Over 25 years of proven performance of Bondstrand® Glassfiber Reinforced Epoxy (GRE) pipe systems for Chevron platforms formerly Unocal 76
In the early 80ties of the last century, Unocal of the Netherlands built 3 oil production platforms to be placed on the Dutch Continental Shelf: ‘Helm’, ‘Helder’ and ‘Hoorn’. For all these platforms, built at the Heerema yard in Zwijndrecht, Bondstrand® piping was specified for a series of seawater services. The trend to use Glassfiber Reinforced Epoxy (GRE) piping was set a number of years before by Shell Expro and the Nederlandse Aardolie Maatschappij (NAM), but at that time most piping systems were executed in conventional steel such as CS-steel, Cunifer, Duplex, 6MO, etc.
Project Helder, Helm, Hoorn Horizon, Haven, Halfweg Sand A&B-blocks platforms at the Dutch Continental Shelf in the North Sea
Client Amerplastics Europa B.V. for Heerema, Zwijndrecht – The Netherlands
Pipe system Bondstrand 2000M in 1, 1˝, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8 and 10 inch (25-250 mm) diameter with Quick-Lock adhesive-bonded joints
Operating conditions Operating pressure: 2-10 bar
Operating temp: various
Design pressure: 16 bar
Design temp: 121°C
Test pressure: 24 bar
In the early 80ties of the last century, Unocal of the Netherlands built 3 oil production platforms to be placed on the Dutch Continental Shelf: ‘Helm’, ‘Helder’ and ‘Hoorn’. For all these platforms, built at the Heerema yard in Zwijndrecht, Bondstrand® piping was specified for a series of seawater services. The trend to use Glassfiber Reinforced Epoxy (GRE) piping was set a number of years before by Shell Expro and the Nederlandse Aardolie Maatschappij (NAM), but at that time most piping systems were executed in conventional steel such as CS-steel, Cunifer, Duplex, 6MO, etc.
