COB Industries Awarded Large Contract for Subsea Plugs
January 2013—COB Industries was contacted by Swiber, an offshore construction services company, to discuss their need for subsea plugs for a large offshore oil project in Brunei. COB Industries has been building various types of high-tech pipe plugs for offshore applications for years including large Seachest Plugs, ROV-Operable Plugs and plugs for various pressure applications and long-term abandonment projects. COB has supplied subsea plugs to Shell Pipelines, BP, Chevron, Exxon, Petrobras, PetroTrin to name a few.
Swiber needed multiple J-Tube subsea Plugs for their rig. J-Tubes are vertical sections of pipe that are used to connect offshore production piping to seabed pipelines. The J-Tubes (shaped like the letter “J”) are actually guides or mandrels for the subsea pipeline which is pulled up through the J-Tubes. This method is commonly used and eliminates the need to make underwater connections between the riser pipes and seabed pipelines.
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After researching several other options and then having discussions with COB’s engineering and design team, Swiber came to the conclusion that they wanted COB to supply the subsea plugs that they needed at their offshore project in Brunei. Swiber ordered a total of 42 plugs for 10” – 12” pipe, and the complete order was shipped and delivered on schedule and are in service at this time.
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For more information or to schedule an interview, please contact Cletus O’Brien at (321) 723-3200 or email to sales@cob-industries.com