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16 Tube Products International July 2009
Two Gulf of Mexico contracts awarded
Technip has been awarded by Bluewater Industries two lumpsum contracts for
the Telemark and Clipper Corridor field developments in the Gulf of Mexico. ATP
Oil & Gas Corporation is 100 per cent owner and operator of the Telemark field,
and 55 per cent owner and operator of the Clipper Corridor field. Bluewater
Industries is managing the two projects.
The first contract is for the Telemark field. This field is located in Atwater Valley
Block 63, at a water depth of 4,450ft (1,357m) and is being tied back to the ATP
Titan platform. The contract covers: the design and manufacture of one high
pressure flexible riser, approximately 2 miles (3km) long; engineering for the
installation and welding of one oil and gas production flowline, approximately
13 miles (21km) long; installation of the flowline and associated riser with an
option to install an umbilical; fabrication and installation of subsea structures
and a jumper; and pre-commissioning.
The second contract is for the Clipper Corridor field. This field is located in Green
Canyon Block 299, at a water depth of 3,460ft (1,055m) and is tied back to the
Front Runner platform. It covers: design and manufacture of two high pressure
flexible risers, each approximately 1.5 miles (2.4km) long; engineering for the
installation and welding of one pipe-in-pipe oil production flowline and one gas
line, each approximately 15.5 miles (25km) long; installation of the flowlines,
risers, and umbilical; fabrication and installation of four subsea structures and
associated jumpers, flying leads; and pre-commissioning.
Technip’s operating centre in Houston, Texas, will execute these contracts.
The risers will be fabricated in Le Trait, France, one of the Group’s flexible pipe
plants. The flowlines will be welded at the Group’s spoolbase located in Mobile,
Alabama. Offshore installation is scheduled for late 2009/early 2010 for the
Telemark project and for the second quarter of 2010 for the Clipper Corridor
project, using the Deep Blue, Technip’s deepwater pipelay vessel. The Deep
Pioneer, Technip’s deepwater construction vessel, will also participate in the
Telemark project.
Technip – France
Hypertherm, a specialist in plasma
arc metal cutting technology, has
added Rudi Schoukens to its growing
European sales team. In his new role, Mr
Schoukens will manage Hypertherm’s
distribution network in Belgium, the
Netherlands and Luxembourg. His
primary focus will be to work with the
company’s channel partners to build
sales of Hypertherm’s manual system
product line.
“Hypertherm is committed to helping
our partners build sales and provide
their customers with the most reliable
and versatile plasma cutting systems
available,” commented Magnus Olsson,
Hypertherm’s regional distribution sales
manager for northwest Europe. “Adding
Rudi to our European team will enable
Hypertherm to strongly support our
partners in the Benelux area. This will
include helping them better understand
plasma technology in general and
the benefits of Hypertherm plasma in
particular.”
Mr Schoukens, who will be based in
Brussels, Belgium, has an engineering
degree in electro-mechanics and in
business administration. In addition to
Dutch, he speaks English, French and
German.
Hypertherm Europe BV –
The Netherlands
Hypertherm adds sales support
in Benelux area
Sandvik appoints
UK market
manager
Sandvik Materials Technology in the
UK has announced the appointment
of Haydn Eagle as market manager,
tubular products.
Haydn Eagle, UK market manager, tubular S S
products (left), with Peter Rose, Sandvik
EMEA sales manager, standard products
Mr Eagle was formerly global product
manager, oil & gas, based at the
company’s headquarters in Sandviken,
Sweden, where he worked closely with
major oil and gas companies worldwide.
Prior to this he was technical sales
manager in the UK for three years.
The experience gained from working at
the Sandvik mill, combined with many
years’ sales and marketing experience,
will benefit Mr Eagle’s new role. His
detailed knowledge of production and
his close involvement with both the R&D
process and product development will
now be focused in the UK market, for
the benefit of UK customers.
Mr Eagle takes over responsibilities from
Peter Rose who has become Sandvik
EMEA (Europe, Middle East & Africa)
sales manager, standard products. Mr
Rose brings his extensive experience
to the important role of developing
and growing the company’s distributor
business and sales of standard products
throughout the EMEA region.
Sandvik Materials Technology – UK