Valve repair agreement awarded by Shell Expro
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Edited by the Engineeringtalk editorial team
Oct 23, 2000
Severn Unival has been awarded a landmark partnership agreement by Shell Expro for the aftermarket repair and management of selected choke valves throughout the North Sea Brent Field.
Severn Unival has been awarded a landmark partnership agreement by Shell Expro for the aftermarket repair and management of selected choke valves throughout the North Sea Brent Field.
The agreement, signed with Shell Expro's dedicated control valve Failure, Review and Delivery (FRD) team at Aberdeen is designed to bring the highest level of engineering excellence and support to meet the daily operational demands of the Brent Field platforms.
A key aim of the innovative FRD team strategy is the improvement of delivery times, maintenance programmes and technical support for production choke valves in the Brent Field.
Severn Unival has been frequently used by Shell Expro to provide independent technical expertise and failure analysis on choke valves, and to make recommendations regarding the improvement of proprietary and third party valve performance.
After nearly a decade in the role of a supplier, the new agreement marks Severn Unival's promotion to a closer working relationship, in line with Shell Expro's committed culture of continuous improvement that enables contractors to proactively contribute to reduced costs, improved efficiency and overall excellence.
Unival's services include total repair, refurbishment and retrofitting, identifying repeatable problems and recommending and implementing modifications or replacements.
These activities are inherently supported by the company's 'OPERA' database software, which registers and monitors each individual valve's history and operational performance by means of secure electronic tagging.
According to Shell Expro, the new agreement, signed in May, has vastly reduced lead times on repaired chokes (down from four weeks to between five and eight days) and new bare stem valve assemblies (down from 16 weeks to between 8 and 12 weeks).
Direct savings identified over the two-year agreement period are approximately ?150,000.
Potential indirect savings of 15% have also been identified over the two years, coming from improved platform integrity and reduced maintenance costs.
Graham Birnie, Brent Deputy Asset Manager and FRD team leader, added: "It is clear from the application of Supply Chain Methodology in crucial parts of our business that a step change in performance, through working closely with our contractors and suppliers, can result in significant reductions in our cost base.
This in turn contributes to Expro's growth and improved performance.".
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