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12 Tube Products International April 2010
UK-based specialist measurement
technology company Optical Metrology
Services (OMS) Ltd has been awarded
a contract to undertake dimensional
measurement of pipes for the
Gumusut-Kakap oil field installation,
the first Shell deepwater project in
Malaysia.
The three-week project requires OMS to
carry out critical analysis and sampling
of around 3,500 pipe ends and seven
different sizes of pipe. The pipe ends
will be used for both steel catenary
risers (SCRs) and flow lines.
The Gumusut-Kakap field will be a
semi-submersible Floating Production
System (FPS) configured for the mild
offshore environment North-West of
Sabah, Malaysia, within the Indian
Ocean. All wells are subsea, with oil
and condensate exported via a pipeline
to shore. In total, there will be 27 riser
porches and 13 pull tubes on the Host
FPS, of which 10 riser porches and five
pull tubes have been allocated for the
initial J and K field development.
OMS will provide assistance in the
planning and execution of the creation
of the J-Lay
double joints.
This process will
enable the most
round pipes to be
allocated to the
more critical areas
of the pipeline,
where they will
be fitted together
using a mixture
of selection and
rotation in order
to provide the
required fit up to
less than 0.5mm
that SCRs demand. Those pipes that
are more difficult to fit together will be
used in less critical areas.
OMS will also advise Serimax on the
most suitable dimensions of the J-lay
collars for welding the pipe ends. This
will ensure the easiest and best fit up of
pipes offshore, where it is essential to
minimise the time and costs of the pipe-
laying vessel. The pipe laying installation
contractor on the Gumusut-Kakap
project is SapuraAcergy. OMS was
awarded the contract from the welding
contractor for the project, Serimax.
OMS is a specialist measurement
technology company that provides
measurement services and precision
measurement systems to the oil and gas
industry. A key focus for the company is
in the dimensional measurement of oil
and gas pipes or other similar structures
such as aero engines, process industry
tubes or manufactured cylindrical
objects, where dimensions are critical.
Optical Metrology Services Limited
– UK
OMS to sample flow line pipe ends for Gumusut-Kakap oil field
OMS will carry out critical analysis and
sampling of around 3,500 pipe ends
Hill & Smith completes sale of
subsidiary
Hill & Smith, an international group in the supply of infrastructure products,
galvanising services and building and construction products to global markets,
has announced that it has completed the sale of its wholly owned subsidiary,
Ash & Lacy Perforators Limited.
Ash & Lacy Perforators is a long-established business engaged in the
manufacture of perforated and expanded metal, mainly supplied to the building
and construction industry. It has been sold to A&L Perforators Limited, a newly
formed company under the control of some of the existing directors of Ash &
Lacy Perforators. The net sale consideration of approximately £1mn is payable
in cash, and is subject to adjustment based on the net assets of Ash & Lacy
Perforators following finalisation of completion accounts.
Commenting on the disposal, Derek Muir, chief executive of Hill & Smith, said,
“We are continuing to strategically focus the group towards the higher added
value infrastructure products activities and the sale of Ash & Lacy Perforators
represents a further step in the completion of this strategy.”
Hill & Smith Holdings Plc
– UK
Welspun Gujarat
nets orders
Welspun Gujarat Stahl Rohren Ltd, the
flagship company of the Welspun Group,
has won orders worth Rs 600 crore for
pipes and plates from its global clients.
The orders include orders of specialised
plates received from large windmill
manufacturers.
Mr BK Goenka, chairman and managing
director of Welspun said, “With these
new orders, we have once again
re-established our capabilities as
quality plate manufacturer in both the
international and Indian markets.”
The company’s pipe and plate plants are
located in Dahej and Anjar in Gujarat,
India. The manufacturing facilities
incorporate hybrid JCO technology from
Mannesmann Demag of Germany (SMS
Meer).
Welspun – India
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