PolyOil delivers Poly-Tector clamps to deepwater field

Offshore staff

ABERDEEN, UK --Westhill-based PolyOil has been contracted to deliver 220 Poly-Tector clamps in the first stage of an agreement with a Gulf of Mexico operator.

The contract, worth in excess of £250,000 ($494,000), eventually will see PolyOil deploy more than 880 clamps across eight wells in the Shenzi field. Stage two will incorporate a further seven wells.

"This is a significant step forward for PolyOil because it is the first time that we have been approached directly to create a product for an operator using this technology," says Serena Arif, PolyOil director.

Many of the well completions in the Gulf of Mexico require thermal insulation to prevent heat loss which can cause problems such as high viscosity oil and annular pressure build up. The Poly-Tector clamps are manufactured to insulate these connecting sections.

"The Poly-Tector design has an innovative inner lip which locates onto the VIT and holds it in place," says Calum Whitelaw, director.

5/31/2007