Offshore staff
IJMUIDEN, the Netherlands — Strohm has created a Field Service Group (FSG) after supplying more than 70 jumpers in thermoplastic composite pipe (TCP) under its Jumper on Demand model.
The FSG comprises technicians and engineers from the company’s pipe completions, testing and project engineering departments. They are responsible for the pipes’ end fitting termination process and the final testing, and are trained in pipe handling, rigging, and lifting, and the use of pneumatic and electrical installation aid tooling systems.
With Jumper on Demand, the TCP is supplied in a continuous length on a reel, which is then stored at the client’s requested location. Individual jumpers are cut to the specified length, terminated and tested in the field.
Strohm says this approach allows operators to capitalize on economies of scale, control the schedule and mitigate project risk. And it is said to be quicker for emergency situations.
Having a length of TCP available near-site cuts schedule risks and cost, the company added. Clients can request a single pre-agreed continuous design shipped on a reel that can be spooled off to the required length, when needed.
End fittings are shipped separately and terminated on site at short notice.
Strohm’s experts can train the clients’ technicians and site engineers on all aspects of the work from cutting of the pipe, liner machining, coating repair and end fitting installation.
Gavin Leiper, vice president of the Africa/Americas and FSG lead at Strohm said, “While this model is mainly focused on jumpers, we can, and have, terminated flowlines and risers on site as well, so there’s potential to expand the remit of the FSG in the future.”
02.21.2023
