Airborne Oil & Gas B.V. has announced that it has been awarded a contract by French oil major Total to supply a TCP (Thermoplastic Composite Pipe) jumper for a deepwater project in West Africa
TCP manufacturer Airborne stated that the field is located approximately 150 km offshore in water depths of up to 1,600m.
This contract follows the successful completion of a testing programme, in which Total qualified Airborne TCP water injection jumper for permanent subsea applications, the company said.
Under this contract, the company will supply Total with a 5.2” ID, 370 bar design pressure TCP jumper for water injection.
The TCP jumper is intended to be terminated in the country and installed using a subsea pallet, deployed from a small vessel. The TCP Jumper is non-corrosive, lightweight, flexible, spoolable with a small minimum bend radius and can be terminated at any location along the pipe.
It can be manufactured and shipped in long continuous lengths, stored onsite and when required for the project, cut to length and terminated within hours, ready to be deployed.
Paul McCafferty, VP Europe and Africa at Airborne Oil & Gas, said, “This contract award, from supermajor Total, demonstrates our success in the subsea market with our TCP technology on the basis of a compelling business case, field proved and robust materials, and a thorough qualification program.”
“We are delighted with this contract award from Total, who has an extensive and deep understanding of composite materials and TCP, and with whom we completed a qualification program in accordance with the standard DNVGL-ST-F119”.
