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The Company Is Leading the Subsea Technology Development Sector With Its New Industry-Leading Equipment
TSC Subsea, a company specialized in technology and provider of subsea inspections, is currently a leader in the subsea technology development sector, thanks to its latest equipment, a pioneer in the industry for acoustic detection in deep waters. In this regard, according to the company, the ART vPush enables efficient and cost-effective detection at a level previously unattainable.
Moreover, the tool, designed and developed by the UK team at TSC Subsea, in collaboration with Norwegian acoustic scientists associated with the company, was built with inspection speed as a priority, without compromising its detection capability and sizing accuracy.
The ART vPush utilizes a mobile platform to quickly analyze the contents of pipelines. Furthermore, data is captured in real-time and processed through various algorithms to monitor signals from the far side of the pipeline, which identify if hydrate is present.
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New Tool Provides Cost Savings for the Industry
Although typically deployed via a manipulator, the equipment can also be installed directly on an ROV, having a depth rating of 3,000 meters. High-speed data collection offers cost savings for the industry, minimizing ROV usage and vessel time. It is commonly applied for detection or screening of hydrates in subsea pipelines, as well as measuring wall thickness in these pipelines.
In this light, the ART vPush was developed to meet the specific needs of a large operator. Thus, TSC Subsea worked closely with DOF Subsea Norway to finalize the project for the operator in Angola, West Africa.
The team, tasked with locating hydrate in the pipe, inserted the equipment, which scanned 12 km of water injection line coated with 3 LPP of 8” in just 33 hours, at a depth of 1,300 m. Thus, the hydrate plug was located and scanned for accurate measurements.
The Global Sales Director of TSC Subsea, Jonathan Bancroft, states that the operator, in addition to benefiting from the fastest and most efficient hydrate sizing and detection tool in the industry, also gained additional cost savings in terms of dredging requirements. According to Bancroft, the smart design of the ART vPush allows for only minimal dredging to be necessary.
TSC Subsea is headquartered in Bergen, Norway, and also has operational bases in Milton Keynes, UK, and Rio de Janeiro. The company is a member of Eddyfi NDT, which consists of a group of innovative technology responsible for developing the most advanced NDT science and technology in the global industry.
Furthermore, TSC Subsea is also a partner of Senter for Forskningsdrevet Innovasjon (SFI) or Research-Driven Innovation Center, Smart Ocean, a consortium of 20 partners aimed at strengthening the position of Norwegian ocean industries through interdisciplinary and inter-business cooperation.
About TSC Subsea
As mentioned, TSC Subsea is a company specialized in technology and a provider of subsea inspections anywhere in the world. It focuses on advanced inspection methods, operating in situations where conventional NDT may not work.
The company also offers remotely deployable inspection tools, reaching where divers cannot operate, such as hazardous environments and restricted locations, to inspect welds, pipes, and offshore structures.
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