PARTNERS & CONTACT DETAILS

Materials Engineering Research Laboratory Ltd.
Tamworth Road
SG13 7DG   Hertford
UNITED KINGDOM

Contact Person: SHEPHERD, Richard (Mr)

Materials Engineering Research Laboratory Ltd (MERL)
MERL, established in 1986, is an independent British research organisation based in Hertford, England. MERL is the leading independent research organisation world-wide that specialises in fatigue life determinations of rubber engineering materials, systems and components. MERL is a member of AIRTO (the Association of Independent Research Organisations), which is a member of EACRO and is involved in a wide range of research activities as well as activities to disseminate advanced technology to SME's.

Twenty specialist, professional technical staff are employed at MERL with postgraduate research experience in polymeric materials or components. This includes specialists in designing and building specialist test equipment for long term high duty tests. Senior staff at MERL have been responsible for a wide range of scientific publications relating to the oil & gas industry. MERL has an extensive range of laboratory test equipment with state of the art equipment for evaluating insulation materials, including a rig for evaluating thermal conductivity at operating conditions (low temperature pressurised sea water and high temperature fluids). MERL staff also have extensive experience in the design of accelerated ageing tests for life cycle studies.

Thermotite AS
Gronora Industriomrade
7303   Orkanger
NORWAY

Contact Person: FRIBERG, Gunnar (Mr)

Thermotite
Thermotite AS specialise in thermal insulation and anti- corrosion protection of pipelines. Situated south of the city of Trondheim, in the Orkanger Harbour, Thermotite AS is located within a purpose built service base for pipeline coatings and installation. The Orkanger Base has, in addition to Thermotite AS, an infrastructure for engineering, welding, fabrication and handling of sub-sea linepipe and structures. Thermotite AS has expanded its factory with a unique double jointing facility, capable of handling linepipe up to the length of 26 meter (80 feet). The equipment within the facility has been specially designed and built for handling sophisticated alloys, such as Duplex or 13% Cr, in addition to normal carbon steel pipes. The Thermotite AS coating facility offers complete flexibility, with five independent lines, one for anti-corrosion coating, and four for thermal insulation, allowing multiple projects to be manufactured simultaneously.

R&D DEPARTMENT
Marine Computation Services Ltd.
Merchants Road Lismoyle House
90   Galway
IRELAND

Contact Person: CONROY, John (Mr)

MCS
MCS International is a firm of consulting engineers which provides a range of specialist design, analysis, software and technology services to clients in the offshore oil industry. MCS is an independent Irish company established in 1983, and there are 35 staff at offices in Galway (Ireland), Aberdeen (Scotland), Oslo (Norway) and the US (Houston). The staff of MCS are professionally qualified engineers, and the majority hold postgraduate degrees at Masters and PhD levels. Clients include most of the major oil companies and contractors throughout the world. MCS provides consultancy services ranging from feasibility / conceptual studies right through to detailed design in the areas of floating production systems, flexible risers and flowline systems, tanker loading systems (buoy/turret moored), mooring systems, steel catenary risers (SCRs), drilling risers and production risers. We can offer an integrated design approach for risers and mooring systems.

In support of the above activities, MCS has developed a comprehensive suite of design and analysis software, which is widely used in the industry. Our FLEXCOM-3D package, for example, is regarded as the industry standard program for advanced flexible riser analysis. Leading edge technology is essential for all of MCS's activities and we maintain a high level of R&D. This takes the form of joint industry projects (JIPs), EU funded projects and internally funded developments. A recent JIP which was supported by 20 oil companies and contractors has resulted in the new API Specification 17J and related RP for flexible pipes. Quality is a key part of our service, and the quality system at MCS is certified to ISO 9001.

Borealis AB
444 86   Stenungsund
SWEDEN

Contact Person: BERNDTSON, Bjoern (Mr)

Borealis AB
Borealis is a major producer of plastics raw materials - namely, polyethylene and polypropylene. These are environmentally superior plastics known as polyolefins. Borealis' main business is polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene (PP) and are the biggest producer in Europe and also a significant supplier in key markets around the world. The Borealis Group produces over 3 million tonnes of PE and PP each year, and employs nearly 6,000 people. The output from our main manufacturing sites and compounding units is plastics raw material.

OFFSHORE ENGINEERING DIVISION
Coflexip Stena Offshore Limited
Stena House, Enterprise Drive
AB33 6TQ   Westhill
UNITED KINGDOM

Contact Person: CARR, Karen (Mrs)

Coflexip Stena Offshore Limited
Coflexip Stena Offshore Limited (CSO) is the most highly integrated solutions provider in the global oil & gas subsea industry, able to offer field-proven, cost-effective solutions. They specialize in all aspects of subsea field development and operations, from engineering to product supply, and including installation, construction and services. CSO design and manufacture subsea flowlines, riser and umbilical systems, and have a good track record for providing economical subsea solutions that reduce Operators Capex and Opex.

The CSO fleet is the largest and most advanced in the world of subsea construction and installation. Subsea pipelines are a particularly crucial component of any offshore development. Since installation and operating conditions vary greatly from one project to the next, CSO offer operators best-fit solutions for their field developments, with in depth knowledge of rigid, flexible and hybrid flowlines technologies. CSO's project teams and the products and services they deliver are based on a global workforce of 4000. With roots in France, this project is operated from its UK office