Cathelco have won a series of orders to supply seawater pipework anti-fouling systems for jack-up rigs which are to be built by Lamprell Energy Ltd, the UAE based provider of diversified engineering services for the offshore oil and gas industry.

The anti-fouling equipment will be supplied for four jackup rigs which are being constructed at the Hamriyah yard for the National Drilling Company (NDC) of Abu Dhabi.

The rigs which will be completely outfitted and equipped by Lamprell are LeTourneau designed, self elevating mobile offshore drillings platforms of the Super 116E (Enhanced) Class Design.

Cathelco pipework anti-fouling systems are designed to eliminate blockages caused by barnacles and mussels in seawater lines. The systems consist of copper and aluminium anodes which are wired to a control panel. In operation, the copper anodes produce ions which create an environment where barnacle and mussel larvae do not settle and grow. At the same time the aluminium anode produces ions which suppress corrosion on the internal surfaces of pipes.

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