Crude Oil Stabilisation

Challenge Our customer was planning a multi-phased shutdown at a major North Sea refinery terminal that processed crude oil from a pipeline system. With over 50 pipeline tie-ins to the live terminal plus many other pipework connections in need of hot work, the operator had to apply a stringent process safety management system when planning […]

The Ivory Coast

Challenge A pipe on an FPSO in the Ivory Coast had been identified as having critical wall thinning and an engineered wrap was to be applied as the emergency repair solution. The first attempt to apply the technical wrap failed due to condensation on the pipe because of the difference in ambient temperature. A potential […]

The Panama Canal

Challenge An LPG tanker was in need of urgent repairs to its hull in order to remain within the parameters of its license to operate. Due to the nature of the ship and its cargo, carrying out hot work to repair such damage would normally require the ship’s tanks to be purged of all traces […]

The North Sea

Challenge Safehouse have been involved in the rig reactivation project with a global operator since July 2012. The job was initially 50 welding repairs to the Derrick for which two habitats were erected in 27 locations. We were then involved in a further ten hot-work projects on the platform until drilling commenced in January 2013. […]