15 October 2009

Pipes with Problems...

So what do I do and what do I work with?


The nature of the company is doing maintenance and repair in the oil and gas industry.

What sort of maintenance?


Most of our projects involve playing with pipes. Not that sort of pipes you have at home but from the smallest pipes to the biggest pipes available in the oil and gas world…


Now, these industry pipes will get corroded, eroded, rusty, cracks, leaks, holes and pitting. In our world, the term hole is used when you can see through the pipe and a pit is a half develop hole. So you cannot see through them yet.


Then, because these problems with the pipes will hinder the oil and gas operations, they need to replace these pipes. To replace them, they cannot just do it straightaway.


Well, not exactly in that manner…


Lots of paperwork and stuff. Ordering replacement pipes and delivery time. Lots of complicated process involves. So, because the replacement cannot take place immediately, they need to do something about the problem before the whole platform blow up! Or worse, reduce the income!


So, that is where we come in…


“Hello Sir! I see you have seriously critically dangerously corroded pipe there!”


Well, not exactly in that manner…


Usually the client will contact us with their problem. They will also ask for quotation, or how much that the whole repair will cost them. If they are happy with our quotation, then proceed with the repair work. If not, we either renegotiate until the client is happy or just show them the door find another alternative that will work for them… sigh…


Well, not exactly in that manner…


Here let me show you what sort of problem the clients brought forward to us.










As you can see from the pictures, all of these once beautiful hardworking pipes had been corroded, eroded, cracked, leaked, had wall loss, pitted, holed etc. Does not look good at all and look messy, unhygienic and dangerous. The risks of getting problem from the higher up people soar high too. The risk of lowering the production and income also great…


So my company offers these two solutions:

Lokring

StrongBack


These two principals keep those problems in check until replacement can be made. They give our clients more time to do necessary stuff and also keep the production running smoothly at the same time. And the pipes will at least still look presentable…

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