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10 Tube Products International September 2015
Pipeline inspection technology roadshow
Precision measurement specialist
Optical Metrology Services (OMS)
hosted a dedicated pipeline inspection
technology roadshow at the Subsea
UK headquarters in Aberdeen, UK, in
July. The event saw the launch of the
company’s latest innovation for inline
inspection.
As well as receiving a preview of the
new tool from OMS – described as
an industry-first for real-time integrity
inspection – attendees had the chance
to find out more about the company’s
range of technology and how it can
help increase project efficiency. This
technology includes pipeline fit-up
solutions, as well as a portfolio of
inspection tools and software.
Providing an opportunity to engage
directly with the OMS team, the event
also covered the company’s latest
project news and announcements,
including an introduction to the new
weld analysis software. This powerful
program collects and analyses, then
presents a report to the user, enabling
in-line, real-time qualification of the
weld.
David Gray, marketing and
communications manager at OMS,
commenting before the event, said,
“Hosting the industry’s first pipe
inspection roadshow to profile our
market-leading technology portfolio is
hugely exciting for the OMS team, not
least because we will be unveiling our
new innovation for weld inspection for
the first time.
“The event has been designed to provide
an opportunity to update the industry
on the latest developments in pipeline
inspection. The real-time inspection of
pipes has a key role to play in the
industry’s future.”
Optical Metrology Services – UK
Bibby delivers subsea
projects to Asia Pacific
Bibby Offshore’s Asian division,
Bibby Offshore Singapore (BOS), has
expanded its foothold in the Southeast
Asian oil and gas sector by securing
significant contracts in the first half of
2015.
Drawing on its international fleet of
subsea support vessels and work class
ROVs, the past six months have seen
the division being appointed to perform
ROV pipeline inspection, remedial and
project management work for companies
including Moattama Gas Transportation
Company (MGTC) offshore Myanmar,
and Singapore-based Seascape, a
Mermaid Subsea Services company.
Most recently, in April 2015 BOS
completed work for Indian-based Larsen
& Toubro, a technology, engineering,
construction, manufacturing and
financial services company that
appointed BOS to perform ROV
inspection work on its Yetagun D
Platform offshore Myanmar. The project
involved a cathodic protection survey,
anode survey and flooded member
inspection in water depths of up to
110m.
Peter Hughes, managing director at
BOS, commented, “We are committed to
supporting the continued development
of the region’s energy sector, and
provide efficient and successful delivery
of subsea projects to the Asia Pacific
region and India.
“We strive to be seen as a leading
supplier of specialist ROV equipment
and experienced personnel, and look
to further position Bibby Offshore
Singapore as the partner of choice.”
Bibby Offshore Ltd – UK
Peter Hughes, managing director at
Bibby Offshore Singapore
The North Sea seen from Aberdeen