Oil and gas consultant LateraL AS partners with Wessex Resins To Repair Clients' Mission-Critical Offshore Assets
LateraL AS specialises in repairing offshore equipment and vessels in the oil and gas industry. To ensure that its epoxy-based repair solutions are highly reliable and durable, the company partners with leading epoxy specialist Wessex Resins.
Challenge
Specialist oil and gas consultant LateraL AS helps oil and gas companies repair their offshore assets and keep them in good working condition. Keith Robertson, technical manager at LateraL AS, says, “We use our in-depth industry knowledge and our experience of working with technologies and materials from other industries to provide fast, cost-effective, long-lasting repairs for our clients.” The mission-critical nature of offshore equipment means that LateraL AS often works under intense pressure. “In the offshore environment, corrosion, leaks or other engineering issues can increase safety risks and interrupt production processes, with huge financial losses a possibility,” says Keith. “In the event of a technical fault, clients need fast repairs that are built to last.”
Solution
To repair clients’ mission-critical offshore assets, LateraL AS partners with leading epoxy specialist Wessex Resins. “When we were first introduced to Wessex Resins, we were extremely impressed by their range of underwater-capable resins,” says Keith. “We immediately recognised the potential of these products to help us deliver long-lasting offshore repairs for our clients.” Over the years, LateraL AS has used the Wessex Resins products for a number of applications and projects. “Wessex Resins is an important partner for us,” says Keith. “We’ve used products supplied by Wessex Resins for a range of applications on fixed and floating structures, both topsides and subsea.” For each project, LateraL AS works to understand the client’s specific needs and translates this into a technical specification for the Wessex Resins formulators. “Working together, LateraL AS and Wessex Resins provide clients with the epoxy formulations they need to keep their critical offshore infrastructure up and running,” says Keith.
Fast, reliable, durable repairs for clients’ offshore assets
The repairs that LateraL AS delivers using epoxy products supplied by Wessex Resins have proved themselves to be highly reliable and durable over the years. “In some cases temporary repairs have remained in place considerably longer than originally planned, allowing performing the permanent repair to be deferred to a time when it can be carried out during routine maintenance shutdown.” Repairs delivered using underwater-capable epoxies from Wessex Resins are also very fast to install.
Bespoke epoxy formulations meet clients’ specific needs
While Wessex Resins has an established range of underwater-capable epoxies, the company also has the skills and experience required to help LateraL AS meet specific customer requirements if required. “Sometimes, our clients need resins with specific qualities that are not available from the standard product range offered by Wessex Resins,” says Keith. “When that happens, we know that Wessex Resins can tweak products for us to provide exactly the properties clients are looking for – which is something we can’t get from any other supplier.”
“We are able to call the team and discuss potential applications before a new project or trial begins. Wessex Resins also has a team of formulators and technical experts available to talk through formulations directly with clients if necessary and to support our pre-sales process.”
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