safety equipment to clients such as Shell, BP and the Royal Navy. We have also worked closely with dockyards including Barrow, Rosyth, Portsmouth and Plymouth, offering solutions to on-site safety issues, and so it felt a natural progression to develop the new XTRACTA range particularly suited to this industry.

We used all of our experience and know-how to develop this new lightweight, robust modular system for work sites where access can be difficult and storage space is at a premium. The system allows users to tailor the equipment to the specific issue they are encountering while at the same time reducing the amount of equipment needed on site. Let’s face it, space is always at a premium in these situations and so, of course, is a critical issue. Our system ensured that only a small amount of kit was required to cover all the issues arising.

While the development of a range like XTRACTA is something we have considered for a while, it was our work with the Ministry of Defence – a relationship that stretches back more than 25 years – that was the real catalyst. We were asked to help solve an ongoing problem accessing the deep tanks on

board the Royal Fleet Auxiliary vessels, and the main issues were the difficulties moving the equipment around the ship and the variations of the tank openings. We surveyed each of the vessels individually, identified all of the potential hazards and then suggested a solution.

It quickly became apparent to us that although the ships, tanks and access ladders varied from ship to ship, the solutions always remained the same. We realised we could offer a common solution to the diverse problems found across the fleet.

To prove the effectiveness of our solution we carried out a demonstration on board RFA Orangeleaf, during which we highlighted how the equipment could be used in a number of configurations extremely quickly. Using a compact kit, our team working in the tanks moved the equipment around and easily built it up to suit each task and only had to use a minimum number of items to cover a whole variety of jobs. The lightweight robust alloy construction proved ideal for quick and easy movement around the site, which is what makes it such a viable alternative to traditional confined space equipment or scaffold constructions.

While the demonstration proved to be a big success generally, one of the specific positive comments received from the client was about the guard rail anchor system. This innovative idea – currently

the only patented system on the market that allows you to install a davit arm on a manhole guard for rescue purposes – uses the guardrail that provides protection from the fall hazard as the anchor point for the davit arm itself, effectively solving the two main issues associated with confined space access with just one piece of equipment. It’s an innovation we are very proud of and demonstrates the approach we always take when developing our products: a focus on safety, quality and reliability combined with fresh ideas that continually bring added value to our clients’ work.”

The SpanSet Group is a global specialist in height safety, lifting and securing loads, with 15 operating plants across the world and an international network of dealers. SpanSet UK has been established for over 40 years, and designs, manufactures and supplies height safety, lifting and load control systems.

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New MTL1000 SeriesThe NEW MTL1000 Series of signal conditioning isolators and accessories are designed to help protect field instruments and control systems to provide safe, reliable and high-quality process communications. This cost-effective solution offers significant savings with its embedded DIN-rail mounted power-bus and compact design. The optional MTL1991 power-bus feed and alarm module offers added power security with the application of dual power feeds with individual supply monitoring.

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Rotronic ATEX certified Zone 0/20 Humidity / Moisture / Temperature sensors Rotronic has introduced sensors for Zone 0/20 where there is a risk of explosion due to dust or gas in the environment. They have been designed for the oil & gas, petrochemical , pharmaceutical and food industries.

The HygroFlex5-EX transmitter is galvanically isolated, there is no need for an intrinsically safe power supply, ‘clean’ earth or barrier. Interchangeable probes are available for all applications.

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Crowcon certified to environmental standard ISO 14001 Crowcon - a world leader in portable and fixed gas detection instruments - has achieved certification to the ISO 14001 standard, which provides a framework for establishing, implementing and maintaining an Environmental Management System (EMS).

“Certification provides customers with the assurance that Crowcon’s environmental management system meets international, industry-specific environmental standards,” explains Barry Swift, Crowcon’s Supply Chain Director. “In addition to helping to ensure best practice in environmental management, ISO 14001 accreditation is another element of the Crowcon supply chain team’s journey

in helping deliver the highest levels of corporate social responsibility both within Crowcon and its supplier base.

The ISO 14001 standard encompasses a number of factors which have enabled Crowcon to minimise the environmental impact of its business. These factors include identifying areas where greater emphasis can be placed on reducing the use of resources and energy, as well as increasing the efficiency with which Crowcon manages waste. The standard also requires legislative awareness and compliance, in addition to on-going monitoring and control of the company’s environmental impact, now and into the future.

“Crowcon’s focus is on supporting a safer working environment for our customers’ employees, so it is only natural to extend that level of commitment and care to the wider environment,” Barry concludes.

