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Hot stabs: a range of Blue

Analysis

Logic’s off-the-shelf stan- dard hot stabs. Most are standardized (ISO or API) hydraulic connector systems, the production of which Blue

Logic has industrialized.

standardized before any- thing else.

Werner Menz, VP tech- nology, subsea systems,

Cameron (now part of

OneSubsea) and Wilkinson, of Exxon Mobil, also say standardization should be applied to materials and welding and qualifcation requirements, respectively.

Eriksen, from DNV, says there are opportunities to standard- ize work processes too.

Most important, is that the operators who set standards cooperate on those stan- in setting the standards. A dards, says Rystad. They basic component could be should also make sure the standardized to 90mm, but standards do not go so far as

Safe, reliable and unless the supply chain is to lock-in technology—lock- consulted, those involved ing out new innovation, he effcient operations?

might not realize the exist- adds. ing mills able to make the Nilsson, from Statoil, component are only set up agrees: “We need to have to work at 80mm, he says. more focus on standardiza- Absolutely.

Tim Crome, sales and tion than we have today,” business development she says. “But we cannot manager, Technip, says this make everything into a already happens. “Current worldwide standard. We

ABB provides the latest technology and solutions standardized [subsea] tie-in probably can, but it take a to the Oil & Gas industry. From the feld to the systems are so big that they long time and I think we boardroom, our solutions help our customers don’t go down the ramps have to realize we have achieve safe, reliable and effcient operations for on the back of the pipeline different regulations in dif- today and tomorrow. We provide electrical, installation vessels,” he ferent countries and that we instrumentation, control and telecoms systems, says. still want suppliers to be lifecycle services and consultancy which improve “That is a complete lack competitors.

asset productivity, minimize costs throughout the of interface between the “And we cannot just have complete lifecycle, and extend equipment or developers on the subsea standardization, we also asset life. To learn more come and meet some processing systems side, the need new technology and of our thought leading experts on Stand 3D 160 client and ourselves as the new ways of doing working. at Offshore Europe, or visit: www.abb.co.uk/ installation contractor.” It has to be a balance.” offshore-europe

Standardization does not just apply to the product, What do you think?

system, component or inter-

Should the industry focus face, however. more on standardization and

Jerome Lesgant, from if so, where should that focus

FMC Technologies, says be frst? Tell us what you documentation, technical think—join the debate on our

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