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18 Tube Products International October 2009
TECHNIP has been awarded two lump
sum contracts by Anadarko Petroleum
Corporation as unit operator for the
Caesar/Tonga oil field development in
the Gulf of Mexico. This field is located
190 miles (300km) from New Orleans in
water depths of around 5,100ft (1,500m).
It will be tied back to the Constitution
Spar platform, which was designed and
fabricated by Technip in 2004/05.
The first contract covers the design and
supply of the components for four pipe-
inpipe flowlines and the installation of
The 2nd China Steel Tube Expo 2009 will
take place 14-16 October. The first expo,
held in 2007, attracted over 14,216 trade
visitors, including 1,016 overseas visitors
from 32 countries and regions.
The event hosted over 200 exhibitors from
more than 10 countries and regions, with
an exhibition area of over 15,000m2.
A promotional campaign aimed at
end-users, decision-makers, importing
these flowlines, representing a total of 27
miles (43km). It also includes the design,
fabrication and installation of eight
pipeline end terminations (PLETs). This
development will use the pipe-in-pipe
technology, which provides insulation and
flow assurance for effective production in
deep and ultra-deep water.
Technip’s operating centre in Houston,
Texas will execute this contract. The
pipe-in-pipe flowlines will be welded
and assembled at the group’s spoolbase
located in Mobile, Alabama, and offshore
and exporting companies, designers,
engineers and technicians will be
launched before the opening of the show,
and a series of activities and conferences
will be held, organised by the government
and industrial associations concerned.
The event will feature exhibits in the
following categories: raw materials, steel
tubes, pipes and accessories; stainless
steel tubes; anti-oxidation products;
PVC tubes and accessories; PVC tube
processing machinery (extruders); steel
tube and pipe manufacturing machinery;
rebuilt and reconditioned machinery;
burying machines for pipe-lines;
process technology tools and auxiliaries;
measuring and control technology; test
Two subsea contracts for oil fields
China Steel Tube
Expo 2009
installation will be carried out with the
Deep Blue, Technip’s deepwater pipelay
vessel.
The second contract covers the
project management, engineering and
fabrication of two control umbilicals and
their termination hardware. This contract,
which is scheduled to be completed in the
third quarter of 2010, will be executed by
Duco, Technip’s wholly owned subsidiary
in Houston, Texas. The umbilicals will
be manufactured at the group’s plant in
Channelview, Texas.
Technip – France
engineering; agents, consultants and
publications.
Shanghai Shenshi Exhibition Service
Co, Ltd – China
Norres Schlauchtechnik moves to new premises
GERMAN hose manufacturer Norres has taken residence in its new home: the
refurbished Plant II on the ‘Am Stadthafen 12-18 site’ in Gelsenkirchen.
Plant II offers a new, central warehouse, covering approximately 25,000m² of
floor space, features state-of-the-art logistics technology and houses nearly
one million metres of hose and one million component parts, and provides
a 24-hour delivery service. The company’s investment in new production
equipment and technologies has resulted in an expanded manufacturing
facility that is more modern, streamlined and faster. More production lines can
be dedicated to customised solutions.
All business units – from product development through production to sales –
are now united under one roof at the new headquarters. Burkhard Mollen, proprietor and managing director, commented,
“The move will shorten the distances between individual departments and speed up the exchange of information to the
benefit of our clients. We are now better placed than ever to respond quickly and flexibly to customer requirements.”
Norres manufactures industrial hoses for use in the automotive, pharmaceutical, food and chemical sectors, as well as in
agriculture and mechanical engineering. The hoses are used to transport gaseous, liquid, solid, pasty and free-flowing media.
Norres Schlauchtechnik GmbH & Co KG – Germany
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The new Norres plant
The exhibition will be held in Shanghai ▲ ▲