STATS broke new ground with the awards of
inaugural projects by major operators and is on a recruitment drive to
consolidate existing markets, while opening-up new opportunities.
“This has been one of our busiest and most
successful periods in terms of project activity and increased turnover in the
Asia Pacific market,” said Gareth Campbell, STATS Group Regional Manager for
Asia Pacific.
A new client recently commissioned STATS to
deploy its patented BISEP double block and bleed isolation technology to
isolate the 20-inch Dampier-to-Bunbury Pipeline in
Western Australia.
Other projects in Western Australia included a double
and quad, 6-inch pipeline and a quad 14-inch isolation on the Parmelia Gas
Pipeline, while building on an existing frame agreement with Santos – a 12-inch hot-tap service on the 42-inch Gladstone Transmission Pipeline was delivered in
Queensland.
STATS is in the process of adding to its field
crew to work across Australian projects and will also recruit a sales manager
who will focus on supporting clients on the East Coast and in New Zealand.
In Malaysia, STATS has a history of successful
project work dating back to 2011 and earlier this year the company signed an
exclusive supply arrangement for its products and services with Malaysia’s
E&P O&M Services Sdn Bhd (EPOMS).
The agreement covers hot tapping, plugging and
inline isolation services,
Additionally, STATS just
completed its first remote subsea isolation in Malaysia, providing a 38-inch
RTP for a pipeline flange repair project which remained in the pipeline for 49
days.
As global oil and gas operators look to support
energy transition and net zero carbon emission targets, STATS is in a strong
position to help clients repurpose existing assets and piping infrastructure
for future use in hydrogen, carbon capture storage (CCS) and other
decarbonisation projects.
Over the past two decades, STATS
Group has played a significant role in numerous pipeline interventions, repairs
and maintenance projects, giving the company a deep knowledge base of the very
infrastructure that, in the future, may be repurposed.
“Like all oil and gas producing regions, APAC’s operators and contractors are looking to the future and exploring ways to meaningfully support energy transition,” Campbell said. P&GJ