TPT July 2012

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Record Butting deal signed THE Ichthys gas-condensate field, where pipe-laying operations are due to begin from 2013, lies off the Kimberley Coast of Western Australia. Butting is playing a significant role in constructing the 889km long pipeline that will run from the offshore production platform to Darwin, where the gas is to be processed. It is supplying about 75km of Butting bimetal pipes. At the beginning of this year the contract for the Ichthys LNG Project was signed with INPEX. made frommaterial grades TP 317L/UNS S31703 for the inner pipe, and SAWL 450 FD for the carbon steel outer pipe. Construction is being done according to the DNV-OS-F101 standard and to other requirements of the customer specifications. The size for this order is 457.0 x (21.9 + 3)mm. “The total volume of this major order will be supplied in several stages and first deliveries will start in third quarter 2013. Before the pipes are laid in the appropriate place, the customer will process them further by arranging a coating”, says Brigitte Blechinger, Bending machines catalogue EAGLE Bending Machines Inc has released its updated 2012 product catalogue in PDF format for easy and immediate email delivery. The full-colour illustrated catalogue showcases the company’s entire line of section rolls and profile bending machines with important features, advantages, and popular available options, and includes complete specifications and bending capacities for every model. It is designed to assist potential machine buyers determine the The benefits of Butting Bimetal (BuBi ® ) pipes convinced the customer. The pipes the Ichthys LNG Project ordered are

head of the oil and gas upstream sales department. The BuBi ® pipes consist of the inner pipe and an outer carbon steel pipe. These two pipes are connected to one another with hydraulic expansion to a mechanical tight fit. The process developed by Butting for mechanically connecting two pipes is cheaper than compared to a solid-wall version. H Butting GmbH & Co KG – Germany Fax: +49 5834 50 320 Email: info@butting.de Website: www.butting.com

most appropriate machine type and size to match their needs. Eagle Bending Machines Inc – USA Website: www.eaglebendingmachines.com

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