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Geo Therm Ltd is a leading UK independent third- party offshore service providers for Thermographic Surveys. Over the past 23 years they have offered their services to the maritime and offshore oil and gas industry, visiting over 40 countries during their long and valued legacy.
With approved ABS and LR service provider status their inspections have facilitated stake-holder jack-up rigs, drill ships, semi-submersible’s, tenders, platforms, and workboat PM requirements across the globe.
Additional services include condition monitoring, ship ultrasonic enclosure testing for water tightness, portable appliance testing, electrical ex-inspections, and high voltage partial discharge testing. Including, the procurement and installation of Infrared windows in HV equipment to support rig and ship electrical testing with thermographic cameras.
Since company formation Geo Therm Ltd have advocated the retrofitting of infrared inspection windows to support the thermal scanning of HV electrical equipment.
Installing infrared window brands such as CorDEX, FLIR, Fluke and IRISS will all contribute to the successful scanning of switchboard busbars, internal transformer furniture and inside main engine generator terminal boxes. All viewed safely and scanned without fear of actual exposure to live energised systems.
The ability to safely circumvent the concerns of live inspections permits real-time feedback during high load operations, to pin-point extreme component temperatures preventing breakdowns, fire and asset downtime incidents from occurring.
Thermographic inspection benefits include –
✓ Identify electrical and physical defects before
costly unscheduled outages
✓ Reduce electrical shock and fire risk
✓ Meet current HSE guidance on electrical safety
✓ Enable increased output
✓ Non-intrusive technology to minimise disruption
With concise and impartial survey reporting rig maintenance supervisors and vessel chief engineers can make informed decisions to stop, schedule the repair or monitor, with reports supporting annual internal and Classification audits, furthermore insurance prerequisites.
The repeat of business from the world’s largest drilling companies is a testament to the valued service provision Geo Therm offers. A Thermographic Survey will certainly identify failing equipment early, with services performed by experienced IIMS surveyors, and scope of works tailored to suit each asset need.
Geo Therm Ltd are an independent UK company with a global reach, with accreditations from Safe Contractor, ISO 9001:2015 and are FPAL registered. Moreover, they are an approved specialist service supplier for the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) and Lloyds Register (LR) with the credibility, experience and know how to realize your annual PM needs safely and successfully.
www.geothermltd.co.uk