Professional Services:

• System Design and Modeling
• Equipment Supply and Manufacture
• System Installation
• Routine and Preventative Maintenance
• Performance Evaluation
• External Corrosion Direct Assessment (ECDA)
• Internal Corrosion Direct Assessment (ICDA)
• Facilities and System Auditing
• Technical Consultancy
• Training

Surveys and Specialist Services: On-Site and Over the Line surveys to enable physical integrity and condition assessments of facilities, plant and assets.

• Cath-Tech Millennium GPS Controlled Over the Line Close Interval Potential (CIPS)Surveys
• Cath-Tech Millennium GPS Controlled Combined and Hybrid Over the Line Close Interval Potential Surveys
• Cath-Tech Direct Current Voltage Gradient (DCVG) surveys
• Cath-Tech Millenium GPS Controlled AC/DC interference and Stray current testing
• Cath-Tech Millenium GPS Controlled Telluric Current Interference Testing
• Routine and Tailored Test Station Potential Testing
• Electrical Continuity Testing
• Drop-cell Potential Surveys
• Right of Way Surveys encompassing Soil Resistivity Surveys, Soil pH Surveys, Soil Property Testing, LEF Measurement Surveys
• Close Interval Potential Surveys (CIPS)
• Global Close Interval Potential Surveys (DCVG) for “over the line” structure-to-soil/water potential
• Suitable for buried/immersed pipelines,  Storage Tanks/Vessels, plant and facilities including sheet piled docks and other structures

Additional Services

• Pipe location and pipe depth determination
• Holiday detection of buried pipeline/structure coating systems
• Location of shorts and other undesirable electrical contacts

BAC pin brazing provides safe and fast electrical connections to steel structures.

 
• Concrete volute pumps for high pressure applications

 

• Hydraulic submersible pumps for reliable underwater operation

 

• Multi-stage barrel pumps for reliable transfer of containerised liquids

 

• Multi-stage radially-split case pumps for high pressure applications

 

• Multi-stage through-bolt pumps for economic high reliability

 

• Single-stage axially-split pumps for high volume, high pressure water transport applications

 

• Single/two-stage split-case pumps for high-head pumping of clean water

 

• (Solids-handling) end suction pumps for supply and distribution of water and lightly-contaminated liquids

 

• Turbine water-lubricated pumps for nuclear power applications

Wachs® simultaneous cold cutting & bevelling

Precision, simultaneous cold cutting, bevelling and weld preparation of pipes up to 20".

   
• Accurate cutting of pipe from 6" (150mm) to 20" (500mm) diameter

   

• Suitable for all pipe schedules

   

• Cuts and bevels at the same time

Features

   
• Used on natural gas, crude product and fuel lines

   

• Machining in hostile conditions for pipeline maintenance and repair

   

• Completely sealed and self-lubricating closed loop system

   

• Operates anywhere air or hydraulic power, horizontal or vertical pipe, in shop or field

   

• Suitable for all types of pipe of diameters up to 20" all machineable materials including carbon & stainless steel, ductile iron, cast iron and most alloys

As a general principle, it may be said that operations which are safe when performed correctly can have catastrophic consequences when performed incorrectly. The oil, gas and chemical processing industries generally have a disciplined approach to design and operating practice — usually governed by well-recognised international standards and enforced by regulatory authorities and certification bodies. While good practice begins with good design, both are ultimately hostage to the "human factor".

Modern process plants are highly automated and regulated by distributed software management systems which are simply monitored by ‘Production’ personnel – often remote from the physical location of the plant itself. Indeed, some operations such as pig launching or receiving procedures can
be effected in semi-automatic mode using push button controls (again often from a remote station).

Maintenance procedures however invariably involve human intervention and interrupt automated processes creating ‘abnormal’ conditions for the duration of the work. Loading or unloading of pig traps, changeover of pressure relief valves, turbine servicing (requiring suspension of CO₂ Fire Deluge), coupling or uncoupling of hoses for loading or discharge of tanker cargoes all involve human intervention and are hostage to the possibility of operator error. Distributed control systems (DCS) cannot effectively regulate such (maintenance) procedures — the SFC Coded Card Key Interlock System can.

The obligation to adopt best practice is a fundamental of safety management – mechanical key safety interlocking is a technology that has evolved to offer sophisticated technical solutions to complex and hazardous process applications and which increasingly is being adopted by major OpCo’s worldwide for protection of their people, their assets and their surrounding environment’ SFC ‘Visual Alert’ Key Cabinets provide an effective and infallible management control system against unauthorised or inadvertent operation of interlocked
valves or associated process equipment by keeping the coded keys which initiate the operation of critical valves under secure supervisory control.

Controlling the sequence of events in which process activities are conducted has been achieved historically using a Permit to Work (PtW) accompanied by documented instructions.

However, this system is hostage to ‘human factors’ Distractions, failure to interpret correctly, ignorance of the system – all can lead the operator to make errors which can manifest themselves in industrial accidents of varying magnitudes.

Trapped Key Interlocks are simple mechanical devices which can be customised to implement a safe sequence of operation in any process activity.

In the following pages we show how our mechanical key interlock system ensures that pig trap valves are disabled and proven shut and the vessel is isolated, drained and vented before opening of the closure for loading or unloading of pigs, or, how the spare pressure safety relief valve is on stream before an in service relief valve can be isolated and removed, or, how we prevent a tanker from departing a loading/discharge station before the cargo hoses are disconnected.

