OTC 2013: Subsea flow assurance insulation system designed to withstand harsh conditions
May 6, 2013
Dow Oil & Gas has received an OTC Spotlight Award for the DOW NEPTUNE advanced subsea flow assurance insulation system.
DOW NEPTUNE
Offshore staff
HOUSTON– Dow Oil & Gas has received an OTC Spotlight Award for the DOW NEPTUNE advanced subsea flow assurance insulation system.
Designed for line pipe, field joint and subsea architecture applications the system combines thermal properties with the highest temperature performance end-to-end: from -40°C (-40°F) up to 160°C (320°F) during installation and use, at depths of up to 4,000 m (13,123 ft).
The Dow Chemical Co. developed the chemistry behind the system with industry coating applicators at Bayou Wasco, a joint venture between The Bayou Companies, LLC and Wasco Energy Ltd., Pipeline Induction Heat Ltd., and Trelleborg Offshore.
