Subsea technology provider Forum Energy Technologies (UK) Ltd. has unveiled a deepwater test facility and received industry accreditation for the calibration laboratory at its new European Operational Centre in Aberdeen.
The indoor test tank is one of the largest in northeast Scotland and is dedicated to testing subsea tooling and survey sensors as well as work class ROVs.
Staffed by dedicated personnel, the test tank and laboratory have a primary purpose to provide full control, certification and faster turnaround in preparing Forum’s rental inventory for hire. In addition, the firm will offer a full test and calibration service to customers.
“Our continued investment in testing and calibration capabilities ensures that clients can be assured our systems have been prepared to the highest possible standards,” said Ian Porter, vice president of manufacturing subsea for Forum Energy Technologies. “This focus on delivering quality products means clients know they are receiving ROV systems that will perform reliably in the field and safeguard the project costs.
“These latest facilities have been created as part of the consolidation of Forum’s Aberdeen businesses and to supplement those available in our other U.K. plants.”
The large freshwater tank, measuring 5 m by 6 m by 4.5 m, is fitted with overhead 10T crane, lighting, cameras and a viewing platform.
Forum Energy Technologies is a global oilfield products company, serving the subsea, drilling, completion, production and infrastructure sectors of the oil and natural gas industry. The company’s products include highly engineered capital equipment as well as products that are consumed in the drilling, well construction, production and transportation of oil and natural gas. Forum is headquartered in Houston, with manufacturing and distribution facilities strategically located around the globe.
Meanwhile, NEL has announced the completion of the latest upgrade phase of its wet gas test facility in Glasgow—the U.K.’s only independent commercial test service that can generate wet gas flows using water and oil simultaneously, replicating the challenges faced by the industry in key production processes. The newly upgraded test facility has been designed to more accurately simulate the increased flow rates experienced during production and processing, reducing uncertainty, and minimizing the operator’s financial exposure.
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