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SKF has strengthened its offshore presence with two wide-ranging contracts for operations in the northern hemisphere.
The Gothenburg-based company has entered into a five-year contract with Total E&P UK under which it will provide condition-based maintenance services for a range of rotating machinery on Total’s off- and onshore-related North Sea assets, which include the Alwyn North, Dunbar, and Elgin/Franklin production complexes, and the St Fergus gas terminal.
The range of services will include in-depth vibration data analysis, lubrication oil analysis, and equipment process analysis, in addition to other specialist investigations.
“We see our partnership with SKF as an important step in supporting our strategy of improving equipment reliability, enabling us to reduce unplanned equipment downtime and helping with Total’s commitment to meeting safety, health, environment, and quality requirements,” says Alan Messié, operations manager for Total E&P UK.
SKF also has signed a $1.37 million service contract with Transocean for asset reliability services on 59 of the rig contractor’s mobile units operating in the North Sea, Mediterranean, and Caspian Sea, as well as off West Africa.
It will help Transocean develop a consistent approach to onboard machinery lubrication practices, including processes and common sets of guidelines.
Several SKF units around the world will cooperate in this contract. SKF can provide tailor-made solutions by combining elements from its five technology “platforms,” says Ole Kristian Jødahl, director for north Europe in the SKF Service Division. These are bearings and units, sealing solutions, mechatronics, lubrication systems, and services.
The company’s services are designed to optimize machinery performance, reduce downtime, both planned and unplanned, and cut maintenance costs by identifying only components that actually need replacement. The end result is that the machinery not only operates more efficiently but also has a longer life. This is an important consideration for operators are seeking to extend the life-span of aging offshore installations.
In addition to sending engineers to offshore installations to take direct measurements, monitoring is performed remotely. This suits the integrated operations approach increasingly adopted by offshore operators.
For more information contact Ole Kristian Jødahl, SKF. Tel +47 23170710,[email protected], www.skf.com