Cameron integrates subsea processing capabilities
Offshore staff
HOUSTON --Cameron announced the integration of its subsea processing capabilities into Camforce Subsea Processing Systems today at the Offshore Technology Conference. The integration includes Cameron's core subsea capabilities plus its research and development, plus technology added via acquisitions and partnering.
"This is a new initiative" for Cameron, said John Carne, president of the Drilling Production Services Group. In includes the core technologies of trees, valves, control chokes plus research and development products such as CameronDC, and partnerships and acquisitions providing power distribution, motors, flowline access technology, he said.
Subsea boosting is partnering in a joint venture with Curtiss-Wright EMD and its electro-mechanical technologies and equipment. Curtis-Wright brings with it a partnership with Leistritz and its twin-screw multiphase pump.
Through Cameron's Petreco Process Systems Division, Camforce includes custom-engineering packages for separation, filtering, and treatment of oil, gas, produced water, and solids. Petreco technology drives the two-phase, all electric separation unit.
Most recently, Cameron acquired DES Operations Ltd. with its production enhancement technology including the Multiple Application Re-injection System to allow installation of multiple processing technologies directly into the subsea completion.
04-30-2007