Multiple successes for EM&I’s ODIN in Brazil
28/07/2023
EM&I has developed and proven a range of diverless services called ODIN and was recently awarded four ODIN UWILD contracts with a global energy major in Brazil.
The challenge lies in having the capacity to carry out all four contracts simultaneously, using Brazilian teams. EM&I’s growth in this sector meant that the company was prepared to overcome this challenge and successfully complete the projects, while also carrying out several more ODIN contracts worldwide.
UWILD, or Underwater Inspection in Lieu of Dry-Docking, poses many trials. Underwater inspection, repair and maintenance of floating offshore installations (production and drilling) using divers and work-classed remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) is costly, uses significant personnel on board (POB), creates unnecessary safety risks, has a high carbon emissions profile, delivers poor quality information and disrupts normal operations.
ODIN inspection methods currently deliver diverless solutions for UWILDs, isolation valve inspection, repair and replacement, mooring chain inspection and major underwater steel repairs.
Much of the ODIN methodology can be accomplished from inside the hull, reducing the need for any subsea interventions, and where ROVs are required, EM&I continues to improve its integrity-class ROVs with top-class partners to deliver unrivalled performance.
Sea chests and isolation valves are inspected using closed-circuit television (CCTV) systems inserted via special inspection ODIN ports that can be fitted on new or operating assets safely.
EM&I has developed a class-approved underwater hull continuous survey programme, which means that the UWILD costs are spread over a 20-year period, reducing costs and operational disruption.
ODIN has been proven with more than 200 successful projects completed to date, with the first few projects well into their second five-year inspection cycles.