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Ecom launches first 4G ATEX Zone 1 smartphoneEcom instruments has announced the launch of a ninth generation Zone 1/21 mobile phone with both ATEX and IECEx certification. The Smart-Ex 01 is an ultra-rugged smartphone and is the first to run the latest Android 4.4 Kit Kat operating system. You can now scan an RFID tag, capture inspection data, communicate with colleagues and take a high quality picture of a defect using just one device.

Ecom is the hazardous area world leader in driving efficiency and safety though the use of mobile computers. The Smart-Ex

01 puts work orders, permits, historical photographs and CMMS data in the palm of your hand. ecom understands the challenges faced in modern day hazardous areas and guarantees the Smart-Ex 01 will make your life easier, more efficient and safer.

The Smart-Ex 01 is the ideal companion for mobile workers who need to contact people while they are in Zone 1, Zone 2 or other hazardous areas due to its exceptional 4G LTE connectivity. This industry-leading capability allows engineers to contact, send pictures to or video conference anyone worldwide while they are standing in a hazardous area carrying out an inspection or investigating a defect.

This new way of working in hazardous areas enables workers to streamline their operations and significantly improve their decision-making process with data that has been captured and uploaded to a system at the point of inspection. It also allows for workers who are in separate locations to collaborate, enabling more effective ways of working and reducing risk, time and cost. The Smart-Ex 01 is designed to be used for a range of applications, including operator rounds, asset and material tracking, condition monitoring, permit to work and lone worker protection.

The IP68 Smart-Ex 01 is ultra-rugged and reliable with a scratch resistant Gorilla Glass 2 display, meaning that the device excels in the harshest of environments. The display is extremely bright and is fully readable in direct sunlight, as well as being usable while wearing gloves and when the screen is wet. The optional built-in camera (8MP rear and 1MP front) enables users to photograph problems they find while on site and clearly communicate those issues with a control centre. This, therefore, makes any potential defects immediately visible to a specialist who can help diagnose the issues and advise any follow-up actions.

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Cable entry systems for potentially explosive atmospheresSelected products from the icotek cable entry systems available from M Buttkereit Ltd have been certified to comply with the EU Directive 94/9/EC (ATEX), for equipment intended for use in potentially explosive atmospheres of zones 1 and 21.

The ATEX (Ex) directive applies to all explosive industrial atmospheres including mining, with the icotek range of cable entry systems being suitable for zones G (gas) and D (dust) in equipment group II, category 2, certified to the ATEX directive.

The specific icotek products now ATEX rated cover two sets of cable entry frames being the KEL ATEX and the KEL-ER ATEX. These are split frame systems which are utilised with varied split grommet inserts to accommodate both un-terminated and pre-terminated cabling in a wide range of cable diameter options. Reduced installation times can be achieved while retaining the pre-terminated cable warranties, and also ensuring that

any retro-fitting of cabling or routine maintenance can be quickly and easily accommodated. With a range of frames and inserts being available, high packing densities can be achieved.

Installations are vibration proof with automatic cable strain relief provided to EN 50262. Four frame sizes are available in each range with the KEL ATEX system covering 24 single or mixed groupings and cable O/D sizes while maintaining an IP54 rating. The KEL-ER ATEX split frame system provides an IP65 rating with 20 options of cable groupings and sizes.

Cable entry plates include KEL-DPZ ATEX products in both rectangular and round options. The rectangular products cover cable diameters from 3.2 to 22mm and incorporate membrane sealing with IP65/IP66 rating as well as automatic strain relief. The round cable entry plates in the range cover the same standard cable sizes but with an immediate dual seal rating of IP68.

They can be utilised for standard or metric cut-outs with polyamide locknuts also provided.

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Pyroban opens new UK factory to increase capacity The new factory, named ‘Unit 23’, is a highly modernised fabrication, machining and painting centre, situated in a 1680m2 facility and represents the highest single manufacturing investment in Pyroban’s 40 year history. The unit is in addition to its existing plant at ‘Endeavour Works’, also on Dolphin Road in Shoreham.

This new facility manufactures the majority of parts used within Pyroban’s industry leading Engine Explosion Protection Kits that are used to provide safety in oil and gas installations. Many of its products are exported from the UK to oil fields across the world.

Having outgrown the company’s previous facility, the new premises are larger and more spacious, allowing Pyroban to increase manufacturing uptime and meet the constantly rising sales targets. There is now reduced congestion and even better safety procedures in place.

