TPi September 2014

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Technip awarded subsea contracts Technip has been awarded by Marathon Oil Norge a contract for the extension of subsea infrastructure on the Alvheim field, located on the Norwegian Continental Shelf.

fabrication and installation of an eight- inch, 18km flowline between the Rolf A and Gorm E platforms; pipeline trenching and protection operations; fabrication and installation of 34 spools; and offshore commissioning. Technip’s operating centre in Oslo, Norway, will execute this project. Vessels from the group fleet, including the Wellservicer diving and multi support vessel, will perform the offshore installation in summer 2015. The flowline will be fabricated at Technip’s spoolbase in Orkanger, Norway, and will be installed by the Apache II , from Technip’s fleet.

Odd Strømsnes, managing director at Technip in Norway, commented, “This award confirms our leading position as contractor for diving operations in the North Sea. This project will be the second one awarded to Technip for the extension of the existing infrastructure on the Alvheim field, the first one having been executed in 2012 and 2013. We are looking forward to continuing and consolidating our collaboration with Marathon through this project.” Technip has also been awarded two contracts by Maersk Oil for the Valdemar and Roar Gas Lift project, as well as the Rolf Replacement Pipeline project, located on the Danish Continental Shelf, approximately 250km offshore Esbjerg, Denmark. The scope of work includes fabrication and installation of two riser caissons on the Valdemar and Roar platforms;

Three years ago, Inland Pipe Rehabilitation (IPR), in conjunction with Milliken Infrastructure Solutions, developed the EcoCast advanced geopolymer relining system to provide sewer infrastructure repair and rehabilitation. According to the American Society of Civil engineers, capital investment needs for the USA’s wastewater and stormwater systems are estimated to total $298bn over two decades. “Finding more cost-effective sewer rehabilitation solutions is the only way this country will be able to afford to have these very necessary repairs done,” stated Joe Cutillo, IPR’s CEO. “We spent two years perfecting the application process, while Milliken, our development partner, refined the GeoSpray material, because when it comes to introducing new sewer rehabilitation technologies, there is really no margin for error.” Keen to prove the effectiveness of EcoCast as a viable solution for large diameter sewer pipe rehabilitation, IPR The scope of work includes installation engineering, procurement, fabrication, installation and tie-in of spools and protection covers, as well as installation of one manifold. The subsea operations will mainly be performed with divers at a water-depth of approximately 120m. The company’s operating centre in Stavanger, Norway, will administrate and execute the project, which is scheduled to be completed in the first half of 2016. The offshore campaigns will take place in 2014, 2015 and 2016, and will utilise Technip’s Skandi Arctic diving support vessel, capable of working efficiently through winter in both construction and diving mode.

Fabrication of the caissons and spools will be locally performed in Denmark.

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Study supports viability of spray-applied geopolymer liner in sewer pipe repair

and several areas where infiltration was present. After cleaning and grouting the infiltration points, the spraying operation took only four days to complete. Post-lining inspection showed the pipe to be infiltration free, with no signs of steel reinforcement or cracking. A white paper outlining the study is available for download at www.teamipr.com/ ecocastwhitepaper IPR uses the latest technologies, placing high emphasis on trenchless and environmentally friendly pipe and infrastructure solutions. These include pipe inspection and assessment, pipe relining, cured-in-place pipe renewal, trenchless pipe-bursting, and slip lining. Inland Pipe Rehabilitation – USA sales@teamipr.com www.teamipr.com Milliken Infrastructure Solutions – USA brand@milliken.com www.milliken.com

and Milliken participated in an ongoing field study being conducted by the EPA Office of Research and Development. During the closely monitored demonstration, the work was performed by IPR using its proprietary EcoCast installation and application system. Milliken supplied the GeoSpray geopolymer material. A 60", 160ft-long reinforced concrete pipe, which was severely deteriorated, had exposed rebar Severely deteriorated pipe, relined with EcoCast advanced geopolymer relining system Photo credit: PRNewsFoto/Inland Pipe Rehabilitation

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