These and any other work tasks executed by human intervention can be completely regulated by SFC’s coded-card key interlocks – simple and total mechanical reliability to prevent operator error or violation to protect your plant, the surrounding community and the environment. In addition to our range of high integrity coded-card key interlock safety products, SFC also offer a comprehensive range of valve and process equipment security products for high and low-criticality applications.

Oil and natural gas are the main energy sources in our modern world. Their reservoirs can be found all over the world, and more often than not these resources are located deep in the earth or beneath the seabed. For the exploration and production of oil and gas from onshore or offshore fields, high-performance steel tubes are required to penetrate depths of several thousands of metres. The tubes have to withstand high mechanical stresses, high pressures, high temperatures and often aggressive media, too.

These seamless tubes for oil and gas fields (OCTG), known as drill pipe, casing, tubing and riser pipe, are supplied by the OCTG Division of V & M Tubes. Under the company name Vallourec Mannesmann Oil & Gas, we offer a comprehensive range of products, including API thread connections and VAM Premium Connections for higher requirements.

Seamless hot-rolled line pipe is used for the transportation of oil and gas in offshore and onshore fields. These pipes, produced by the Hot-rolled Tubes Division of V & M Tubes, have to withstand similar stresses as the OCTG products and are generally supplied to customers’ specifications.

Product range

The instrument can be used to log multiple transducers from a common connection point, to provide periodic time and date stamped measurements of wall thickness, or for more critical applications. It can automatically collect and store continuous measurements from a single transducer.

UltraCorr® is ideally suited to form the backbone of an ICDA asset integrity system for pipeline operators. Sensors are permanently attached to the exposed surface in areas such as low lying spots, drips on other locations where corrosion should be monitored. After backfilling, the sensors are read from the surface by way of attached cables. The high resolution of UltraCorr® enables pipeline operators to detect changes in corrosion rates and readjust accordingly scheduled reassessment intervals to suit. Repeat excavations are unnecessary, and the guesswork about reinspection intervals is removed.

Typical measurement time per transducer is a few seconds. The user can program the UltraCorr® instrument to collect data from as many as 50 transducers, or alternatively, it can be programmed to collect up to 1,024 data points from one transducer at programmed intervals. Operation is made very simple by a series of user prompts shown on the LCD display. A rugged package along with extended battery life provides maximum versatility for the corrosion technician.

The software included with the instrument facilitates the transfer of data to a PC for analysis and permanent storage. UltraCorr® is also compatible with the CorrData® Plus (for Windows®) software used with the industry favorite CorrData® Remote Data Collection System.

A key benefit of the JST competence based training and development system is that employees identified as having potential for advancement have a solid foundation of skills, knowledge and technical competency to progress in a more efficient, effective and economic manner to their full potential.

The JST training and development system consists of a number of discrete building blocks which together provide a client-specific solution to the training problem. These components may be summarised as follows:

   
• Advertisement

   

• Recruitment screening

   

• Initial recruitment assessment tests

   

• Technical/aptitude interview

   

• Employment

   

• Job competency assessment/assurance

   

• Technical English language training

   

• Generic (introductory & core) training

   

• Specific (professional) technical training

   

• On-job training (OJT)

   

• Progression to established job-holder

The components of the system can be easily combined or modified to suit a client’s specific needs and may be used for existing employees, experienced new recruits, part-experienced new recruits and inexperienced new recruits.

RBIM Program Implementation, Facilitation & Audit

Courses are run periodically in Aberdeen and as required at client premises. Various options are available. The most popular approach is an initial week of RBI Practitioner training, equipping delegates to implement programs with the help of an experienced RBI Facilitator.

Once practitioners have gained experience, the Level 2 Facilitator course offers the next step, building on their knowledge and experience and adding the necessary tools for RBIM program management.

The final stage is the Tischuk Level 3 course, teaching the skills necessary for RBI program audit. All courses have certification options.

Our aim for the courses is to ensure delegates achieve a complete understanding of the concepts of risk and the practicalities of designing, implementing and managing effective risk-based programs, to achieve the benefits of optimised inspection & maintenance.

The courses cover all aspects including classroom learning, workshops and practical exercises using RBI software and real plant data, the calculation of risk, inspection/activity planning and work pack generation. Delegates see risk-based software in action and gain in depth understanding of how RBI can work best for them.

Delegates attending the practitioner course will undergo detailed training in the use of the latest version of the Tischuk 32-bit T-OCA software and have the opportunity to be assessed for certification in accordance with the requirements of API.

The service offers support in two broad areas:

 

• Through-life support to existing Tischuk customers using the Tischuk risk-based technology, including assistance with annual program updates and Plant Integrity Review (PIR).

 

• Independent assessment of the effectiveness of other integrity management and risk-based programs.

The audits provide a valuable check on the effectiveness of existing systems and programmes, allowing customers to benchmark against some of the most effective programmes in the world. The audit can also be used as the basis of a 3-stage programme of improvement and change implementation.

The auditors supplied are all highly experienced, practical engineers, assigned on the basis of their knowledge of customer’s plant type.

Auditors bring experience of integrity management from plants all around the world and are a vital component in helping customers leverage maximum benefit from their asset integrity management (AIMS) and RBI/RBM programmes.

Customers may also use auditors’ presence on site to train any of their newly-appointed integrity team members, or to provide refresher training to existing team members. If customers are also using the Tischuk risk-based technology, this may have been upgraded and the auditor can also be used to train customer staff in the use of these upgrades.

Another component of the service is linked to Tischuk’s RBI level 3 Auditor Training.

While Tischuk is a strong supporter of external auditing, they also believe internal auditing is essential to the health of any system or program. They therefore provide classroom-based auditor training. This can be supplemented by support of our auditors on site, working through an audit program with client internal auditors.