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Tuesday, July 22, 2014
A subsidiary of Atwood Oceanics and Harris Pye Engineering partnered in Cameroon, jointly executing a challenging offshore project for the Atwood Hunter.
“The objective of this project was to safely refurbish the rig with enhanced capabilities by executing the scope of work in a location which minimized transit time from the rig’s operating market to a shipyard and back,” Michael Pue of Atwood Oceanics commented. “Three offers were evaluated for this job. Ultimately, Harris Pye was awarded the project because they had the experience required and resources necessary to execute such an aggressive project schedule in a complex foreign environment.”
After conducting in-country surveys and holding detailed discussions Atwood decided to choose Limbe as the project location. The company chose the location to avoid 48 days of transit time towing to and from a conventional shipyard capable of executing the magnitude of work required. The scope of work included a complete blast and paint of the underdeck and columns, approximately 250 tons of general steel and pipe renewals, change out of eight shale shakers for four state-of-the-art units, renewal of five fairleaders weighing eleven tons each, and major modifications to the mud pits and associated piping.
Chris David, Harris Pye Group Technical Director said, “we have worked with Atwood Oceanics on numerous projects, all of which were a total success because of the strong team work between the two companies. This project was particularly demanding because of the remote location, local environmental conditions and the inconsistent paperwork formalities for import/export. The amount of planning required to ensure the project was a success was immense.”
Mark Prendergast, MD of the Harris Pye Group, stated, “I am very proud of the fact that Harris Pye executed the project safely and efficiently, whilst injecting impetus into the local economy and many thanks goes to Atwood Oceanics for giving our organization the opportunity to do so. We look forward to similar projects in the future.”
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