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Asset Integrity Services
Pipeline systems are the backbone of the critical infrastructure of the oil and gas industry. Since much of the industry’s infrastructure lifecycle is solely dependent on its capacity to run smoothly, effectively and accurately; it takes greater clarity and accuracy over conventional methods to avert spills and ruptures while saving money and lives. To date, our key areas of expertise include corrosion protection to life cycle extension and maintenance inspection. And to ensure optimum operations, the utmost productivity gains while meeting safety and environmental concerns; we provide total solutions from expert attention, specialist services, all the way to quality products and materials.
The WASCO Advantage
- Fully-integrated services and solutions
- Up to 75% in OPEX reduction
- Most innovative and best-in-class facilitation
- 100% committed from deliberation to completion
From analysis to design, all the way to manufacturing and installation, we provide full cathodic protection across the lifespan of all subsea assets.
With an unsurpassed legacy in solving corrosion problems as well as improving anti-corrosion technology, our partnership with Deepwater Corrosion lends us the necessary expertise required to meet every expectation. To ensure full corrosion control, reduced maintenance costs and infrastructure integrity, we complement our services with anode system design, third-party review services, anode testing, failure analysis, corrosion consulting and predictive modelling of future cathodic protection performance.
Be it for repairs or life extension purposes, our long-term partnership with industry leader Deepwater Corrosion has paved the way for the most innovative and highly cost-efficient retrofit solutions. Deepwater’s cutting-edge proprietary products and methodologies have been designed specifically to not only reduce installation time but also provide an excellent asset life extension of up to 25 years.
Retromat CP
This standard flexible concrete stabilisation mattress is equipped with an integrated cathodic protection system based on multiple, interconnected small aluminium anodes cast directly into the concrete. The system is designed to provide cathodic protection for pipelines at crossings or in a multitude of unstable conditions.
As one of the largest foundries in Southeast Asia, Wasco is one of the first anode manufacturers in Asia to qualify for Shell's stringent DEP 37.81.20.31-EPP standard for deep water sacrificial anodes. To date, Wasco produces in excess of 4,000MT, making it one of the most prominent operations on the Asian continent.
To ensure complete safety and reliability, we’ve partnered with the highly-acclaimed Deepwater Corrosion team, reputed for developing the most accurate and cost-effective CP test station survey methodology.
This approach involves fitting RetroClamps onto unburied pipelines with special stab plates along 10 km intervals. This allows an ROV to take stab readings of the pipeline’s true potential rather than just relying on the anodes. The clamps are electrically connected to the pipeline together with a free corroding coupon drawing protection from the CP system. Stabbing the coupon yields a more accurate potential reading without damaging the pipeline’s coating.
To achieve the best results, we employ the Polatrack Deep-C-Meter. As the premier ROV cathodic-protection system for deep water, it fully integrates with ROV systems for the ultimate in power and data transfer. Alternatively, it also operates as a visual inspection unit, with no interface with the ROV umbilical cable. These units – rated for depths of down to 3,000 meters – are built and tested in Deepwater’s Houston manufacturing facility.
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Why Wasco?
At Wasco Energy we understand the importance of avoiding failures and downtime of your Assets. Ensuring the integrity and performance assets is crucial to guarantee production targets and budgets are met.
Wasco ensure that subsea projects/interventions are carried out with the requirement of OPEX reduction and Asset life extension at the forefront of our execution strategy.
Wasco Asset Integrity Services can help reduce OPEX by up to 75% and simplify Inspection, Repair and Maintenance interventions through Innovative best in class services with only one interface for our clients.