Murchison Decommissioned after 30 Years of Operation
was required in order to install Paradigm’s Flexi-Coil technology prior to pumping Halliburton’s Thermatek fluid system. As there was no suitable valves to offer a positive isolation or provide an access point to gain entry to the flowline, STATS utilised their hot tap installed BISEP isolation tool. STATS patented leak-tight BISEP provided fail-safe double block and bleed isolation, deployed through a single full bore hot tap penetration from the platform. STATS provided mechanical tie-in clamps, ball valves and a hot tap machine which allowed the flowlines to be hot tapped (drilled)
TDW Replaces Valves, Repairs Lines Offshore Malaysia
Keeping offshore Malaysias safe; valve replacements and line repairs using SmartPlug isolation tool When it comes to keeping pipelines in top operating condition, the operator of two gas field developments offshore Malaysia has its work cut out. To make certain that the networks continue to deliver natural gas to the millions of residents and businesses in Peninsular Malaysia, dedicated maintenance teams work around-the-clock to monitor the lines for potential integrity threats, executing rigorous maintenance programs. When several leaking valves were detected across multiple major gas trunk
New Malaysian Offshore Gas Pipeline Safely Tested
project, it was necessary to hydro-test the 16-inch Export Gas Pipeline that stretches from the platform to the FPSO PLEM prior to the dewatering and drying operation, once the pipeline spool and PLEM installation had been completed subsea. TDW was required to use its SmartPlug isolation tool to create an isolation in the PLEM. The SmartPlug tool was to be used to maintain the pressure rate between the riser and the PLEM while the pipeline was being tested, in order to prevent testing pressures from occurring at the site of the three open ball-valves in the PLEM. Secure isolation
August 2025
