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- Fergus Ewing MSP officially opens FoundOcean's expanded Offshore Service Base in Livingston
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- FoundOcean breaks a company record with 44 personnel mobilised
- FoundOcean expands its subsea and offshore services with the introduction of Marine Growth Prevention and Control products
- Fergus Ewing MSP officially opens FoundOcean's expanded Offshore Service Base in Livingston
- FoundOcean is awarded two jacket foundation grouting contracts with Saipem
- FoundOcean Appointed Licensed Applicator for BASF Exagrout Masterflow 9500®
- FoundOcean breaks a company record with 44 personnel mobilised
- FoundOcean expands its subsea and offshore services with the introduction of Marine Growth Prevention and Control products
- FoundOcean completes the first of three grouting projects in the North Sea with Saipem
- FoundOcean is Awarded a North Sea Foundation Grouting Contract by Saipem UK
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- FoundOcean awarded offshore grouting contract by SBM Offshore for MOPUstor Phase 2 installation
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- FoundOcean employs local concrete removal company following upsurge in onshore trials
- FoundOcean is awarded Guendalina Platform contract by Micoperi
- FoundOcean reorganises its UK Offshore Service Base operations
- FoundOcean says farewell to Peter Lauder as he retires
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- Major contract win for FoundOcean in Western Australia
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- FoundOcean expands its subsea and offshore product offering
FoundOcean expands its subsea and offshore product offering
29/07/11
FoundOcean has been appointed as licensed agents by IEV Group to market their revolutionary Marine Growth Prevention and Control products in European waters.
Until now, controlling marine growth has been an expensive and time-consuming process. This revolutionary marine growth control solution offers energy operators one of the most cost-effective platform strengthening mechanisms for existing structures by extending their valuable fatigue life, and a cost-saving solution for the fabrication and installation of new structures. Over 30,000 products have been installed on 500 new and existing offshore structures throughout Asia, Europe & America since 1990.
Marine growth build-up in the splash zone on oil and gas platforms and offshore wind farm foundations has direct consequences: It adds static weight to the foundation, and it increases the diameter and the surface roughness of the members, thereby increasing the drag coefficient associated with wave and tidal actions on the structure.
These factors need to be taken into consideration when designing the jacket to ensure its structural integrity and longevity; costly considerations which can be averted by designing the Marine Growth Prevention product into the overall foundation design from the outset.
Steven Jack, Business Development Manager for the MGP product range at FoundOcean highlights that “using MGP avoids exposing divers to high pressure jet blasting or scrapping off marine growth – both have an element of danger to the diver and structural protective coatings. MGP also works in all weather, something divers cannot do.”
The specially designed and patented apparatus is powered by natural ocean forces and their own buoyancy. The continuous sweeping motion contact made by the rubber rollers against the substrate, breaks down the marine colonisation process of microbial slime or micro-fouling, every minute of every day thus permanently preventing the marine growth affixing to the members. This eliminates the need for periodic cleaning thereby substantially reducing cleaning costs. Cleaner members also make for speedier inspections. Technology and nature work effectively together to strengthen and protect offshore installations as well as port and harbour structures such as piers and jetties.
Find out more about the Marine Growth Prevention and Control products by visiting our website at www...... (web page to be uploaded).
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About FoundOcean
FoundOcean is the subsea and offshore grouting specialist for the global energy construction industries. Its primary expertise is securing structures to the sea bed by foundation grouting. FoundOcean also provides structural repair services for subsea and offshore structures, as well as pipeline and cable support and protection services.
FoundOcean, now a privately held company, was founded in 1966 and is headquartered in the UK. Its specialist subsea and offshore engineering equipment is located for rapid deployment in key energy producing areas of the world including Europe, the Gulf of Mexico, South East Asia and the Middle East.
Find out more about FoundOcean at www.foundocean.com
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For further information please contact:
Rebecca Morgan
Marketing Manager
pr@foundocean.com
