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Suretank, a global supplier of DNV 2.7-1 certified cargo carrying units to the offshore oil and gas industry, has engineered and installed a range of highly customised tanks for Halliburton’s on board modular stimulation plant in Kakinada, India.
Three different types of customised tanks were manufactured across Suretank’s three manufacturing plants in China, Thailand and Ireland, before the units were ready for commissioning on board the Halliburton modular stimulation plant, which is now offshore and fully operational.
The tanks include a lined acid transport tank for transporting full strength hydrochloric acid, custom designed dual compartment lined mixing tanks, and large brine and gel mixing tanks which had specific requirements for attaching laboratories to their top decks.
Greg Bailey, Suretank’s sales manager for Asia Pacific, said: “This was a very specialised and logistically challenging project. The customer had very specific requirements for all three types of tanks and so we drew upon the expertise that we have globally across our manufacturing sites to deliver exactly what they needed. The end result was a huge success and demonstrates our ability to deliver a high quality service from anywhere in the world.”
Steve Page, manager, Assets, Asia Pacific, Halliburton, said: “Suretank are known within the industry for their engineering expertise and quality standards and so we turned to them to leverage their experience of delivering on this type of project. Dealing with one supplier for all the tanks simplified the process, and because all of their products are manufactured to DNV 2.7-1 standards, there were no issues around where they were produced. We’re looking forward to working with Suretank on similar projects in the future.”
Suretank is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of cargo-carrying units for the offshore oil and gas industry and all of its products are produced to DNV 2.7-1 certification as standard.
Other recent maritime news to come from India is a co-operation announced by CMA CGM Group with its current partner Maersk Line, APL and OOCL, on three existing Far East-to-Indian Subcontinent services.