MCS Advanced Subsea Engineering
Fact Sheet

ADVANCED ENGINEERING FOR FLEXIBLES

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  • Independence
    • Independent and impartial engineering, without hardware or installation preference
  • Advanced Subsea Engineering
    • Unique combination of engineering experience, including design, testing, analytical skills and proprietary software solutions
  • Experienced Personnel
    • Personnel with worldwide experience, all locations, all water depths
    • 25 years in offshore industry
  • Resources
    • Staff of 150 based in Houston, Galway, Aberdeen, Rio, Perth and Paris
  • Worldwide client base and experience

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Services

Capability

Industry-leading Expertise in Flexible Pipe Technology

  • Procurement Support (Spec etc.)
  • Global design, verification, and installation support
  • X-Section modeling, analysis and verification
  • Ancillary component design, analysis and verification
  • Integrity management

Technology Developments

  • API Spec 17J (unbonded flexible pipe)
  • API Spec 17K (bonded flexible pipe)
  • API RP 17B (flexible pipe)
  • Guidelines for Integrity Monitoring of Unbonded Flexible Pipe
  • UKOOA Guidance Note on "Monitoring Methods and Integrity Assurance for Unbonded Flexible Pipe"

Proprietary Software

  • Flexcom - Global time domain FEA
  • Freecom - Global Freq domain FEA
  • Layercom/Crosscom - Local cross-section analysis
  • Stiffener - Bend Stiffener design

 

Conceptual & Design

  • Maersk Oil, Dumbarton (North Sea)
  • Total, Girassol (West of Africa)
  • BHPB, Boris (Gulf of Mexico)
  • Marathon, Alvheim (Norway)
  • CNR, Baobab (West of Africa)
  • Woodside, Enfield (Australia)
  • BHPB, Pyrenees (Australia)

Verification

  • Kerr McGee, Gunnison (Gulf of Mexico)
  • Total, Matterhorn (Gulf of Mexico)
  • ConocoPhillips, Kerisi (Indonesia)
  • Murphy Oil Corp, Kikeh (Malaysia)

Delivery Management

  • Apache, Van Gogh (Australia)
  • Tanker Pacific/OMV, Maari (New Zealand)
  • ConocoPhillips, Su Tu Vang (Vietnam)
  • CNR, Olowi (West of Africa)

Integrity Management

  • BP, Foinaven & Schiehallion (North Sea)
  • Talisman, Flexible Assets (North Sea)
  • Woodside, Cossack Pioneer (Australia)
  • Apache, Stag (Australia)
  • BHPB, Stybarrow (Australia)
  • BP, ThunderHorse (Gulf of Mexico)
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