Woodside Energy wanted a solution that would allow enhance productivity and reduce the cost of joining hundreds of kilometres of sub-sea pipeline. In order to realise the opportunity to reduce the substantial billion dollar cost of this procedure, Woodside approached TWI to organise a meeting with TWI’s experts in joining, materials and integrity management, and representatives from companies including Saipem, Shawcor Ltd, The Mitsubishi Corporation, independent welding company CRC Evans, welding codes and standards professionals DNV GL, Cambridge Vacuum Engineering, Siemens, Huisman, fixturing supplier MetLase, and Rolls Royce.
This approach ensured a comprehensive solution was achieved spanning the many technology facets associated with ‘The Grand Challenge’.