The ARTEMIS tool conducts subsea flexible riser inspection.
TSC Subsea has been awarded a contract with a major operator for the subsea inspection of insulated flexible pipes in the presalt region offshore Brazil.
This contract will enable the company to deliver continuous inspection services to the client from 2024 to 2026.
Using TSC Subsea's ART (Acoustic Resonance Technology) and the ROV-deployed scanner ARTEMIS, the company can penetrate through highly attenuative sheaths, insulation materials, anti-wear tapes, and other layers in multiple thicknesses and configurations.
TSC Subsea said it has been investing in developing medium detection methods (gas or liquid) inside the annulus region of several types of flexible pipes, allowing the company to establish a portfolio of baselines for a wide range of flexible pipe types.
In addition to conducting inspections using ART and ARTEMIS to collect acoustic data from the flexible pipe body, TSC Subsea will also deploy techniques using subsea phased array (SPA) ultrasonics or pressure measurements.
