Posted to News on 28th May 2015, 00:00
DP Seals sets NORSOK standard
Seal and moulding manufacturer DP Seals is setting an unrivalled standard in components conforming to the rigorous NORSOK M-710 benchmark - being one of the very few companies to insist on only using materials which meet the full requirements of just the top two grades.
>Originally developed by the Norwegian petroleum industry, M-710 has now become the internationally recognised standard for non-metallic seals and bearings, offering oil and gas companies an unequivocal assurance of quality, performance and durability in components designed to operate in hostile sub-sea environments.
>To meet M-710, materials must achieve accepted criteria for both rapid gas decompression (RGD) - also known as explosive decompression (ED) - and sour gas ageing (H2S), both of which are proven indicators of long-term performance and viable life expectancy.
>DP Seals has been working to the NORSOK standard virtually from its inception, and has developed and supplied a wide range of seals and custom-moulded components to customers in the UK, Scandinavia and further afield.
>"High quality components have been the cornerstone of our success," said MD, Andrew Piper, "and adhering to M-710 is simply one more way in which we can be sure of meeting the stringent specifications of our customers in the oil and gas industries."
>A stand-alone website - www.norskokready.com - with full information on Norsok testing criteria and a list of approved materials that DP Seals use has also been launched.
