Bunkering Hose and Hose Loading Stations

The development and design of the ContiTech Beattie Limited loading station is based on our extensive experience in the design and application of bulk loading hose in the offshore market. The hose assemblies and fittings produced by ContiTech Beattie are suitable for a wide range of offshore bulk materials and environmental / loading conditions, and use of these in conjunction with a purpose designed bulk hose loading station has transformed recognised hose storage practice worldwide within the offshore oil producing sector.

 

 

 

 

The ContiTech Beattie range of bulk hose loading stations has been supplied to a number of offshore installations including Kvitebjorn, Ringhorne, Jotun, Asgard A, Terra Nova, Øseberg, Snorre and Navis Explorer. The installation of Phoenix Beattie bulk hose loading stations has proved to be a success, resolving many of the safety and life expectancy problems.

 

One specific method of storage presently being used is hanging bulk loading hose over the side of the platform exposing the hose to extreme offshore weather and sunlight conditions for long periods of time with a high probability of damage due to entanglement. The bulk hose loading stations manufactured by ContiTech Beattie provide a cost effective method of quickly and safely deploying and recovering bulk loading hose under a wide range of extreme offshore environmental conditions with the following added benefits:

 

 

  • Storing hose on a reel provides improved protection against the environment, enhances life expectancy and through life costs of the hose and improves the working environment for the operator.
  • Safe storage of bulk loading hose, protecting a vital supply link to your facility
  • Elimination of hose hanging over the edge of the platform thereby simplifying handling and operating procedures
  • Storage of hoses onto a reel eliminates entanglement of the hoses below the platform, thereby guaranteeing a more consistent and efficient bulk loading operation
  • The occurrence of damage to hose by abrasion, fatigue and environmental conditions such as UV radiation is drastically reduced resulting in an increased service life and improved through life costing.
  • Access to the full length of a hose can be achieved by a single operator