Project description

A long-standing and valued customer contacted IK Topside regarding supplying a lowering plug, holdback clamps and personnel to exchange a drill cuttings discharge hose offshore.  

The clamp aimed to secure the old hose before unscrewing the flange and lowering it to the seabed. Also, a separate clamp was needed to secure the new hose after being pulled in and fitted with a flange for permanent installation.  

The lifting plug was designed to fit inside 6 in crimp fitting for lowering the old hose to the seabed. The tasks included engineering, calculation, manufacturing, and proof testing. Thanks to the operational procedure during the mobilisation and preparations offshore, a deviation from the originally supplied dimensions was discovered.  

The clamp was sent back to IK-Topside for re-engineering and modifications, and the need for a lowering cap was discovered. Within 24 hours of receiving the clamp, the team engineered, calculated, modified, and manufactured the clamp and lowering cap. The delivery was back on the harbour for mobilisation before the support vessel was ready to leave for offshore installation.