McDermott has opened a brand new welding and know-how heart of excellence for analysis, improvement and qualification. The power is situated on the Oilfields Provide Middle in Dubai’s Jebel Ali Freezone. It encompasses over 4,100 sq. meters (sqm) of workplace and workshop area and capability for 250 personnel.
The brand new premises will streamline McDermott’s world pipeline improvement and qualification experience to offer a objective constructed, single level of execution for buyer and project-focused actions.
“This facility homes our Pipeline Manufacturing Group and secures our place as an trade chief in subsea pipeline fabrication and set up,” mentioned Mike Sutherland, McDermott’s Senior Vice President, Offshore Center East. “The centralization of our experience will springboard the event of world-leading pipeline fabrication and qualification processes and applied sciences. Moreover, it permits us to raised service our initiatives and clients across the globe via elevated effectivity, price discount and predictability of efficiency.”
The middle will ship the total suite of welding, pipeline coating, non-destructive testing, tools administration, manufacturing simulation, and focused analysis and improvement initiatives. It’ll additionally supply revolutionary technical options for McDermott’s world pipeline initiatives utilizing vessel simulation capabilities. This features a full S-Lay line up and firing line simulation space, and a J-Lay rotating desk for vertical pipelay. This know-how permits distant intervention of McDermott’s pipelay vessel fleet and may also be used to simulate environments for coaching functions to extend security and notice efficiencies.