New Arctic Grade Offshore Cables From Draka Meet The Need For Extreme Cold Drilling Conditions
Houston, TX - Draka announced recently yet another product innovation based on extreme drilling conditions. The new Arctic Grade cable meets all cold bend and cold impact certifications required to operate in extremely cold climates like the Arctic region.
"With more than 25% of the globally un-discovered hydrocarbons located in the arctic region we felt it was necessary to provide the technology our customer need to expand their exploration programs," stated Eivind Nesset, global innovations leader for Draka. "Our new cost-effective Arctic Grade cable combines cold impact and cold bend requirements down to -40oC with excellent MUD and oil resistance at the same time."
Under the IEC guidelines, the new Arctic Grade cables are also flame retardant and flame resistant and come in a broad range of availability from 250V up to 30kVdepending upon customer requirements for power, instrumentation or control cable needs. These cables have been type tested according to relevant IEC and NEK606 specifications. They are DNV Certified in accordance with DNV Rules for certification of Ships, High Speed & Light Craft and Offshore Standards.
"We have been developing this product for a couple of years now, and in early 2008 were satisfied with the technical performance of the product," stated Nesset. "We have been awarded a contract by Tyco Fire & Integrated Solutions to supply Artic Grade cables for use by the Sakhalin Island project.
"These high performance cables are to form part of a Fire Alarm system that Tyco has been commissioned to provide Fluor Engineering," added Nesset.
Draka has a long history of providing the market with cable engineering solutions that meet demanding market needs. Previously, Draka was awarded the prestigious OTC Spotlight on Technology award for their innovative Hydro Carbon Fire (HCF) cables that are designed specifically to keep a number of critical systems applications operating during a fire and other dangerous situations that can potentially arise in the harsh environment of the offshore industry.
"These HCF cables have the capability to withstand high heat temperatures ranging from 750°C to 1100°C," added Nesset. "Along with our Arctic Grade cables, Draka is able to provide products that work from cold to heat extremes and every condition in-between."
"This is just one more example of Draka's focus on working with customers to solve their cabling needs," stated Endre Espeseth, vice president of sales and marketing for Draka. "We focus on delivering highly engineered customer solutions that help us build long-term relationships in the oil and gas market."
SOURCE: Draka