A Billingham technology firm’s groundbreaking oil and gas scanner has won a top national award.
Tracerco has developed Discovery - a global first, which could save operators millions by allowing them to inspect subsea pipelines from the outside without having to remove protective coatings.
The scanner, developed at the company’s Belasis Hall Technology Park base, is set to change the face of the industry.
Discovery took the Innovation & Technology Subsea UK Award at the Subsea UK Awards - the second top industry accolade it’s picked up in a year.
Tracerco’s outbound marketing manager Helena Barrass said: “Discovery potentially saves millions in lost production.
“This truly is an industry breakthrough, and as such, is a deserved winner of the award.”
“If there is a blockage in the pipeline, production could be compromised or even stopped altogether. Over time these only increase until remedial action can be taken.
“DiscoveryTM allows oil companies for the first time to discover in detail the extent and nature of any deposits or blockage, allowing them to effectively plan remedial action with confidence.
“Nothing else currently on the market can give such detail and accuracy, in real time, online, without any modification to subsea pipelines.”
Last October the company unveiled a multi-million pound test centre to help grow its innovative work in oil, gas and petrochemical measurement technology.
The £9m custom-built Research, Development and Engineering Test Centre at its Billingham base “reaffirms the company’s commitment” to the region, according to bosses.
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