TPi January 2019

Business & market news

Funding secured to qualify insulated all-carbon-fibre subsea pipe

a fully automated robotic 3D laser print process, and the Magma In Country Manufacturing Module (ICMM) can meet local content requirements. Magma m-pipe subsea applications include risers, jumpers, infield flowlines and intervention lines, and it is suited to sour service and deep-water environments. Magma Global – UK

will fast forward the delivery of an all- Magma solution, thanks to funding support from Innovate UK and Equinor’s vision and understanding of how they can best use available technologies.” Derek Allen, innovation lead at Innovate UK, commented, “We are delighted to have supported this innovative project that will ultimately lead to improved efficiency and cost reduction in the UK energy sector.” Magma Global manufactures m-pipe, a high-strength carbon fibre and Victrex PEEK thermoplastic composite pipe that is one tenth the weight in water of equivalent steel or non-bonded flexible pipe and is highly resistant to degradation. m-pipe is manufactured in

Magma Global, a manufacturer of carbon-fibre composite pipe, has announced a joint initiative with Equinor (previously Statoil) to qualify an all- Magma solution for jumpers, initially envisaged for use in Norway. This secures the £10.5mn project being supported by Innovate UK and will be a step towards fulfilling Magma’s vision of owning the fluid transfer infrastructure from seabed to surface. Magma Global’s COO, Charles Tavner, said, “There is no doubt in our minds that the future subsea infrastructure will be dominated by carbon-fibre composites. We have seen acceptance of this from large contractors, each developing their own solution using m-pipe, which is a natural adoption path. This initiative

sales@magmaglobal.com www.magmaglobal.com Equinor – Norway www.equinor.com Innovate UK www.innovateuk.gov.uk

Three new contracts to supply projects across Europe and South America

DBSCs. The patented automatic end fitting release system allows for the connection of the bend stiffener and release of the riser/umbilical and end fitting without subsea intervention. FES DBSCs have been certified by API as Load Transfer Devices in accordance with API 17L1 – the specification for flexible pipe ancillary equipment. FES International – UK fes@fesltd.co.uk www.fesinternational.com

Mediterranean Sea. This project saw FES install a winch wire centraliser to successfully engineer an offshore pull-in through a J-tube spool that was 20° – usually 7°. Specific testing and qualification were performed to ensure the higher degree angle was successful. With over 400 connectors supplied, the FES DBSC provides an efficient and safe method of subsea installation of

Oil and gas engineering firm FES International has secured three new contracts to supply equipment for projects across Europe and South America. Over the next three years, the company will deploy its diverless bend stiffener connectors (DBSCs) to projects in Balder, located in the North Sea; Constellations, located in the Gulf of Mexico; and Liza, located in Guyana. The news follows the order and delivery of another DBSC to Mabruk in the

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