SUBSEA LIFTING | APPLICATION REPORT


IN AND OUT OF THE WATER


Subsea lifting looks set for a busy summer. Julian Champkin looks at developments.


t is going to be a busy summer in the North Sea,” says Andy Sutherland, technical manager of Northumberland- based Tiger Lifting. “We are starting to see companies scrambling for equipment.”


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The reason is simple: the Forties pipeline system is shutting down for planned maintenance. The 310-mile long system opened in 1975 and carries around 40% of North Sea oil and gas production.


“The pipeline connects the rigs to the shore, so without it they cannot produce. Rig owners will be using the timeout for their own maintenance, and they will need all the lifting gear that they can find.”


R Tiger’s BCU Universal clamp can take side as well as vertical loads. 22 | April 2021 | www.hoistmagazine.com


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