Umbilical testing / Power cable / Fibre optics / Flushing
Subsea Control System
Forza Projects provides comprehensive umbilical testing, subsea production system services, and power cable testing to ensure the integrity and reliability of subsea infrastructure. Our fleet of specialised testing and termination equipment, combined with highly skilled professionals, allows us to deliver top-tier services for both offshore and onshore operations.
Umbilical testing
We offer hydraulic, electrical, and fibre optic testing for a range of pre-commissioning activities, including:
- Pre- and post-load-out tests
- Pre-abandonment and post-pull-in tests
- Post-hook-up tests
- General integrity assessments
Our expertise covers the full lifecycle of umbilical systems, ensuring operational safety and efficiency.
Power cable electrical testing
We provide comprehensive electrical testing for power cables, both new installations and existing umbilicals, at all stages of pre-commissioning or post-installation. Our tests include:
- Conductance Resistance (CR): ensures continuity throughout the looped umbilical quads and determines cable resistance.
- Insulation Resistance (IR): measures insulation quality on individual or looped cables.
- Time Domain Reflectometry (TDR): identifies faults in cables, pinpoints fault locations, and confirms cable length.
- Hipot/VLF tests: verify the integrity of high-voltage AC core insulation, detecting short circuits or weak components that may compromise electrical safety.
All test results are carefully analysed and compared against Factory Acceptance Test (FAT) data from cable OEMs.
Fibre optic (FO) testing
Our certified engineers perform rigorous testing on both single-mode and multi-mode fibre optic cores. Optical Time Domain Reflectometry (OTDR) traces are conducted on each fibre to assess its condition, measuring losses and length at specified wavelengths to ensure seamless communication and data transmission.
Umbilical flushing and pressure testing
Forza Projects offers a complete testing package for umbilical hydraulic conduits, whether they involve thermoplastic hoses or steel tubes. Our services include:
- Flushing: a contamination management process that removes debris from umbilical fluids by circulating fluid at a calculated flow rate through specialised filters, to the required cleanliness specification (hydraulic fluid: SAE AS 4059 Class 6 B-F; chemical fluid: SAE AS 4059 Class 8 B-F).
- Pressure testing: rigorous pressure tests on umbilical hoses or steel tube lines, both onshore and offshore, ensuring system integrity under high-pressure conditions.
- Additional services: purging, filling, and continuity testing to maintain system reliability.
Wireless monitoring
Forza Projects uses state-of-the-art wireless monitoring systems for both pressure and CR tests. Our technology integrates pressure transducers and wireless transmitters to relay real-time data at preset sampling frequencies. The data is received on laptops or standalone monitors, providing cost-effective monitoring of umbilical integrity, especially in dynamic conditions such as laying operations.
Subsea production systems
With support from our technical partners, Forza Projects supplies a wide range of subsea production equipment, including:
- Hydraulic Power Units (HPU)
- Topside Umbilical Termination Units (TUTU)
- Hydraulic Flying Leads (HFL)
- Steel Tube Flying Leads (STFL)
- Umbilical Interface Panels (UIP)
- Jumpers and Electrical Flying Leads (EFL)
- Electrical Distribution Units (EDU)
Local assembly and maintenance
Forza Projects has in-country capacity for the full build and assembly of HFLs, and our experienced engineers provide repair and maintenance for a wide range of topside control equipment.
Build and assembly
- Termination to Multi-Quick Connectors (MQC)
- Hose assembly and steel tube orbital welding
- Stab plate termination, testing, and assembly
Repair and maintenance
- Termination to Multi-Quick Connectors (MQC)
- Hose assembly and steel tube orbital welding
- Stab plate termination, testing, and assembly
Why choose Forza Projects
- ISO/IEC 17025 accredited, ensuring compliance with the highest industry standards.
- Expert technical team with hands-on experience in complex subsea operations.
- Cutting-edge equipment for accurate, reliable, and efficient testing.
- End-to-end service offering, from pre-commissioning to maintenance and repairs.
Forza Projects Limited is committed to delivering world-class subsea and umbilical solutions, ensuring safety, reliability, and efficiency in every project.
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