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July 2015 Tube Products International 9
business & market news
Mexico diving support contract awarded
Harkand has secured a US$5mn
contract in Mexico to perform saturation
diving services in support of an offshore
pipeline project for construction
company Swiber Offshore Mexico SA
de CV.
The global subsea inspection, repair,
maintenance and light construction
company has finalised a joint venture
with Arena Servicios de Mexico, a
local Mexican company involved in
infrastructure projects, as its exclusive
vehicle to deliver services in Mexico.
Harkand Arena will complete a wide-
ranging scope of work, including the
installation of risers and expansion
spools to the Ayatsil Field, located in the
waters of Campeche Sound. This project
will be performed using a portable
saturation diving system to be provided
by Harkand on board the client’s vessel.
The project includes an option to utilise
Harkand’s DSV Swordfish.
All on-shore support, including project
management and engineering, will be
performed by Harkand Arena personnel
from Harkand’s new office in Ciudad del
Carmen, Mexico.
Arena’s director, Eduardo Borja, said,
“We have worked diligently over the
past ten years as owner’s representative
for large infrastructure projects. Our
interest in expanding into offshore
projects brought us to Harkand,
a company with a clear direction of
becoming the leading IRM and light
construction contractor. Harkand has
the assets and, more importantly, the
people with the knowledge, experience
and reputation of providing innovative
and cost-effective solutions to the
complex projects this industry brings to
the table.”
AJ Jain, managing director for Harkand
North America and Africa, said, “This is
a significant contract win for us, not only
as our first under the Harkand Arena
name, but it also represents our clients’
confidence in our growing diving division
team and their combined experience.”
Harkand provides offshore vessels,
ROVs, diving, survey services, project
management and engineering to the oil
and gas and renewables industries.
Harkand – UK
DSV Swordfish alongside a platform
Connecting new and rehab pipe
seals businesses
Trelleborg’s pipe seals operation has
restructured its business to consolidate
all products under two solution areas –
pipe seals and pipe rehabilitation. The
new approach will enable customers to
better utilise Trelleborg’s experience and
understandingof thewholepipe lifecycle,
from manufacturing to installation,
maintenance and renovation.
Bill Hagenberg, business unit manager
for Trelleborg’s pipe seals operation,
said, “Whether you’re a manufacturer
or a pipe repair contractor, our aim is
to make completely leak-free pipes,
manholes and connectors entirely
achievable. And we will make the
process easy from beginning to end,
by combining our experience, high
performance polymer products and the
highest levels of service, under one
clear message. Our team of experts has
a track record for product innovation,
but they know how to solve business
problems too. So, no matter the
requirement within the pipe cycle supply
chain, we will provide solutions that add
integrity and longevity to each water
and wastewater pipe project.”
The strategic re-structure will see all of
the company’s products consolidated
under the two clear application areas,
to enable a more logical and accessible
product portfolio. This will include the
integration of MaxSeals and NPC seals
into the pipe seals category.
Trelleborg’s pipe seals operation
offers new pipe seals for various
pressure and non-pressure pipes and
manholes used in potable and waste
water applications, as well as no-dig
rehabilitation solutions for house
connection pipes and sewers.
Trelleborg Pipe Seals BV – Netherlands