PIPE & TUBULAR T.D. Williamson Hot Tapping and Plugging
Fittings Fully Comply with New European Code T.D. Williamson (TDW), the global pipeline solutions provider, is releasing a standard offering for isolation fittings that fully complies with the new EN-13480 code, the European standard that replaces national codes in many countries.
With their all-new engineered design – which the company calls the ProSeries™ Advantage – the TDW STOPPLE® and STOPPLE Plus fittings meet EN-13480’s high standard for safety.
Full compliance with EN-13480 means STOPPLE fittings with the ProSeries Advantage demonstrate strict adherence to the relevant code’s stringent requirements.
“Thanks to state-of-the-art, model-based engineering, TDW guarantees STOPPLE and STOPPLE Plus fittings are validated to EN-13480, without deviation or bypass,” Senior Product Manager David Stordeur said. “Traceable, verifiable and complete records support our design parameters and we welcome our customers to audit our work.”
The ProSeries Advantage ensures
shorter lead time through a standardized product with high quality materials and a quality-controlled process. In addition, it optimises on-site welding time.
Available for 4-inch through 36-inch STOPPLE and STOPPLE Plus systems in ANSI Class 600, each fitting is fully compatible with TDW equipment and is suitable for multiple applications and operating conditions.
Swagelining Delivers World-First ‘All Polymer’
Connector to Trio of Operators Swagelining, the leading polymer lining specialist for subsea pipelines, has successfully installed its LinerBridge® connector technology for the first time.
to conventional corrosion resistant alloy (CRA) connectors and creates a robust and fully integrated polymer barrier within the pipeline.
The Swagelining team installed the LinerBridge® polymer lining connectors within Pipeline Bundles for one of Equinor’s developments in the Norwegian North Sea; followed by a second project for reeled tie-ins for Wintershall Dea’s Nova water injection pipeline in the Norwegian North Sea; and thirdly Ithaca Energy’s Cook Field in the North Sea.
The technology increases the cost- effectiveness and lowers complexity of polymer lining systems, enabling a step-change in tackling costly internal corrosion of pipelines and risers. LinerBridge® is an alternative
Liam Macintyre, Managing Director of Swagelining said: “Our first installations of the LinerBridge® connectors within offshore pipelines marks an exciting and significant evolution of our polymer lining technology. Not only does LinerBridge reduce the cost of today’s reel-lay flowline and towed Pipeline Bundle projects, LinerBridge is also the enabler in expanding the application of polymer lining’s cost-effective corrosion protection to other offshore pipeline systems such as deepwater flowlines, dynamic service risers and S and J-lay installation methods.”
One of the key components of a polymer integrated lining system is the connector technology. Connectors are required to
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join sections of polymer lined pipeline together to form the overall pipeline length and to terminate the pipeline. Manufactured from the same material as the liner, the innovative connector contains no CRA materials, removing the need for costly CRA welding and unlocking the value of polymer lining.
LinerBridge® uses robust and proven electrofusion welding technology adapted from the onshore gas industry to provide a continuous polymer corrosion barrier end-to-end for the pipeline system. This reduces connector procurement costs and schedule and allows for standard carbon steel welding procedures to be utilised for pipeline tie-ins.
LinerBridge® has been qualified by DNV GL for use in offshore and onshore applications including towed pipeline bundles and reel-lay.
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