Congleton based Busch GVT has supplied specialist vacuum pump equipment to a leading offshore oil operator, Canadian Natural Resources (CNR). A total of three Busch Dolphin liquid ring vacuum pumps, made from special 'Super Duplex' material, have been supplied to the Ninien North, Central and South oil platforms which are located in the North Sea and owned and operated by CNR's Aberdeen based facility.
The pumps have replaced existing vacuum equipment, including old GVT products, which were installed more than 15 years ago. Using vacuum technology, the pumps remove oxygen from pressurised seawater which is then used to push crude oil from beneath the sea bed up to the platform.
Matthew White, sales director for Busch GVT, said: "We worked very closely with CNR on the specification, design and manufacture of these special version Dolphin liquid ring pumps. A site survey was carried out by our highly qualified commissioning engineers to ascertain the customer's requirements and the pumps were completed more than four weeks ahead of the deadline."
Keith Dunnett, rotating equipment engineer for CNR, said: "We were pleased with how the existing Busch GVT pumps had performed over the years and were keen to work with them again when we were looking to upgrade and replace this specialised vacuum equipment. "The quality of the products along with the expertise and support provided from the engineers has been excellent and the whole development process ran very smoothly from start to finish."
Canadian Natural Resources International was established 1989 and has its global headquarters based in Calgary, Alberta. The company has 2,500 employees located around the world and produces more than 530,000 barrels of oil per day.
