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Pigtek Celebrate 15 Years

Tuesday, January 26th, 2016

January 2015 saw Pigtek celebrate 15 years of trading! Since its humble beginnings operating out of a shared office in Chesterfield, the company has flourished, growing in size and moving to new, larger premises in 2009. Pigtek also have 2,100m2 of yard space on hand for undertaking all aspects of pig development and pig verification […]

Pigtek Achieve FPAL Registration

Tuesday, January 26th, 2016

in News, Recent Work

Pigtek are pleased to announce that they have recently achieved FPAL registration. FPAL (First Point Assessment) is a supply chain database for the oil and gas industry that enables purchasers to identify and select suppliers when awarding contracts or purchase orders. Established in 1996, FPAL is one of a range of supplier management services provided […]

Jim’s Mount Everest Expedition

Monday, January 25th, 2016

in News, Recent Work

Back in late 2013, our Project Manager Jim Evans completed a memorable expedition to Mount Everest South Base Camp. Initially flying in to Kathmandu, Nepal, Jim then took a flight to Lukla, one of the most dangerous airports in the world due to its perilous landing and take-off! Jim then trekked from Lukla, passing through […]

The worlds larget pipeline pig and Pigtek employees

World’s Largest Cleaning Pig?

Monday, January 25th, 2016

in News, Recent Work

Pigtek Ltd recently designed and manufactured what we believe to be the largest cleaning pig ever made. The pig was designed for use in a 1.8m diameter sea-water pipeline that had become contaminated with a build up of marine growth leading to a drop in pipeline throughput. Because of the very large diameter, a number […]

New Employees

Monday, January 25th, 2016

in News

Pigtek are pleased to welcome 2 new employees to our team. David Wrath is our new technician and Kim Hyslop has started as our new office administrator.

New Premises

Monday, January 25th, 2016

in News

Pigtek Ltd, are pleased to announce that they have completed the relocation to brand new premises. Still based in the Chesterfield area, the new larger premises are minutes away from junction 29 on the M1 motorway and will allow Pigtek to further increase our range of products and services available to our customers.

Case Study 4 – Drop In Pigging Trials

Monday, January 25th, 2016

in Case Studies

Most mature offshore oil fields have extensive pipeline systems that have been in place since the assets were first developed, in many cases several decades ago. These pipelines may be inter-field gathering lines or pipelines between platforms. Ultimately, the product will need to be routed to shore via an export pipeline. Recent developments in exploration […]

Case Study 3 – Heathrow Terminal 5 – Pipeline Clearance and Pig Tracking Services

Monday, January 25th, 2016

in Case Studies

Pigtek were awarded a contract in January 2003 by Esso Petroleum Company Ltd to provide pigs and pig tracking services on five 4in. Jetline pipelines. The pipelines required diversion works to enable civil engineering to continue as part of the Terminal 5 construction project at Heathrow International Airport. This required the pipelines to be de-commissioned […]

Dual Module Brush/Magnetic Cleaning Pig during trials

Case Study 2 – Pig Design, Verification Trials and Supply

Monday, January 25th, 2016

in Case Studies, Case Studies

Pigtek were awarded a contract to design and supply a pig that would successfully traverse a 20in. pipeline with several challenging features, that included a 20in./24in. dual diameter tee section, 3D 180 degree bends and an asymmetrical wye piece. These were the parameters set by our client for Pigtek to deliver an efficient cleaning pig […]

Case Study 1 – Pigging Consultancy and Trials

Monday, January 25th, 2016

in Case Studies

Statoil, the Norwegian oil and gas company, were partners in the Nam Con Son development in Vietnam. The development was for a 26in. x 362km gas pipeline from an offshore platform to the onshore terminal. The pipeline included an asymmetrical wye piece for a future field tie-in. The produced gas was expected to generate substantial […]