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Wire & Cable aSIa – March/april 2013
news
JDR has won a contract with Swiber
Offshore Construction Pte ltd for the
deployment of ten custom designed
umbilicals totalling 13km, to be used at
water depths of up to 32m in the
Brunei Shell Petroleum Champion
Field.
Paul Gahm, VP sales and marketing at
JDR, said: “This contract win is the
latest in a long-term relationship with
Brunei Shell Petroleum, following two
previous umbilical contracts for the
Champion field complex.
“It confirms JDR’s position as the
preferred umbilical vendor for the asia
Pacific region and is testament to the
investment we have made over the last
two years in our state-of-the-art
umbilical plant in Hartlepool, uK.”
He continued: “Our highly experienced
operating team will now execute this
project, which is due for load-out in
mid-2013.
“We will provide on-going support
through our aIM Services, which
enables us to provide 24/7 aftermarket,
installation and maintenance through
our global network of highly
experienced and fully certified
technicians.”
Mr Joseph Chen, VP Swiber Brunei:
“JDR was the only umbilical provider
that was prepared to meet the tight
deadlines to roll out this project in
order to maximise our return from the
Champion Field.
“We’re delighted with JDR for agreeing
to work with us on this complex
project with tight delivery deadlines.”
JDR – UK
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Seven-mile Brunei contract for JDR
P One of the reels leaving the Hartlepool factory
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