BJ Tubular Services awarded CNR International contract
Posted: 16 December 2003
Contract calls for range of related well services to be
carried out offshore Cote d’Ivoire
BJ Tubular Services today announced that it has been awarded a
contract by CNR International (Cote d’Ivoire) S.A.R.L., a
subsidiary of Canadian Natural Resources, to provide a range of
well services offshore Cote d’Ivoire, Africa.
The two-year contract provides for casing and tubing running services
and onshore bucking services for all 11 wells on CNR’s Baobab
Development.
BJ Tubular Services commenced operations on the multi-million dollar
contract in November on behalf of CNR, with all related services
being provided by BJ Tubular Services dedicated personnel and state-of-the-art
equipment based at the division’s facilities in Abidjan, Cote
d’Ivoire.
The scope of work includes running 13 per cent chrome tubular completions
that will be run from a semi-submersible rig in water depths of
up to 4000 feet.
To achieve this, BJ will employ its full Chromemaster minimal marking
non-ferrous tubular handling package: Chromemaster power tongs,
specially modified screen liner running tongs, flush mounted spider
with Chromemaster slips, Loadmaster single joint compensator system
and the Dopemaster pipe compound applicator.
Onshore, BJ will carry out non-marking bucking services using the
company’s transportable Series 2000 Bucking Unit with Chromemaster
Jaws at its base in Abidjan.
By doing so, BJ will provide high quality onshore completion assembly
services. The Series 2000 represents a step-change in the quality
of the make-up of CRA downhole assemblies, as it saves time and
money. To accommodate the additional equipment and personnel required
to service the CNR contract, BJ Tubular Services has taken on further
warehousing, yard and office facilities.
“Although this will be the first time BJ Tubular Services
will have worked on behalf of CNR in Cote d’Ivoire, we have
delivered casing and tubing running services on their behalf,”
said Neil Gordon, general manager of BJ Tubular Services.
“We share a solid working relationship with CNR which was
cultivated while providing these services for all of CNR’s
UK operations in the North Sea. Coupled with the fact that BJ Well
Services is firmly established in Abidjan and has successfully provided
cementing and coiled tubing services for CNR, we are confident that
we will continue to deliver our specialist services in an efficient,
cost-effective manner,” he added.
BJ Tubular Services specialises in personnel and equipment for
running casing and tubing, particularly premium connections, high
chrome content tubulars, dual, triple and sub-sea completions, as
well as hydraulic hammer conductor and caisson driving services.
The Tubular Services division is known throughout the world for
its innovative technology. With headquarters in Aberdeen, Scotland,
BJ Tubular Services operates bases in Asia-Pacific, The Americas,
Europe, Middle East and Africa where it holds significant contracts
with major operators, alliance partners and drilling contractors.
BJ Services Company is a leading provider of pressure pumping and
related oilfield services to the petroleum industry. The Company
operates in every major oil and gas producing region.
For more information see www.bjservices.co.uk
Posted by Richard Price,
Editor Pipeline Magazine
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