EM&I diverless sea chest blanking plate technology deployed offshore Equatorial Guinea
Published by Nicholas Woodroof,
Editor
Oilfield Technology,
LIMPET sea chest blanking plate. Courtesy of EM&I.
The device and technology is called LIMPET™ and has been used successfully for a major lease company offshore in Equatorial Guinea.
The JIP (Joint Industry Project) for HITS (Hull Inspection Techniques & Strategy) has encouraged industry to find safer and more efficient methods for subsea activities associated with Floating Assets.
The LIMPET Sea chest isolation system can be deployed from the asset. The LIMPET blank locates itself onto the sea chest inlet using the ODIN© Sea Chest Locating system. This is controlled from the main deck and an ROV is used to attach the locating system and to provide a ‘set of eyes’ to assist with guiding the LIMPET blank into position on the sea chest inlet. LIMPET does not require any diving support, eliminating the inherent risks of diving operations and reducing POB (Persons on Board), operational downtime and cost.
“LIMPET is an extension of our ODIN service line which ranges from UWILDs to valve and side shell repairs. The next few months will see further applications including much lower cost deep water mooring and seabed surveys” said Danny Constantinis (Executive Chairman & CEO) of the EM&I Group.
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