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US facility for application of
insulation coating
BAYOU Wasco Insulation, LLC, in
collaboration with the Dow Chemical
Company, has commissioned a new
facility to apply flow assurance systems
for the offshore oil and gas market,
including the award-winning Dow
Neptune advanced flow assurance
insulation system for application to line
pipe.
Featuring a completely new and
proprietary insulation material, Neptune
P insulation coating for line pipe is
designed exclusively for use with
Neptune F insulation coating for field
joints and Neptune C insulation coating
for subsea architecture, to provide a
true end-to-end solution. The complete
Neptune system eliminates the need
for multiple materials and adhesive tie
layers, contributing to a thinner coating
profile and maintaining a consistent low
K-factor from tree to line pipe to field
joint. The newly constructed Bayou
Wasco facility in New Iberia, Louisiana,
is located in close proximity to the US
Gulf Coast oil and gas market. The
plant opening follows a successful
application of Neptune P insulation
coating to line pipe. Bayou Wasco
and Dow collaborated on the full-scale
qualification of the Neptune P insulation
coating for line pipe and have worked
to optimise the insulation application
capability of the state-of-the-art plant.
“We are very pleased with the progress
that has been made to successfully and
quickly bring this brand new facility on-
line,” said Eldridge Indest, vice president –
general manager, The Bayou Companies,
LLC. “We built this plant with our offshore
customers in mind, offering them
favourable logistics with an accessible
location near the Gulf of Mexico.
Additionally, we believe they will be very
interested in the end-to-end and elevated
temperature insulation performance of the
pipes coated with Neptune technology
that we produce. The input we received
from Dow during the start-up phase has
been invaluable in determining production
needs for the Neptune system.”
Neptune P insulation coating for line
pipe produced at Bayou Wasco’s facility
is intended solely for use with Neptune
F insulation coating for field joints. The
simple, reproducible field joint coating
process for Neptune F insulation coating
has been demonstrated to produce high-
quality field joints with a competitive
cycle time, high mobility, and a compact
equipment footprint. Together with a
component for subsea architecture
coating, the complete Neptune system
protects assets from wellhead to delivery
point, and offers a wide end-to-end
installation and operating temperature
range. It remains highly flexible down to
-40°C (-40°F) and retains thermal stability
for service temperatures of at least 160°C
(320°F). The system was developed in
cooperation with leading industry coating
applicators, including Bayou Wasco,
a joint venture between The Bayou
Companies, LLC and Wasco Energy, Ltd
that provides offshore insulation services
to customers in North America, Central
America and the Caribbean.
“We are very satisfied with the line pipe
coating application process at Bayou
Wasco’s new facility,” said Alexander
Lane, Dow global business leader for
oil and gas transmission. “The Dow
Neptune system offers next-generation
performance in extreme installation and
operating temperatures, and having a
new plant like Bayou Wasco’s that is
capable of applying Neptune P insulation
coating to line pipes at full scale brings
the Neptune system to the forefront as
a true end-to-end flow assurance choice
for customers.”
Dow Chemical Co
– USA
Fax: +1 989 832 1556
Website:
www.dow.comBayou Wasco Insulation, LLC
– USA
Fax: +1 337 365 9747
Website:
www.bayoucompanies.com
Alliance for Working Together
THE Alliance for Working Together Foundation (AWT), a group that Roll-Kraft
is heavily involved in sponsoring, was formed by local business executives
to promote careers in manufacturing and focus on developing programmes
to encourage students. Roll-Kraft has announced the programme’s recent
achievements. These accomplishments include: conducting over 1,500 seventh
and eighth grade tours of AWT member manufacturing plants; developing an
Associate’s degree at Lakeland Community College with input from member
companies; and introducing a new manufacturing high school programme at the
local career centre.
Roll-Kraft
– USA
Website:
www.roll-kraft.com