ROSEN (Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada) says it recently concluded its biggest production job ever in terms of converting bare steel pipe to internally coated wear-resistant pipe.
As part of a planned production facility upgrade, the project included the installation of newly coated bare steel pipe. To accomplish this, ROSEN delivered a total of 21 km of wear-resistant pipe coated with the company’s RoCoat liner. The pipe was also equipped with a wear-monitoring system that makes it possible to acquire the coating condition “online,” enabling better integrity management.
The lined pipe and wear-monitoring devices were designed and manufactured at the group’s in-house production facility in Calgary, Alberta, which meant local resources were increased heavily. Approximately 35 people were hired locally to fill numerous positions, including shop production personnel, front office staff, shipping and receiving, forklift operators, and equipment maintenance professionals. Securing sufficient material to complete the production also involved numerous Canadian and international suppliers and subcontractors.
As a final deliverable, ROSEN Canada supplied 21 km of pipe in 60-foot (18.3 m) lengths, along with a variety of coated bends and fittings to accommodate the customer’s scheduled major maintenance and new pipeline construction. During the maintenance outage, the original carbon steel pipelines were replaced with the RoCoat-lined pipe system.
The client, their selected engineering contractor, and the installation construction group all worked closely with ROSEN to ensure efficient and cost-effective delivery of the coated pipe.
Ultimately, the project was successfully completely on schedule and with zero injuries, according to the manufacturer.
Source: ROSEN, www.rosen-group.com.