Dutch company installs composite pipe at ExxonMobil’s Liza Field to enhance production

Dutch manufacturer, Strohm’s first deep-water/high-pressure thermoplastic composite pipe (TCP) Jumper in South America has been successfully installed, commissioned, and is currently up and running for ExxonMobil Guyana at its Liza field in the Stabroek Block.
The Jumper, incorporating advanced carbon fibre and polyamide12 materials, is used for Water Alternating Gas (WAG) injection and was installed in depths over 1700 metres for the supermajor, after being landed and leak tested subsea, a recent statement from the company detailed.

Previously, the Netherlands-headquartered business was awarded two significant contracts for the Uaru and Yellowtail developments, where Strohm is to supply a total of 50 of its WAG TCP Jumpers across the two campaigns.
These projects are delivered under the firm’s Jumpers on Demand approach, where a single length of pipe is delivered on a single reel to the client’s location, thereupon the pipe is spooled off to the desired jumper length, cut, terminated, tested, and mated with a connector system.
Strohm’s newly-created Field Service Group has also recently secured the service contract to support onsite termination operations in-country and deliver on the termination scopes of work for pre-first oil for Yellowtail.
Strohm’s Vice President of Americas and leader of the Field Service Group, Gavin Leiper, said: “This is a pivotal moment for our business, underlining the clear advantages that our Jumper on Demand brings to a project of this scale and depth, as well as proving our WAG application for this region.”
“Our approach minimises transportation cost, maximises local content, and reduces the total cost of installation as well as lowering carbon footprint. This approach is proving extremely successful with multiple projects ongoing and completed around the globe. Strohm’s specialist field service technicians mobilise to the client’s location as the jumper termination campaigns are called off over the duration of the deployment programme.”
Strohm’s TCP Jumper avoids the need for metrology, thereby shortening the time to first oil and reducing installation costs further. The flexibility to terminate in the country creates redundancy and de-risks any project schedule.
Strohm is the leading manufacturer of TCP with the largest track record in the world. It provides a strong, corrosion-free, and field-proven solution for operators. The use of TCP manufactured by Strohm also provides clients with the ability to significantly reduce the CO2 footprint of their pipeline infrastructure.
In addition to the 50 pipes being produced for ExxonMobil Guyana, Strohm’s Jumper on Demand service has delivered 25 of the firm’s TCP solutions installed in Europe, Brazil, and Asia.
Strohm, in a statement, said it is committed to driving sustainability with its range of TCP solutions which enable clients towards their net-zero carbon emissions targets and supports the renewables sector.???
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Strohm’s?shareholders include?Aker Solutions, Chevron Technology Ventures, Evonik Venture Capital, Saudi Aramco Energy Ventures, Shell Ventures, Subsea 7, Sumitomo Corporation, HPE Growth, HydrogenOne Capital Growth, and ING Corporate Investments (a 100% subsidiary of ING Bank N.V.).???
The firm’s manufacturing facility is located at its headquarters in IJmuiden in The Netherlands. Strohm also has offices in Houston (US) and Rio de Janeiro (Brazil).