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Solution & Implementation

Expro turned to Furmanite.  We offered a world first in engineering design. It brought together hot tapping, leak sealing and double line-stopping technology to enable final tie-ins to be made while the existing piping system remained fully operational and while batches of produced water were diverted for the purpose of commissioning the new IGFU vessel.

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Specialist hot tapping and engineering expertise coupled with lateral thinking, produced a solution that is quite an achievement, and a ‘world first’.

Case Study: Shell Expro Gannet Platform

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CUSTOMER: Shell Expro Gannet platform

PROBLEM: When Shell United Kingdom Exploration and Production (Expro) introduced a new Induced Gas Floatation Unit (IGFU) onto their Gannet platform they had planned to finalise the installation during a 30-hour shutdown. The shutdown was then cancelled.

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