ExxonMobil awarded M-I SWACO to supply Offshore Thermal Desorption equipment for the new build Deepwater Champion Drill Ship. The contract is for two Offshore TCC Hammermill units combined with a CleanCut cuttings transfer and bulk storage system. The dual TCC Hammermill units will be double stacked on the drill ship and the 14 ISO pumps will be installed at varying locations on the ship.

This  TCC Hammermill project for M-I SWACO demonstrates the companies’ commitment to offer the best available technology to maximise the overall effectiveness of cuttings treatment and to eliminate redundancy thus reducing the environmental footprint.

This commitment from M-I SWACO for TCC Technology adds two (2) additional TCC units to the M-I SWACO TCC Hammermill fleet taking the total M-I SWACO TCC units to seven (7). M-I SWACO holds a manufacturing license agreement from Thermtech AS and has designed and built their offshore solution under the brand name TCC Hammermill.

© 2010 Paradis, June 10^th

The Norwegian Waste Management company, SAR AS, has entered into a purchase agreement for a mobile TCC unit to treat oily drilling waste on several locations along the Norwegian coast.  After a thorough technology evaluation, SAR decided to select the mobile TCC unit; the unit is compact, the treatment
capacity is approximately 5mt per hour and the expensive base oil can be re-used resulting in a favorable business case for the TCC. This is the first TCC for SAR and the unit will be delivered in November 2010.

© 2010 Paradis, May 28th

Thermtech AS  is pleased to announce the sale of a TCC to be operated by Scomi Oiltools AS. The TCC unit will be installed in a new facility in Sandnessjøen. The unit is financed by Environtech Rental AS and rented out to SCOMI Oiltools. The building of the site and the manufacturing of the unit is well under way and installation is planned for May 2010.  The new treatment plant will process the drilling waste from the Skarv field.  

Thermtech AS, is the owner and supplier of world’s leading Thermal desorption technology for the treatment of oily waste. In the TCC heath is generated by friction resulting in a fast, safe and complete separation of the oil, water and solids in the cuttings. The expensive base oil can be re-used in the mud which has significant cost and environmental benefits.

Scomi Oiltools,  a subsidiary of the Scomi Group, is one of the world’s leading providers of innovative high performance drilling fluids solutions and state-of-the-art drilling waste management services. The oilfield business comprises two core divisions - drilling fluids and drilling waste management. Together, these divisions form a workflow which is time and cost effective, while in complete compliance with international environmental standards.

© 2010 Paradis, March 19^th

Per Hordnes defended this weekend his title as Norwegian Champion in Weightlifting. This was the fifth year on a row that he won the trophy for best male lifter. Per showed promising good shape. In April, Per is competing again in the European Championship in Minsk, Belarus. We in Thermtech AS wish him the best of luck!