Band-It Stainless Steel Band & Ear-Lokt Buckles For Kinsale Head Gas Field

By Chris Dodds on 24th July, 2012

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T&D have secured a third order to supply Band-It C203 and C253 banding to Kinsale Energy for securing pipes on the Kinsale Head offshore platform. 

The Kinsale Head Gas Field was discovered in 1971. The field is the largest single hydrocarbon discovery in Ireland and is found 50 kilometres off the coast of Co. Cork, in 90 meters water depth. 

Pictured: Kinsale Head Gas Field Platform

The gas found in the Kinsale Head area is exceptionally pure, consisting mainly of methane, and only requires removal of associated water to ensure it meets the required quality levels.

This conditioning is carried out offshore and the gas is then compressed to raise its pressure for transport to the Kinsale Energy Inch Terminal near Midleton, Co. Cork. From the Inch Terminal, the gas is then metered and transferred to Bord Gáis Éireann (BGÉ) for distribution nationwide.

Pictured: 201 Stainless Steel Band-It Band

Band-It stainless steel strapping and banding systems offer astonishing corrosion, pressure and temperature performance for industrial, offshore and subsea cable and pipe strapping, banding and securing.

Band-It Stainless Steel Strapping Applications

• Down hole strapping
• Offshore oil platforms
• Under sea cable banding
• Pipe line strapping
• Water treatment
• Desalinization
• Chemical plants
• Underground cables or pipes
• Marine, furnace, high temperature strapping applications

 

201 Stainless Steel Band-It Band C203 Specifications

BAND-IT  Band	Width	Thickness	Average Breaking Strength (Lbs)	Package & Quantity	Weight	Use with BAND-IT Buckle Type
						Ear-Lokt	Clip	Scru-Lok
Band-It C203	3/8inch  9.6mm	0.025In  0.64mm	900lbs	Box - 100' Roll	3.2lbs 1.5kg	C253	L153	C722

 

Band-It Buckle Ear-Lokt Style C253 Specifications

Part No.	Material	Width	Package Quantity	Package Weight
Band-It C253	SS Clip Style	3/8In 9.6mm	100/box	0.8lbs 0.4kg

Natural Gas Is Formed From Marine Algae & Plants

Hydrocarbons, such as natural gas and crude oil, are formed from the decay of plants and minerals which have been buried for millions of years.

They are found in porous rock formations in which the gas or oil is stored in the spaces between the rock particles, like the pores in a sponge. Because the rocks may be at great depths, the gas or oil will be under pressure and will flow to the surface when the pressure is released, for example by drilling a well.

Natural gas is generally composed of methane and other gases, such as ethane or propane.

The natural gas found at Kinsale Head is extremely pure consisting mainly of methane and requires no processing, apart from separation of water, before piping to the natural gas grid.

Gas has been used as a domestic fuel for many years and is now also widely used for power generation, with many new highly efficient gas-fired power stations being built to replace older coal burning stations.

These new units are known as “combined-cycle” stations, because, in addition to burning gas to drive electricity-generating turbines, they also make use of the hot exhaust gases to generate steam which can be used to generate additional electricity.

Gas is now widely distributed by a pipeline network throughout Western Europe and the gas used by consumers in Ireland may come from a variety of sources, including Kinsale Head. Technology also allows gas to be transported by ship, as it may be liquefied by cooling to very low temperatures – this is known as Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG).

• Further Reading

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