A specialized
engineering and services company

Baskets and Frames

Design and manufacture of various baskets and frames in support of offshore and onshore operations, including design in accordance with DNVGL 2.7-1 / 2.7-3. Examples include:

• ROV work baskets;
• Lifting frames;
• Spreader bars;
• Clumpweight frames;
•  and more…

FPSO Turret Cover Plate Transport and Wetstore

Engineering, design, fabrication, subcontractor management, onsite supervision and execution for the transport and wetstore of the TN FPSO Turret Cover Plate (TCP).

Client: Suncor Energy

Pipeline Sealing & Flushing Plugs

Bespoke design and manufacture of internal sealing plugs used for sealing and flushing of subsea pipelines.

Internal/External Sealing of Subsea Leak

Bespoke design and manufacture of full tooling suite to complete the following:

• Drilling of 1″ and 6″ holes through subsea manifold roof structure;
• Removal and recovery of NPT vent cap;
• Preparation of vent pipe for sealing, including beveling, cleaning, etc.;
• Installation of primary internal seal;
• Installation of secondary external seal.

Maersk Nexus Crane Installation Lift Plan

Supported installation of 50Te offshore knuckle boom crane base and winch onto the Maersk Nexus at quayside.

• Generated lift planning and procedure for 80Te crane base and 80Te winch lifts
• Provided on-site supervision during lifting operations
• Designed and procured lift rigging
• Facilitated risk assessments and on-site toolbox talks

Client: Heddle Marine Services

Muskrat Falls Ice / Debris Boom Installation

Supported planning and installation of the ice and debris boom upstream of the Muskrat Falls facilities.

• Conducted engineering and developed operational procedures for ice boom installation & pull testing.
• Performed seafastening design and structural / stability analysis for the installation barge.
• Tow bridle design / specification.
• Onsite technical oversight of preparatory, installation, testing & inspection scopes.

Client:  Johnson’s Construction Ltd.

Wellhead Load Relief (WLR) System

Supported execution of Wellhead Load Relief (WLR) system in support of Suncor Energy’s Transocean Barents MODU D&C campaign.

• Managed fabrication of 12-off 75Te mudmats and misc. system components.
• Conducted installation engineering, lift analysis, seafastening design and developed installation procedures.
• Managed mob/de-mob activities and provided offshore personnel in support of operational execution onboard the installation vessel.
• Provided offshore support on MODU for hook-up and tensioning operations.

Client: Kongsberg Maritime Inc. / Suncor Energy

D2 Piping Conversion

• Concept/FEED Phase: – Executed concept level study evaluating alternatives for reconfiguration of HOST D Jumpers and Flowlines to facilitate conversion of slot D2 well from GI to WI. Scope included concept identification, screening & selection and development of shortlisted concepts (cost, schedule and detail design execution strategy).
• Detailed design and engineering: Scope included subsea connector selection, piping design, dynamic analysis (existing jumper), material selection, pipe spool design, installation methodology and ROV clearance study.
• Responsible for oversight of diverless connector (and misc subsea components) manufacturing activities.
• Managed pipe fabrication and SIT activities relating to spool pieces c/w diverless connectors and Long Term Pressure Cap.

Client: Suncor Energy

Open Water Lubricator Valve (OWLV)

Supply an Open Water Lubricator Valve (OWLV) as part of the completions strategy for the Hibernia Southern Extension (HSE) drilling program on the MODU, West Aquarius

• Provision of hydraulic downline reel, ROV panel, hydraulic controls system and other misc. equipment;
• Developed and executed SIT, maintenance, mobilization and offshore operational procedures for the OWLV;
• Offshore personnel for operational execution onboard the MODU;
• Performed dynamic analysis of OWLV in support of determining deployment, recovery and operation environmental limitations;
• Rebuild, redress, assembly and testing of OWLV after every offshore campaign at the Frontier Subsea facility.

Client: Hibernia Management Development Company

HLB to HRF Mating Trials – DSV Seven Falcon

Project management, engineering and site supervision in support of Hyperbaric Lifeboat (HLB) to Hyperbaric Reception Facility (HRF) mating trials.  HLB was mated to HRF to prove connection and integrity pressure test of mating flange connection in accordance with IMCA requirements.

Vessel: DSV Seven Falcon

Client: SeaForce Hyperbaric

Multi-Purpose ROV Tooling Skids

Custom design, engineering and supply of multi-purpose ROV tooling skids to fit both Schilling HD and Schilling UHD WROVs.

• Robust aluminum frame design;
• Designed for full stackup weight of ROV and TMS;
• Hydraulically actuated tooling baskets;
• Rear mount fixed tooling interface;
• Integrated buoyancy.

Client: DOF Subsea

Hydraulically Actuated Guidebase Grapple (HAGG) Jack

Structural / mechanical design & engineering, fabrication, testing, subcontractor management and offshore execution for bespoke ROV operated subsea tool required to lift (support) and level a subsea structure to within design and operational limits.

The subsea structure had been previously installed and was sitting at a 15deg list which was outside acceptable limits. Design lift weight was on the order of 40 Te.

Client: Hibernia Management Development Company

EDP/LRP and XT Deployment and Recovery Protection System

Responsible for the engineering, design, fabrication, testing and delivery of custom bumpers required to protect the EDP / LRP & X-Tree structures during deployment and recovery through the MODU moon pool.

Client: Hibernia Management Development Company

Jumper Shifting Tool

Responsible for the design, fabrication, testing, engineering (procedure development) and provision of offshore technical services for a bespoke jumper shifting tool, which was successfully utilized from the MODU at a subsea tie-back to the Hibernia GBS, to shift flexible well jumpers from parked (TGB) position to permanent (XT) position.

Total Jumper Shifts = 13
Duration of Jumper Shift = 60 minutes

Client: Hibernia Management Development Company

FPSO Turret Cover Plate Recovery

Design, engineering, fabrication, subcontractor management, onsite supervision and execution for the recovery of the Terra Nova FPSO Turret Cover Plate (TCP).  The 185t TCP had been previously wet stored in 40m WD and was recovered and transported to a dedicated onshore storage area.  The work scope also involved transport of a 135t flexible riser reel to same storage area.

Client: Suncor Energy

HLB to HRF Mating Trials – DSV Wellservicer

Project management, engineering and site supervision in support of Hyperbaric Lifeboat (HLB) to Hyperbaric Reception Facility (HRF) mating trials.  HLB was mated to HRF to prove connection and integrity pressure test of mating flange connection in accordance with IMCA requirements.

Vessel: DSV Wellservicer

Client: SeaForce Hyperbaric

Hibernia/Hebron SAL Offshore Loading System

Project management, engineering and offshore execution in support of mobilization plans and offshore maintenance activities for the Hibernia SAL offshore loading system.

Client: Hibernia Management Development Company, ExxonMobil

FPSO Mooring Chain Repair

Provision of onshore engineering (mooring / riser) support during engineering and procurement phase, and provision of offshore personnel as onboard Client representatives during the offshore installation and execution.

Client: Suncor Energy