Feature
August 2010 Vol. 237 No. 8
Water Abrasive System Used To Cut Pipe And Concrete In Water As Deep As 1,700 Feet
Dismantling decommissioned oil-drilling platforms, wells and pipelines requires precision demolition techniques. Gulf Coast specialty oil service contractor Proserv Offshore, a unit of Norwegian-based Proserv Group, has become known in the industry for using high-pressure, water-abrasive cutting technologies—also known as cold-cutting—to help remove a variety of oil and gas facilities.