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Subsea 7 Announces major pipeline bundle contract for BP in the North Sea
Subsea 7 Inc (OSE Symbol: SUB), one of the world’s leading subsea engineering and construction companies, announced today that it has been awarded an engineering, procurement, installation and commissioning (EPIC) contract by BP Exploration Operating Company Ltd. for the Andrew Area Development Project in the UK sector of the North Sea. The contract is valued in excess of $135 million.
The Subsea 7 work scope is to engineer, procure, fabricate, install and commission a 28km pipeline bundle system consisting of production, gas lift and methanol pipelines. Also included is the installation of a 28km electro-hydraulic control umbilical, tie-ins of integrated subsea towhead structures, field testing and pre-commissioning works.
The pipeline bundle system will be installed using the controlled depth tow methodology (CDTM*) to tie-back BP’s Arundel and Kinnoull developments to the Andrew platform.
Subsea 7’s Vice President for the UK Region, Steph McNeill, commented: “We are extremely pleased to be awarded this major pipeline bundle project by BP, which builds upon our strong track record of successful bundle design, fabrication and installation. We look forward to helping bring on-stream the Andrew Area development in an efficient, timely and safe manner.”
The pipeline bundle system consists of 4 daisy chain pipeline bundles (totalling approx. 28km). It represents a step change in the Subsea 7 pipeline bundle tie-back range in that it will be the longest bundle Subsea 7 has produced and installed to date.
The pipeline bundle technology is unique to Subsea 7, the product allows efficiencies to be generated by neatly incorporating all the structures, valve work, pipelines and control systems necessary to operate a field in one single product. Subsea 7 has successfully produced 60 bundles in the last 30 years, including several BP projects, the most recent example being for its Valhall field in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea in 2009.
Engineering has commenced in Subsea 7's offices in Aberdeen. The offshore phase will commence in early 2011. The Andrew development is located 230km North East of Aberdeen in blocks 16/27a & 16/28, Central North Sea. The water depth is between 100 and 120 metres.
Date 11th June 2010
Remote Pig Tracking and Pressure-monitoring System ATEX-certified for Use in Zone 1 Hazardous Locations
TDW Offshore Services AS (TDW) announced that the final component of its SmartTrack™ remote tracking and pressure-monitoring system has been awarded ATEX certification for use in Zone 1 hazardous locations by Det Norske Veritas (DNV) in Norway.
The SmartTrack system is designed to communicate through oil and gas pipelines. Based on electromagnetic technology using Extremely Low Frequency (ELF), the SmartTrack product family consists of different types of receivers and transmitters. Because both the receivers and transmitters can send and transmit information, they are known as transceivers and transponders. Transponders are typically mounted on a pipeline pig, given an identification code, and transmit a unique signal pattern so that the location of each individual pig in a multiple pig train can be readily identified. The transceivers are placed on or near the pipeline, and receive the transmitted signals. The SmartTrack system tracks pigs, whether they are subsea, topside or inside underground pipelines located onshore. The strength, frequency and identification of each signal can even be changed while the transponder is in the pipeline.
The Topside Transceiver and handheld personal digital assistant (PDA) use Intrinsic Safety, while the Transponder D116 uses Flameproof Enclosure Protection. All three are ATEX-certified for use in Zone 1, gas group B. With the ATEX-certification of the SmartTrack Remote Transceiver in place, customers can now use a fully ATEX- certified SmartTrack system. Using a personal computer, the system can communicate with - and activate, deactivate and change all parameters of - the SmartPlug® pipeline isolation tool.
Date 1st June 2010
CRC-Evans welding equipment chosen for Midcontinent Express Pipeline in Louisiana
CRC-Evans Automatic Welding equipment was selected for use on the Louisiana section of the Midcontinent Express Pipeline. Now completed, the 507-mile Midcontinent Express Pipeline is a joint venture of Kinder Morgan Energy Partners and Energy Transfer Partners, and delivers natural gas from Oklahoma, across northeast Texas, northern Louisiana, central Mississippi and into Alabama.
Two contractors worked on the Louisiana portion of the MEP: Associated Pipeline Contractors, Inc. constructed 65 miles, and Willbros Construction worked on Spreads A, B, and C – a distance of 179 miles. The contractors used various combinations of the CRC-Evans Internal Welding Machine, the P260 External Welder, and the P600 External Welder for their projects. In Louisiana, CRC-Evans equipment completed a total of 14,784 welds in the 42-inch-diameter pipeline.
The CRC-Evans IWM provides faster, more accurate welds in the field by combining lineup mechanisms and an internal welder that automatically deposits the root bead in 1.25 minutes. The P260 welder provides tip-to-work tracking, 32-pass programmable welding, PDA downloads in the field, and position-based parameter control. The P600 External Welder has single or dual-torch operation, through-the-arc tracking, onboard data collection, and touch screen control.
CRC-Evans Automatic Welding designs and builds the world’s most widely used automatic welding system for land or offshore pipeline construction. In addition to renting or selling these systems to contractors on a project basis, the division provides other specialized services such as engineering, on-site technicians, and training. The company is a subsidiary of CRC-Evans Pipeline International, a leading provider
of specialized equipment and services for the construction of pipelines.
Date 21st May 2010
CRC-EVANS Pipeline International Introduces new
customer-focused, interactive website
CRC-Evans has a new, more inclusive and user friendly corporate website. Designed to be fully accessible by easy navigation, the site has been greatly expanded and now includes detailed information on all six CRC-Evans equipment and service areas: pipeline equipment, engineered systems, automatic welding, field joint coating, inspection and testing, and managed subsea services.
The updated site, crc-evans.com, lets customers browse by division, product lines and equipment specifications to consider the right choices for particular projects. It also offers search capability so that users can go directly to the specific information they need. Customers can also check the site while away from the office, because it is iPhone compatible.
“Our new site is organized from the customer’s point of view, so they can immediately find the applications they’re looking for, and focuses on their specific needs,” said CRC-Evans CEO Tim Carey. “When they’re ready to talk to us about their projects, they’ll already be familiar with the possibilities.”
The site is Search Engine Friendly (SEF), and Search Engine Optimized (SEO), separating content from design.
Date 22nd April 2010
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