Wireline Magazine Issue 51 - Summer 2021

The Superheat SmartCenter TM which oversees all heat treatment operations.

"We're getting challenged to be as efficient as you can be and also come to site with new ideas."

in regions like the UKCS, efficiency gains using these kinds of processes are significant differentiators given the demand for tighter turnarounds. “What was maybe a 12 or 13-week event is now getting done in four or five weeks, so customers need to partner with contractors that have invested appropriate resources into being fit for the modern day – both with their technology and their people.” he says. “Now more than ever before, the generation of change is in front of us.” Having opened its newest location, Superheat is now working to further demonstrate the value of the technology in offshore environments. It draws on an exemplary safety record – zero recordable safety incidents across all clients over the last two years – and continues to serve clients around the UK. Looking to the rest of 2021 and beyond, Superheat is actively engaging with new and existing contractors and end users as it builds on its latest Scottish base. For the Steve, the goal is simple: “We will be continuing to deliver the best solutions to address the needs of each particular project from a safety, cost implication, manpower and equipment footprint on site using our technologies.”

outcome. “By working with the site team, in tandem with them, you can significantly improve your site efficiency,” he adds. That collaboration was exemplified in a 2020 project in Abu Dhabi where, due to travel restrictions, Superheat staff were unable to reach the work site. Equipment was instead shipped directly to the client, while SmartCenter operators hosted 11 days of pre-outage virtual training with the contractors’ local labour team, including setup, the use of SmartView, trial wrapping configurations and safety protocols. Once suitably comfortable with the procedure, the local team could set up their own heat treatment before then handing over to the SmartCenter for remote operation. With that support, all remotely operated heat cycles were successfully completed. And while far from a routine scenario, it proves the potential of more agile technologies, backed up by remote support. “We're getting challenged to be as efficient as you can be and also come to site with new ideas,” Steve says, and increasingly solutions like this may be the optimum route for time-pressed clients. He highlights that, for the offshore oil and gas market

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