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work scope includes field services, technical support, repair and full engine overhaul services. Tom Sanders, procurement manager of Maersk,
stated, “Gas turbines operating on our North Sea assets provide a vital source of electrical power that’s essential to the successful operation of our FPSOs. We selected Wood Group GTS based on their ability to provide a total support package and the transparency of their business process.” “We recognise the importance oil and gas customers place on the reliability of their production assets and the need for suppliers to demonstrate a robust support service capability to maintain process critical equipment” said Iain Murray, oil gas and industrial services president of Wood Group. In a third new development, Wood Group GTS has been selected as the service provider for a €775,000 combustion inspection contract on a GE Frame 7EA dual fuel gas turbine at a power generation facility located in Kansas. Under the contract, Wood Group GTS will provide a complete solution for major maintenance services including field services, component repairs, provision of DLN-1.0 (dry low NOx) combustion parts and controls tuning. “We understand the importance placed on power
plant availability. Wood Group GTS maintains an extensive inventory of parts, enabling us to meet most requirements from stock. Te holding of critical spares is one aspect within our portfolio of products and services designed to increase the overall value of services for gas turbine operators,” said Frank Avery of Wood Group GTS Power Plant Services. “We are able to greatly reduce the capital requirements for our customers while also decreasing lead time and outage duration. All of these attributes contribute to increasing the return on the investment our customers make in gas turbine technology.”
Component repair Te repair of individual components and their return to serviceable condition is also important in maintenance regimes. IMS performs such repairs, the aim of the
company’s repair procedure being to restore the design service life of the component. Each item refurbished carries the normal company warranty, being guaranteed for a 12-month period. Typical components that can be repaired include
compressor blading (rotor and stator), combustion system components (swirlers and flame tubes), rotor shaft journals, abraidable labyrinth seals, and turbine hot blading (rotor and stator). Te repair procedures offered include welding, brazing, coating and re-forming, together with a variety of non-destructive testing techniques. While industrial gas turbines have traditionally been designed for servicing on site, their increasing sophistication means that this is not always desirable or practicable. For this, IMS uses its turbine overhaul facilities in Inverurie, Scotland. ●
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