INDUSTRY FOCUS OIL & GAS Meeting offshore demands
Provider of oilfield products, systems and services, Aker Solutions, has selected the RDM Embedded 12.0 memory database from Raima as a core element of future generations of its offshore control technologies
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ker Solutions provides subsea production control systems for the
oil and gas industry. Since delivering its first subsea electro-hydraulic control system in 1975, the company has developed and deployed more than 1,500 systems worldwide, using state of the art technologies and an in-depth knowledge and experience of subsea systems. Offshore oil and gas production is one
of the world’s most demanding engineering environments and companies like Aker Solutions are responding to those demands by creating increasingly sophisticated and intelligent products and control technologies. In turn, this rising sophistication is creating a growing need to store, manipulate and share data across networks of devices located on the seabed, on production platforms and onshore. As part of the development of its
architecture for future product generations, Aker Solutions identified the need for a new database management system, and began a search that culminated in its selection of Raima’s RDM Embedded 12.0. “Aker Solutions needed a product with
the performance to handle high volumes of data, compatibility with embedded and conventional systems, and a high degree of robustness to maintain data integrity in the offshore environment, where communication links suffer disruption and interruption,” explained Nigel Rozier, EMEA sales manager at Raima. “After testing numerous systems, we are proud to say that they chose RDM Embedded 12.0.” Released earlier this year, Raima
Above: Raima RDM Embedded database 12.0 has been selected for demanding new offshore applications
Left: offshore oil and gas production is one of the world’s most demanding engineering
environments and companies like Aker Solutions are responding to those demands by creating increasingly sophisticated and intelligent products and control technologies
Database Manager (RDM) version 12.0 is optimised for embedded, real time, in memory and mobile applications, delivering flexible and reliable solutions for collecting and storing large volumes of data, providing intuitive methods for managing and navigating through information quickly, and enabling data to be moved in real time. It provides software developers with a wide variety of programming tools and customisable building blocks that enable them to solve the most complex data management challenges. Raima chief executive officer Steiner Sande commented, “Through feedback from our clients and prospects we have extended the functionality, improved the performance and enhanced the ease of use of RDM 12.0. The new release is proving extremely popular and we are very pleased to be working with Aker Solutions.”
Raima
www.raima.com T: 01628 826 800
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Schaeffler UK has custom designed a set of maintenance-free spherical plain bearings to support a newly constructed process module extension column, which is fixed to an offshore platform located in the North Sea. The function of the bearings is to provide a flexible support between the
mono column and main rig allowing for movement of the column caused by waves and tidal current relative to the main rig. The bearings, which have a bore diameter of one meter, are designed to transfer these loads from the column to the main rig. Schaeffler’s standard ELGES spherical plain bearing is fitted with only one
seal on each side of the bearing, so a special sealing arrangement was discussed with the customer. The custom bearings are therefore fitted with additional seals and designed with an extra sliding layer in the bore. This ensures low friction when the extension column moves relative to the main rig due to the ocean waves. The bearings were installed on the offshore platform extension column
in May 2013, and in order to ensure that the installation of the bearings could proceed without difficulty under the challenging and constricted conditions present on an offshore platform, an installation trial was carried
out. This was performed by two experienced fitters from Schaeffler and allowed important details and the special tools required for offshore installation to be included in the work planning.
Schaeffler (UK)
www.schaeffler.co.uk T: 0121 313 5870
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