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Wednesday, October 16, 2013
GMC Inc. picked up the contract to deliver its high strength fatigue resistant mechanical connector product as part of Total’s Moho Nord TLP project offshore the Republic of Congo. GMC will supply over 100 sets of its concentric thread, pin and box type connectors under contract to Hutchinson Offshore’s Techlam S.A. who are supplying the entire TLP tendon system to Hyundai Heavy Industries.
The 16,500-ton TLP hull and topsides will be vertically moored in over 780-meters water depth by the tendon tethering system. GMC’s high strength fatigue resistant mechanical connector will provide the intermediary connectors on the tendons. The 24-inch OD connectors shall have a tension capacity rated at over 2,000 tons. The scope of supply includes the connectors, the make and break tool, and a tendon handling tool. GMC technicians will support Heerema on the tendon installation.
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