Offshore Oil and Gas

Offshore Platform’s, FPSO’s, FSO’s, ships and drilling rigs commonly require the application of electric trace heating systems for the following reasons.

Freeze Protection
25% of known oil and gas resources are located in extremely cold areas and therefore ships and platforms destined for these regions and other cold locations will require varying levels of freeze protection.

Freeze protection of piping, valves, fittings and instrument tubing for fire protection water, potable water, sea and fresh cooling water, drill water and bilge water discharge.

Anti-icing (kept ice free) e.g., door seals, ballast tank vents and cargo system valves.

De-icing (ice removal in 4-6 hours) e.g., helidecks, gangways, walkways, ladders, antenna, scuppers and railings.

Freezer room doors.
Recommended trace heating system: BSX or RSX self-regulating heating cable with ambient sensing thermostat control.

Process Temperature Maintenance
Oil and Gas products can also require electric trace heating for process temperature maintenance of pipes, instrumentation and tanks in the following typical situations.
High wax content a • nd/or pour point of crude oil • Vapour pipelines from product tanks • Hydrate prevention on gas pipelines • Anti condensation heating on gas pipelines Recommended trace heating system: HTSX self regulating heating cable with self regulating control.

Personnel Comfort
• Heating cables installed in the floors of changing rooms
Recommended trace heating system: BSX or RSX self-regulating heating cable with floor sensing thermostat control.

Electric trace heating Standards and Codes
Thermon trace heating systems are tested and certified by major approval agencies to international industry and shipping standards.

Offshore Oil and Gas projects completed by Thermon worldwide.