Subsea 7 boosts fleet with spoolbase
Subsea 7 is planning to build a pipe fabrication spoolbase in Texas, to
support its fleet of pipelay and construction vessels in the North and
Central American region.
The investment, estimated at $32 million, will create up 100 new jobs in the
Port Isabel community and provide Subsea 7 with a state-of-the-art
fabrication spoolbase.
The facility will produce pipe stalks of up to 16 inch in diameter and up to
1.2 km in length, for spooling onto reeled pipelay vessels.
The spoolbase will be equipped to weld any steel material from traditional
carbon steel to technically advanced materials, for the onshore fabrication
of offshore oil and gas pipelines.
In addition, the base will be able to complete the fabrication of double
joints, plastic lined pipelines, pipe-in-pipe, and steel catenary risers
(SCR).
Building work is expected to commence later this year, subject to the planning
permission.
05 May 2008 12:39 GMT
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05 May 2008 12:45 GMT
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