Cortez Subsea in partnership with Alam Maritim (M) Sdn Bhd, has announced the successful completion of the first ever subsea pipeline using the Zap-Lok™ mechanical connector, offshore Malaysia.
The project championed new and proven technology for faster and more cost-effective completion of subsea pipelay and recorded a best average lay rate of 4.7km in 24 hours with the rigid pipelay section completed within 20 days.
Cortez has clinched a five-year deal to provide a subsea inspection management system (SIMS) offshore Malaysia.
I hope that you and those close to you are keeping safe and well during this difficult time. We are all facing these challenges together, both as a nation and as an industry.
The global pandemic of Covid-19, and another drop in oil price, means our sector is set to be tested.
Since Cortez Subsea was founded in 2011, we knew that working together would be the key to our successes. We are continuing to work with our partners and customers globally, while monitoring government guidance very closely and updating our policies so we can provide this support safely.
Cortez Subsea has strengthened its pipeline engineering capabilities with the formation of a new team in Cairo.
Six staff members have joined the company to deliver work globally and to position the company for further growth.
It has long been accepted that to foster creativity we need to keep moving, change things up, switch locations. Obama became famous for walking meetings to foster better solutions and conversations.
While finding a singular workspace boosts focus and readies your brain for work – having spaces designated for creativity is also helpful. I don’t know about you, but not many people come up with their best ideas sitting at their desk.
Mankind has been fascinated by the depths of the ocean since the dawn of time. Greek mythology surrounding the Lost City of Atlantis is as well known today as it was in the days of Aristotle. Scientists say more is known about the surface of the moon than our own ocean floor.
But technology in the energy sector advances at an astonishing rate. Cortez Subsea was founded in 2011 and is now part of a three-strong group of companies with offices in the UK, Malaysia and Egypt. Our sister companies, Deeptech and MCS, are specialists in remote operations and software which, coupled with our project delivery, brings our NuWave Inspection services into the digital age.
Subsea technology and services company, Cortez Subsea, enjoys success in the global inspection market thanks to its 3D technology.
In the last 12 months, the company has penned myriad contracts in the sector with the accumulative value of more than £1.5million.
The work offshore Malaysia has been conducted with the MCS Photo Realistic 3D Cloud (PRC), a cutting-edge subsea camera and software system which scans structures and pipeline sections to create a 3D cloud of millions of points presenting an as built of any scanned object.
Cortez Subsea and AFGlobal have strengthened their strategic partnership to bring new technology to the market which will reduce cost and risk to pipelay.
The Stinger Deployed Diverless Connector (SDDC) has been developed to conduct pipeline tie-ins using a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) and, when coupled with other installation techniques, can offer cost savings of up to 30 per cent.
The technology will be deployed offshore Malaysia where Cortez Subsea won a contract for pipeline installation.
The energy sector has made great strides in recovering reserves from the deepest depths of the ocean with advanced techniques and technologies.
The demand for more complex solutions to overcome challenges increases daily, as does the desire to develop them.
Investment in research and development (R&D) is key in driving the sector forward but it’s also important that existing technology from both inside and outside the industry is optimised.
At Cortez Subsea we pride ourselves in creative collaboration to provide the best possible service and utilise state-of-the-art technologies for quicker, safer and cleaner solutions.
Our Director and General Manager in Asia, Murray Ross, presented the benefits of our technology at the Oil & Gas Asia Conference in the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre, Malaysia.
Murray was invited by Subsea UK to contribute to its session which addressed issues and shared the latest developments in the energy industry.
Cortez has been working with NOV-Tuboscope for many years to deliver Zap-Lok™ mechanical connectors to the Malaysian and worldwide offshore market for pipelay which is faster, stronger and cheaper.
The Zap-Lok™ technology is proven with more than 7000km of subsea hydrocarbon pipelines installed worldwide and zero recorded failures in operation of over 70,000 joints.
A challenging environment can render traditional techniques inefficient, uneconomic or impossible, and Murray explained how this solution can offer a weld-free alternative to improve safety, dramatically cut costs and reduce our carbon footprint.
The event included other speakers from Wood and Enpro Subsea and delegates heard about many ingenious technologies transforming our industry daily.