ProTek™ Low Life Cost PFP selected for Statfjord Late-Life
30th July 2007
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ProTek™ Low Life Cost Passive Fire Protection chosen by Statoil for ESDV on Statfjord Late- Life
Solent Composite Systems Ltd (SCS) based on the Isle of Wight has been selected by Statoil and contractor Aker Kvaerner Offshore Partners and Kaefer to supply their ProTek™ passive fire and blast enclosures to protect the EDSV and actuators on the Statfjord B Late-Life project. This platform is being converted from oil to gas and requires upgrading of the existing fire protection, as part of the refurbishment programme.
The ProTek™ enclosure for the first 8 inch valve provides protection for 60 minutes jet fire and 0.2 Barg over pressure blast load, and meets all current requirements by Statoil for jet-fire, pool fire, blast and thermal protection.
This project was awarded follow an earlier ProTek™ project for the steel beam cladding on Statfjord B including a new high temperature ProTek™ product capable of withstanding 120degrees C.
The lightweight, composite enclosure is engineered to resist specified explosion loads, followed by jet fire, followed by pool fire in accordance with Statoil’s rigorous safety regime for the Statfjord platform. The high insulation properties of the ProTek™ system ensures minimum temperature rise, of the equipment- typically not to exceed 80 degrees C during a1200 degrees C jet fire.
In selecting the ProTek™ enclosure system the key criteria was low life cost and the absence of “hot work” which avoided shutdown of the adjacent equipment. Further there is no risk of corrosion or pollution throughout the life of the installation. The enclosure is custom designed to fit around the penetrations and other intrusions, in a very congested area of the platform. Installation was achieved in record time – just two days well ahead of the project milestone.
Statoil have long recognised the advantages of ProTek™ over traditionally used jacket systems which tend to deteriorate over time, and thus have a much higher lifetime cost than the zero maintenance regime offered by ProTek™.
ProTek™ is engineered from an advanced structural composite system which is lightweight and has wide design versatility. Being virtually inert, there is zero corrosion risk and outstanding weather resistance, thus offering a maintenance free design life for 30 years.
In addition to cladding and ESDV/actuator protection ProTek™ is used for fire and blast walls, sound attenuation,marine fire partitions, underdeck/splashzone and flexible riser passive fire protection as well sub-sea structures and encapsulations.
SCS expects its composite engineering expertise to be widely utilised in the growing sub-sea gas exploration market.
SCS has a long and proven track record of providing engineered composite solutions to the energy industry – not only offshore oil and gas, but wind and tidal stream.
In addition to its energy industry expertise SCS practises world class quality, health and safety standards, SCS has Achilles JQS and FPAL registration and ISO 9001 Quality certification. ISO 14001Environmental and OHAS 18001 Health and Safety certified by DNV in spring 2007.
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Further information, photos and images from:
Huw Radley
Managing Director
Solent Composite Systems Ltd
Victoria Barracks
Albany Road
Cowes Waterfront Venture Quays
East Cowes, IOW
PO32 6AA
United Kingdom
Tel: +44(0)1983 292602 or +44(0)7770 731067
E-mail: huw@solentcomposites.com
URL: www.solentcomposites.com
Further Information>> www.solentcomposites.com
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