TPi May 2015

business & market news

FlexTech in double contract win Flexible pipe specialist FlexTech had an encouraging start to 2015 by securing contracts worth in excess of £250,000.

FlexTech currently has a team of 12 subsea and marine specialists, and aims to add a further five employees within the next 12 months. Its management team has more than 50 years’ combined experience in the oil and gas industry.

full life cycle experience, from project inception to decommission and disposal. Its core business is the delivery of flexible pipe and riser engineering projects, offloading systems and integrity management and inspection. It also has a range of products designed to facilitate ease of installation, ensure operational integrity and prolong the life of the flexible in field.

The projects, with two oil and gas majors, will take place both on- and offshore, supporting operations in the UK and the North Sea. FlexTech will execute flexible pipe and flexible pipe integrity work, covering offshore annulus testing and onshore life extension of flexible and subsea assets. FlexTech engineering director Craig Keyworth commented, “The contracts separately cover two- and three-year service agreements with clients who the team has previously worked with, representing a solid commitment from our customers. In the current market, relationship building is imperative, and at FlexTech we strive to offer significant advantages to our clients.” The company, which was established in 2013 and has bases in Aberdeen and Lincolnshire, UK, offers a complete

Flextech Ltd – UK info@flex-tech.co.uk www.flex-tech.co.uk

Craig Keyworth, FlexTech’s engineering director

Russian API grade pipe producer selects Thermatool

adjusted to position the inductors over the seam of the pipe, both laterally and orbitally, to ensure maximum yield and minimised scrap created after a mill stop. Power is provided by Thermatool’s Variable Inductance Power (VIP) power supply technology. VIP induction power supplies provide optimised matching to thin and heavy wall API pipe, and each power supply can be independently controlled from a single central console.

A Thermatool three-stage (1,500kW) seam annealing system has been selected by a Russian producer of API grade pipe. The latest Thermatool seam annealing technology will be delivered by Inductotherm Heating & Welding Ltd, with commissioning and service support provided locally by Inductotherm Group Russia engineers. Hundreds of Thermatool seam annealers are used to produce API line pipe and casing products around the world. The Russian producer is assured of no untempered martensite in the weld HAZ and optimised weld section Charpy impact results for demanding material applications. The precision automated carriage positioning system allows all three heat stations to be quickly

Inductotherm Heating & Welding Ltd – UK

info@inductothermhw.co.uk www.inductothermhw.com

Inductotherm Group Russia info@inductotherm.ru www.inductotherm.ru

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