TPT January 2023

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Courses added to pipe industry educational channel Two new courses have been added to the Plastics Pipe Institute Inc (PPI) on-line instructional programmes. PPI is the North American trade association representing the plastic pipe industry. weight/volume, thermal expansion and expansion arm/loop design. and built on a module platform that includes a certificate of completion at the end of the course. introduction to polyethylene piping for oil & gas; and the PPI mini-HDD conduit design calculator tutorial. Plastics Pipe Institute Inc www.plasticpipe.org TechnipFMC awarded significant subsea contract for Shell’s North Sea development The PPI eLearn™ channels now include the plastic pipe design calculator course for using plastic pressure piping materials for plumbing and mechanical projects. Sections include pressure/ head loss, hydraulic shock, pipe The second new course is ‘selecting and specifying HDPE Conduit for power and communications applications’, a CEU-style course covering the basics of HDPE conduit materials, applications, standards and specifications. These new courses, like the three others now available, are self-paced The other three programmes are: drainage installation training;

spoolpieces, subsea structures and umbilicals. The tieback will use pipe in-pipe technology, which is designed for high pressure, high temperature use in extreme environments. For TechnipFMC, a ‘significant’ contract is between $75mn and $250mn. TechnipFMC www.technipfmc.com

together in the UK North Sea. Our strong technical record and our ability to design, engineer, construct and install were key to our success in winning this award.” The contract covers pipelay for a 30km tieback from the new Jackdaw platform to Shell’s Shearwater platform, as well as an associated riser,

TechnipFMC has been awarded a significant engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) contract by Shell Plc for the Jackdaw development, located in the United Kingdom North Sea. Jonathan Landes, president, Subsea at TechnipFMC, said: “We’re excited to embark on this significant project

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