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Bespoke solution for Qatar offshore platform
Furmanite has recently completed a project to replace the upper sections of three risers and emergency shutdown (ESD) valves on an offshore platform off Qatar.
News from Engineeringtalk, 2 June 2009
Furmaseal clamp acts as contingency for pipeline
Furmanite has designed, built and delivered a high-pressure subsea self-sealing repair clamp as a contingency measure for the BP-operated Everest-to-Forties condensate pipeline in the North Sea.
News from Engineeringtalk, 30 March 2009
Furmanite joint checks reduce oilrig downtime
Furmanite has helped keep a recent shutdown on the Shell Sigma 3 Eider A platform on schedule by ensuring leak-free joints.
News from Engineeringtalk, 8 January 2009
Cool solution avoids shutdown of fertiliser plant
Sabic's Saudi Arabian Fertilizer Company (SAFCO) recently avoided shutting down two plants when Furmanite enabled a valve replacement to take place while the plant remained live.
News from Engineeringtalk, 11 November 2008
Sizeable pipeline isolation success for Sizewell
Furmanite has carried out a pipeline isolation for British Energy at Sizewell B power station that avoided disruption to the start of the recent refuelling outage.
News from Engineeringtalk, 3 October 2008
Speedy valve work keeps shutdown short
Almost 750 valves were overhauled at the UK's largest Magnox nuclear power station during the annual outage, and involved work in the turbine, boiler and numerous other areas of the plant.
News from Engineeringtalk, 26 August 2008
Nigerian base expands African support
The full range of Furmanite on-line and on-site services is now available to operators in West Africa with the quality, speed and level of service to meet their needs.
News from Engineeringtalk, 4 August 2008
Custom machine tackles difficult crane repair
Furmanite was called in to repair a crane in-situ, as the presence of liquid nitrogen made stripping down the crane hazardous.
News from Engineeringtalk, 7 July 2008
Onsite machining fixes platform mistake
Furmanite has the capability to undertake on-site machining projects from plant maintenance requirements to large scale new-build turnkey packages.
News from Engineeringtalk, 29 May 2008
Careful valve changeover keeps propane tank in use
Following a hot bolting procedure on the 24in nozzle flange and 6in ball valve lower and top flanges to ensure a quick change, a valve plug was inserted and the valve change out performed.
News from Engineeringtalk, 10 March 2008
Repairs offer new lease of life for gas pipeline
Fourteen different repair designs were required on a pipeline at Shell's Leman Alpha platform ranging in length from 1m to over 4m and involving various complex geometries.
News from Engineeringtalk, 31 January 2008
Chocking system protects against wave damage
PVC-proofed nylon SmartShim slips are filled with a polyurethane resin, with sufficient elasticity to absorb the wave effects while holding the riser or caisson firmly in place within the guides.
News from Engineeringtalk, 3 January 2008
Composite technology prevents expensive shutdown
The repairs can be designed to accommodate continuing erosion over their design life, even to the extent of total loss of the original substrate, while still retaining full integrity.
News from Engineeringtalk, 14 November 2007
Valve repaired on-line
Furmanite applied its Trevitest technology to adjust the spring tension and reseat the PSV valve, after which the valve reverted to normal opening and closing functions..
News from Engineeringtalk, 22 October 2007
Sealing contract signed with petrochemical company
Furmanite's pressurised leak sealing service enables leaks to be sealed on-line, avoiding unscheduled shutdown.
News from Engineeringtalk, 5 September 2007
Corrosion repair avoids downtime
Furmanite composite repair technology allowed repairs on a petrochemical plant in Kuantan, Malaysia earlier this year.
News from Engineeringtalk, 6 August 2007
Composites repair system avoids downtime
Four areas of an amine stripper column measuring up to 2m2 in size were repaired using Furmanite's composites repair and strengthening technology .
News from Engineeringtalk, 10 July 2007
Surface treatment repairs vessel without downtime
Furmanite was able to restore full structural strength and pressure integrity to a vessel on the Leman Alpha platform with a composite repair.
News from Engineeringtalk, 10 May 2007
Repair clamps withstand 780bar pressures
FurmaSeal high-pressure repair clamps are designed for rapid and economical on-line pressure leak sealing, whether subsea, topside or onshore.
News from Engineeringtalk, 20 April 2007
12-month maintenance contract awarded
Burrup Fertilisers, on the Burrup Peninsula in Western Australia's Pilbara region has awarded a 12-month maintenance contract to Furmanite Australia
News from Engineeringtalk, 9 February 2007
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