The benefits of Unit 23 are already reported to be significant. Workers are more efficient and are now operating in even safer conditions, which is one of the most important aspects of the new factory. In addition, Unit 23 has improved product quality through lean working methodologies by implementing the Caterpillar Production System. In 2011 Pyroban became a wholly owned division of Caterpillar.

“Pyroban has invested significant capital in new machines and tooling for Unit 23, allowing the company to increase uptime and produce even higher quality products” says Neil McGregor, Global Operations Manager. “This is already having a direct impact on our customers and the market as a whole.”

The Institution of Mechanical Engineers is a leading authority on engineering. As a member, Pyroban looks to the Institution for guidance on a range of topics such as research, training and environmental issues. The visit from the Institution’s President was an important day for Pyroban, as the company is continually expanding and developing as a business.

Pyroban’s headquarters are based in Shoreham-by-Sea and it is a leading developer of explosion protection technology, employing a large number of people in the local area.

Pyroban has 40 years of experience fabricating, manufacturing, engineering and assembling a range of products to provide safety solutions to the international industrial, oil and gas, marine and mining industries.

The company also has facilities in Europe, Asia-Pacific and China.

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Chicago Pneumatic has launched the new CP6135-D80 impact wrench, one of the most powerful 1-1/2” industrial impact wrenches in its range of high performance tools. The super industrial pneumatic tool offers users in the oil, gas and petrochemical, mining and minerals processing and other heavy industries, exceptional power-to-weight ratio, premium quality and excellent ergonomics for optimum safety and user comfort.

The new tool has the highest power-to-weight ratio for its class of 167.1 ft-lbs / lbs [500Nm/kg] and provides a high maximum torque of 5,900ft-lbs [8,000Nm] for only 35.3lbs [16 Kg], and a high impact rate of 760 BPM. As a result, it meets virtually any super industrial bolting and unbolting need in heavy industry, helping maintenance engineers minimize downtime and therefore enabling companies to save associated costs.

The CP6135-D80 impact wrench is premium quality. The tool has high durability thanks to its Rocking Dog clutch mechanism, which is encapsulated with grease for constant lubrication, and its plain steel motor parts. The impact wrench also has a steel clutch housing and aluminum body, meaning it is rugged, providing high reliability in the harshest uses.

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The launch of the Rotork CQ Compact introduces a range of fully concentric, balanced design pneumatic and hydraulic valve actuators that deliver a

reliable and efficient self-contained solution for applications demanding functional integrity and safety where space is limited.

In addition to providing reduced dimensions when compared with conventional scotch-yoke actuators, the CQ’s symmetric design also presents a perfect weight balance on the valve, enabling increased efficiency for assembly and disassembly. The totally enclosed, rugged CQ weatherproof housing contains a helical mechanism which transforms linear piston motion into 90º (+/-5º) rotation for the operation of quarter-turn valves. As an option, rotation can be increased to 180º. Complete customisation of the torque profile is available to suit individual valve requirements.

The CQ range features a choice of cylinder sizes and different actuator builds for many diverse applications. In all cases the CQ design incorporates the removable valve adaptation within the overall dimensions for maximum compactness and actuators can be easily and safely disassembled to access internal parts for field maintenance.

Internal coatings provide enhanced corrosion protection for long term reliability. External epoxy finishes and a wide choice of seal materials can be specified to meet industry and customer requirements.

CQ Compact actuators are available for single or double-acting operation with output torques up to 600,000 Nm. Pneumatic operation

is available using instrument air, nitrogen or clean natural gas at 12 barg pressure, whilst 210 barg is recommended for hydraulic operation. Environmental and hazardous area certifications include IP66M/IP68M, PED, ATEX, IECEx and GOST. The actuators are also suitable for SIL3 safety related duty.

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SST delivers tool detection alarm for safer well interventionSevern Subsea Technologies (SST) has developed Zone 0 rated, tool detection sensor technology to reduce the risk of damage to the riser assembly during drilling and intervention operations, as the tool string is recovered to the surface.

The Tool Detection Alarm (TDA) offers a safer method of locating the tool string than relying on visual methods alone. It positively locates the position of the tool and sounds an alarm, alerting the winch operator to take action to prevent the tool string hitting the riser seal head. The portable, battery-powered TDA provides an extra layer of protection minimizing the risk of damage to completion equipment and potential loss of the tool string down the well.

The whole system, including the control

box and re-chargeable battery, is ATEX and IECEx certified intrinsically safe equipment for use in Zone 0 gas environments.

