Subsea firm seeks validation
28 Mar 2016
Offshore engineering specialist Red Marine has completed a programme of qualification testing of a new subsea landing string valve system designed by FMC Technologies.
The valve is used during workover operations and enables rapid redistribution of high pressure oil and gas within the landing string system, which allows for emergency riser disconnection, Red Marine said.
Discussing the test programme, Joe Orrell, managing director at Red Marine, said: “Having already worked closely with FMC Technologies on a number of projects, we are delighted to have supported the company with qualifying their new valve design.
“This is a critical subsea component and FMC Technologies prides itself on designing and qualifying its solutions to the very highest industry standards.”
Successfully and safely testing equipment to these exacting standards is a significant undertaking and requires a pro-active and intelligent approach
Joe Orrell, managing director at Red Marine
A component of the tetsing programme was to validate the performance of the valve against industry standards including ISO 10423 (API 6A).
“Successfully and safely testing equipment to these exacting standards is a significant undertaking and requires a pro-active and intelligent approach,” Orrell said.
“We were delighted to be involved at all stages of the programme – from developing the test procedures, the supply of bespoke test equipment to completion of testing and analysis of results – the project clearly demonstrated the value our testing with intelligence service can provide for clients developing high integrity subsea equipment,” he added.
In control
The test programme was delivered in 12 weeks and included the design and supply of the test assembly and its multi-pressure hydraulic control system.
“We are extremely happy with the proactive and responsive actions taken by Red Marine to ensure that the project ran as smoothly as possible in order to be delivered on time and within budget,” said Matthew Keenan, graduate engineer at FMC Technologies.
“The company offered a great deal of flexibility and strong communication, both of which has helped us to collectively deliver an extremely high quality result,” Keenan added.
