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SureGrip Casing Running Tool

Mooring connector company

First Subsea was awarded a con- tract by Canrig Drilling

Technology Ltd to supply ball and taper connectors for the new

SureGrip automated casing run- ning tool used during drilling operations. The ball and taper technology provides both the gripping / handling function and rotational torque for the threaded pipe sections, specifically casing, during rig operations. First Subsea's Ballgrab ball and taper works on the simple principle of a ball engaged in a taper. As the SureGrip is lowered on to the pipe end, the balls roll down tapers and grip the outer wall of the pipe in direct proportion to the load applied.

Email: info@ firstsubsea.com

Cyclops-7 Submersible Fluorometer

Turner Designs offers a corro- sion-resistant plastic housing for its C-7 Submersible Fluorometer.

The plastic housing is designed as ideal for long term deployments or environments that may degrade or corrode stainless steel sensors. The new plastic body offers the best option in corrosion-resistant material without incurring the higher costs of titanium housings. The plastic C-7 is available with either standard connectors or, for greater corrosion resistance, titanium connectors.

The plastic C-7 is available in all the same optical config- urations – Chlorophyll, Rhodamine WT dye, Fluorescein dye, Phycocyanin, Phycoerythrin, CDOM, Optical

Brighteners, Crude Oil, Refined Fuels, and even

Turbidity.

E-Mail: sales@ turnerdesigns.com 44 MTR September 2010 new products