Safety seal manufacturer Roxtec completes North Sea module contract
Global safety seal manufacturer Roxtec has completed a project supplying cable and pipe seals to a six level accommodation module on the Golden Eagle development. The cutting edge living quarters houses 70 self-contained cabins for up to 140 people. It also includes a gymnasium, dining room, offices and a medical suite, Polaris Media reports.
The Nexen-operated Golden Eagle development lies about 70km northeast of Aberdeen. The oilfield is due to become operational later this year.
Roxtec UK managing director Graham O’Hare said the work underlines Roxtec’s ability to provide robust safety seal solutions to the oil and gas sector.
“Golden Eagle is the largest North Sea oil discovery since Buzzard in 2001 and we were delighted to win work on this massive project,” he said. “Our multi cable transit seals are being used in the platform accommodation module to protect assets from serious hazards such as fire, blast and water ingress. Specifically we supplied standard and electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) stainless steel cable seals to protect the platform’s electrical systems from airborne interference.”
Mr O’Hare said for the accommodation module Roxtec was also required to supply a special sealing system for copper nickel pipes.
“The copper nickel pipes are really important and are designed to be highly resistant to seawater corrosion,” he said. “This meant we had to gain certification from Det Norske Veritas (DNV) for our waterproof seals to be used for H-30 rated applications.”
“A further benefit of our sealing systems is that maintenance is quick, flexible and easy, which saves valuable engineering time when adding cables or making changes,” he said. “So in this instance when designs for the accommodation module were amended our seals could be opened up and refitted with minimum disruption.”
Mr O’Hare said Roxtec has a strong track record in the oil and gas sector and has recently been involved in a number of North Sea offshore projects.
“We are the global market leader due to the standard and variety of work we can undertake. We are often specified in the new build and refit market in the North Sea where our seals are rated to oil and gas industry standards and are DNV certified.”
Additionally, Roxtec has seen its seals used to protect every cable entry point on both the wellhead and riser platforms. Power and instrumentation cables on these platforms have also been sealed in the blast walls, bulk heads, floor entries and the process plant.
Roxtec was founded in Sweden in 1990. Today it is the global leader in the manufacture of innovative cable and pipe transit systems, supplying many of the world’s biggest firms. It has a global turnover of 149m Euros and is active in 70 markets. In the UK its turnover has more than doubled in the past three years with sales above £3.7m in 2012. Roxtec’s products are designed to seal cables and pipes and are used to protect people, buildings and equipment from fire, explosions, water, gas, dust, vibrations and electro-magnetic disturbances as well as vermin. Its key market sectors include Marine, Oil and Gas, Telecoms, Construction, Power (generation, distribution and transmission) OEM – (e.g. trains, engines, motors, generators) and the Process Industries. Roxtec has a Triple A credit rating and is actively expanding into new areas offering innovative and safe sealing solutions to a variety of industries.
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