Epcon
The Epcon CFU is a multi-phase (oil/water/gas) separator with no moving parts. It requires no external energy and is reliable and efficient in the separation process to achieve a high standard of treated water. The CFU also has a smaller volume and shorter retention time than traditional flotation units used offshore at present. Several combined processes, including gas flotation and induced centrifugal inertia forces, act on the fluid components of different specific gravities. The technology has been developed and tested in the North Sea, and is now considered proven.
www.epconoffshore.com
Innovation Norway
Innovation Norway is a new organization that took over on January 1 2004 the tasks of the Norwegian Industrial and Regional Development Fund, the Norwegian Trade Council, the Government Consultative Office for Inventors, and the Norwegian Tourist Board. Innovation Norway offers products and services to help develop the regions, increase innovation in industry throughout Norway, and promote Norwegian industry and Norway as a tourist destination. It has offices in all Norwegian counties and more than 30 countries worldwide, with staff providing knowledge of local and international factors for business purposes.
www.innovationnorway.no
Karmoy Winch
Karmoy Winch produces deck equipment for ships worldwide. This year the company has delivered one waterfall working/towing winch with 150 ton pull capacity on the first drum layer to Eidesvik for a new supply vessel. Other recent deliveries include tug winches for new buildings to tug owners Bukser & Bjergning, EM.Z. Svitzer, and Ostensjo. Karmoy Winch also supplies its Karm Fork & Towingpin systems to numerous anchor handler supply vessels.
www.karmoy-winch.no
Karmsund Maritime
Karmsund Maritime Offshore Supply has devised a new leak test method for flanges with ring joints. This determines whether tightness has been achieved on all sealing surfaces before the flange and pipe are subjected to internal pressure, as well as monitoring the flange connections for future leakage. The technique involves pressurizing the annular space above and below the seal ring using test gas. If no pressure loss is recorded, the seal is deemed to be tight. The test gas is applied using simple portable equipment, designed to enable flanges to be tested on a one-off basis without having to pressurize entire systems.
www.kamos.no
M-Reel
Modular Reel was established in 2003 as a service company/supplier of reeled product handling equipment. The company has developed a mobile, DNV ILO CG3-certified, 9.2 m, 350 t SWL module-based installation reel. The M-Reel can be configured for various core diameters and dividers and reduces the return cost of empty reels. Modular Reel also assists in finding solutions for loading reeled products onto its system.
www.m-reel.com
ONS 2006
ONS 2006 will be staged August 22-25 next year. The ONS conference and exhibition has been staged in Stavanger every year since 1974. The city’s associated oil festival provides a unique opportunity to combine business with relationship building. In 2004, 1,145 exhibitors from over 31 countries filled 17,189 sq m of stand space; over 1,500 delegates attended the conference; and 33,757 people from 89 countries visited the four-day event.
www.ons.no
Rapp Bomek
Rapp Bomek manufactures and designs advanced fireproof and explosion-proof doors. Products are tested to all relevant specifications and are type approved by DNV, Lloyds and USCG for fixed and floating platforms. The doors are manufactured under a strict ISO 9001 QA system. Deliveries to North Sea platforms are still in service after more than 24 years. Recent references include Grane, Kvitebjorn and Valhall off Norway; South Pars in Iran; Devils Tower, Horn Mountain and Medusa in the Gulf of Mexico; and Bonga/Asabo off Nigeria.
www.rappmarine.com
