Zamakona Yards together with Gates Europe is working on 22 marine risers belonging to Maersk Drilling in its facilities in Gran Canaria. The job involves cleaning and inspection in order for Maersk to receive the certification and comply with their life cycle management.
It will take some 3 weeks to finish the job. They are of the Aker Solutions brand and weigh about 40 tons each. These jobs will occur frequently since marine risers have cyclical maintenance scheme.
Aker Solutions provides oilfield products, systems and services for customers in the oil and gas industry world-wide. The company’s knowledge and technologies span from reservoir to production and through the life of a field.
From the drilling rig to the power plant, Gates provides products and services the energy industry needs to keep equipment running productively, efficiently and safely.
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Press Release, February 19, 2013