Brian Green, SST managing director, said: “The Tool Detection Alarm provides a safe method of monitoring a tool string during well intervention operations. Knowing when action needs to be taken will prevent damage to completion equipment, avoiding unnecessary disruption to production.”

Severn Subsea Technologies is the Subsea Valve R&D Centre for control valve engineering specialist, Severn Glocon Group. SST specialises in the research and development of subsea valves, DCVs and HIPPS; HPHT downhole tools, stab plates, smart intervention tools and

advanced camera systems for oil and gas exploration and production applications.

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Kongsberg presents PulSARKongsberg Maritime has introduced a new tow fish side scan sonar for use in Search and Recovery (SAR) missions as well as underwater inspection, engineering and scientific surveys.

Developed by Kongsberg Geoacoustics, PulSAR is designed for intuitive operation and easy deployment by non-specialised personnel, enabling effective short-notice surveys using vessels of opportunity.

The PulSAR system acquires high resolution acoustic images of the seabed using a compact, rugged stainless steel tow fish that is operated with a water protected (IP66) deck unit and small cable hand reel. The system can be deployed on small vessels such as open RIBs.

Large areas can be surveyed efficiently revealing small objects and structures in great detail. PulSAR operates in a frequency range of 600 kHz to 1 MHz and both FM and CW source signals can be selected in order to optimise the range and resolution for the given survey task.

“With quick and easy deployment and high survey performance, PulSAR is an ideal tool for Search and Recovery, where the ability to act quickly is vital to a mission’s success,” comments Helge Uhlen, Product sales Manager Underwater

Mapping, Kongsberg Maritime. “It is a versatile solution that can also be used for underwater inspection and engineering surveys without large overheads for survey platforms and survey specialists. The high resolution achievable with the system results in seafloor maps with detail that may form the basis for scientific investigation in areas such as marine geology and geophysics as well as marine archaeology.”

PulSAR is battery or mains powered, using 24 VDC or 110/230 VAC. It has an integrated GPS system that provides positioning information with SBAS

differential corrections and an external positioning system can be connected via a serial port.

The system is delivered with a dedicated software package to be run on a laptop computer connected via Ethernet to the deck unit. It allows the user to plan and conduct the survey and acquire sonar data with embedded positioning information. The data can be processed, visualised and interpreted in the software package and exported in industry standard formats to third party packages for further use.

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The Rotaflow swivel joint shown being tested at 22,500 psi has 6 flows used to carry hydraulic fluid to operate valves on the sea bed. The swivel is onboard ship allowing the hose reel to place up to 2 Kilometres of hose to the sea bed. In duplex stainless steel for corrosion resistance the swivel can be used to remotely operate 6 valves. There is a common leek detection port for seal integrity.

Rotaflow also manufacture subsea swivels with the capability to resist ingress of sea water at depth and the strength to carry pipe lengths of steel attached which in turn can impart high bending loads.

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Aberdeen based, Hydro Group Plc, a global design and manufacturer of underwater cables and connectors for subsea, underwater, topside and onshore applications, has secured a six figure contract with the Canadian Department of National Defence.

Hydro Group has recently been selected by the Canadian National Defence Organisation for cable repair work and to design and develop a new cable system infrastructure for an undersea sensor range installation in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

The contract follows a string of successful projects supporting a Canadian Naval installation in Victoria, British Columbia in 2013. Hydro Group successfully repaired on-site a submerged sensor network that was out of service due to a damaged cable, restoring the range to full functionality, meeting environmental and life time requirements of the system.

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Control valves for high pressure injection applicationsBadger Meter HP-60 ultra-high pressure control valves are ideal for offshore, oil and gas control applications with up-stream pressures of up to 60,000 psi. Available in the UK through liquids handling specialists Pump Engineering, the Type HP-60 control valve utilises a 17-4 PH body along with a solid Stellite® inner valve assembly.

The HP-60 valve is also ideal for use in industrial research and process pilot plants on liquids and gases, with typical applications being chemical injection, for example in the production of high pressure, low density polyethylene (HPLDPE).

Standard features include, pressure rating to 60,000 psi (4135 Bar) @ 100º F, a wide range of interchangeable trims, choice of linear or quick opening trims, ANSI Class lll shutoff (size P-1 through P-9) and ANSI Class lV shutoff (size K through O). The inner valve (plug and seat) is constructed from solid Stellite® while Titanium Nitride coated Stellite is available as an option. Standard packing is Torlon®/PFA CV rings.

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