TPi September 2015

business & market news

Pipeline inspection technology roadshow Precision measurement specialist Optical Metrology Services (OMS) hosted a dedicated pipeline inspection technology roadshow at the Subsea UK headquarters in Aberdeen, UK, in July. The event saw the launch of the company’s latest innovation for inline inspection.

As well as receiving a preview of the new tool from OMS – described as an industry-first for real-time integrity inspection – attendees had the chance to find out more about the company’s range of technology and how it can help increase project efficiency. This technology includes pipeline fit-up solutions, as well as a portfolio of inspection tools and software. Providing an opportunity to engage directly with the OMS team, the event also covered the company’s latest project news and announcements, including an introduction to the new weld analysis software. This powerful program collects and analyses, then presents a report to the user, enabling in-line, real-time qualification of the weld. Bibby Offshore’s Asian division, Bibby Offshore Singapore (BOS), has expanded its foothold in the Southeast Asian oil and gas sector by securing significant contracts in the first half of 2015. Drawing on its international fleet of subsea support vessels and work class ROVs, the past six months have seen the division being appointed to perform ROV pipeline inspection, remedial and project management work for companies including Moattama Gas Transportation Company (MGTC) offshore Myanmar, and Singapore-based Seascape, a Mermaid Subsea Services company. Most recently, in April 2015 BOS completed work for Indian-based Larsen & Toubro, a technology, engineering,

The North Sea seen from Aberdeen

“The event has been designed to provide an opportunity to update the industry on the latest developments in pipeline inspection. The real-time inspection of pipes has a key role to play in the industry’s future.” Optical Metrology Services – UK info@omsmeasure.com www.omsmeasure.com

David and communications manager at OMS, commenting before the event, said, “Hosting the industry’s first pipe inspection roadshow to profile our market-leading technology portfolio is hugely exciting for the OMS team, not least because we will be unveiling our new innovation for weld inspection for the first time. Gray, marketing

Bibby delivers subsea projects to Asia Pacific

construction, manufacturing and financial services company that appointed BOS to perform ROV inspection work on its Yetagun D Platform offshore Myanmar. The project involved a cathodic protection survey, anode survey and flooded member inspection in water depths of up to 110m. Peter Hughes, managing director at BOS, commented, “We are committed to supporting the continued development of the region’s energy sector, and provide efficient and successful delivery of subsea projects to the Asia Pacific region and India. “We strive to be seen as a leading supplier of specialist ROV equipment and experienced personnel, and look

Peter Hughes, managing director at Bibby Offshore Singapore

to further position Bibby Offshore Singapore as the partner of choice.”

Bibby Offshore Ltd – UK info@bibbyoffshore.com www.bibbyoffshore.com

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