Claxton is extending its large surface riser inventory to meet operators’ needs as more heavy-duty jackup rigs enter the North Sea. The company is adding new joints in the size and pressure required to interface with the blowout preventer (BOP) stacks on the new rigs.
Martin Jolley, vice president sales and commercial, Claxton, said, “Soon there will be six ultra heavy-duty jackups operating alongside the 44 other jackups in the North Sea. The new rigs all require surface risers with 18.75in. ID and 15 k pressure ratings. We are bolstering our inventory in this area to support our clients.
Claxton provides the vast majority of well control interfaces, with more than 4000 surface riser and associated range of rental adaptors, connectors, handling tooling and ancillary items.
Claxton’s surface and subsea riser supply capability is used by operators in the North Sea and beyond. Claxton supplied the first 10,000 psi subsea riser system to a North Sea operator and delivered a complete riser system for the deepest waters ever tackled from a jackup in Statoil’s Gullfaks field.