When properly designed and applied, composite materials, which have been used for pipeline repairs since the 1980s, can outlast the steel being repaired in offshore environments.Even with a decades-long track record, says Matt Green, VP of technical services at ClockspringNRI…
Airborne Oil & Gas announced Friday that Aker Solutions has joined its shareholder base to further strengthen, integrate and diversify its range of thermoplastic composite pipe (TCP) solutions for the international subsea sector.The global engineering…
Tullow Oil has awarded a contract to UK-based carbon composite pipe manufacturer Magma Global for 2.5km of flowline for the deepwater TEN project offshore Ghana. TEN, which comprises the Tweneboa, Enyenra, Ntomme (TEN) fields, came onstream in August 2016 via MODEC’s Prof…
Subsea industry firm Subsea 7 has agreed to make an investment in Dutch themoplastic composite pipe (TCP) manufacturer Airborne Oil & Gas (AOG). Subsea 7 joins Shell, Chevron, Saudi Aramco and Evonik as shareholders in AOG. Manufactured out of a composite of fibers and polymers…
Karen Boman chats with industry veteran Tony Duncan about his plans at Magma Global and experiences selling operators on new technology. Tony Duncan Tony Duncan has faced many challenges in his career in the oil and gas industry…
Magma Global has signed an agreement with Odebrecht Oil & Gas to supply m‐pipe for the CMHR (Composite Multi-‐Bore Hybrid Riser) solution for future deployment in deepwater pre-salt projects in Brazil. Magma’s patented mpipe technology…
Engineered composite wraps are becoming the solution of choice for dealing with corrosion issues in the North Sea on an increasing range of offshore pipework and structures. Elaine Maslin reports. Caisson repair using Technowrap Splashzone…
Composite for coiled tubing has been tried before, but the industry wasn’t ready yet. Norway’s Prototech is taking another look. New software optimizes composite pipe based on typical CT loading conditions…
Materials development is pushing the boundaries of how things are currently done in oil and gas. Elaine Maslin looks at some of the research underway, including ‘smart’ materials that could potentially heal themselves, and additive manufacturing…
Subsea cable and umbilical manufacturer JDR has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with composite pipe firm Magma Global. The move will see the firms working together to combine JDR’s subsea cable and umbilical technologies…
Quietly, but surely, high-pressure, high-temperature expertise is being developed on the UK Continental Shelf. Elaine Maslin sets out the detail. Action on Alder. Photos from Airborne. The North Sea’s latest high-pressure…
Northeast England has a heritage when it comes to the shipping and offshore industries. Elaine Maslin reports on how JDR and GE Wellstream are keeping the tradition alive. The carcass line at GE Wellstream…
Dutch technology firm Airborne Oil & Gas has been awarded a qualification program from Shell for a high-pressure, deepwater thermocomposite pipe (TCP) jumper spool. Its first application is anticipated in the Gulf of Mexico region. The TCP jumper spool will be manufactured using carbon fibre…
Sumitomo Corp. and Dutch firm Airborne Oil & Gas have signed a worldwide commercial cooperation agreement for the sale and distribution of thermoplastic composite pipe (TCP) products to the global oil and gas industry. The two firms will…
Victrex and Magma Global are continuing to build their strategic partnership targeted at the oil and gas industry. Following the joint development of Magma carbon composite m-pipe utilizing VICTREX PEEK, Victrex recently invested in a minority…
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