K2 provides Crane 5 yearly inspection & Repair on 2 Drillships in USA and Spain

HOUSTON - Oct. 5, 2016 - PRLog -- K2 was contracted to perform knuckle boom crane repairs and reinforcements during July and August 2016 in the Gulf of Mexico and Tenerife.

K2 had two teams of four technicians working on this project with a total of eight cranes repaired. The repair team included welders and NDT technicians qualified in rope access techniques.

The scope of work involved removal of cylinder bracket fillet welds (with gouging) followed by full penetration welding. New stiffener plates were then welded on as per OEM recommendations. All of this was backed up with pre and post NDT inspections by on hand K2 inspectors.

An additional inspection scope, conducted by a supplementary team, included both annual and five yearly inspections in line with client and Class requirements. Mechanical inspections, NDT, function tests and load tests were all included in this turnkey service.

The client commended the K2 team on their commitment to safety, their dedication to get the job done as well as their professionalism.

"It was good to be working on this project to demonstrate our repair, upgrade and inspection capability to an important client. K2 managed to complete this job safely and on time despite the last minute revision in the OEM's procedure" said Jack Lee, Repair and Upgrade Service line manager
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