Offshore staff

ABERDEEN, Scotland -- BJ Process and Pipeline Services has completed a pipeline pre-commissioning operation for Subtec Middle East Ltd. which is the installation contractor for the offshore section of the Atlantis development in the United Arab Emirates.

BJ PPS says that Atlantis consists of a wellhead platform that feeds a standalone pipeline extending 75 km (46.6 mi) to the shore.

Prior to start-up and commissioning, the company provided pre-commissioning services, including flooding, dewatering, hydrotesting, air-drying and nitrogen purging to –20°C (-4°F) on the 75 km (46.6 mi) x 14-in. (35.6-cm.) pipeline, which extends from the Atlantis platform to the onshore first flange on the beach before the RAK gas terminal.

"We are very pleased the pre-commissioning operation for Subtec on the Atlantis Project was carried out safely and efficiently," says Lindsay Link, general manager of BJ Process and Pipeline Services. "The entire operation was completed in just 26 days. This is extremely impressive considering the 75 km (46.6 mi) length of the pipeline."

11/9/2007