Safety Flash
Catastrophic failure of a pipework clamp connector
Catastrophic failure of a pipework clamp connector
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 22/15
- Hydrocarbon ReleasePressure SystemsStructural and Asset Integrity
- Hydrocarbon releaseMechanical failureStructural and asset integrity
- Process pipework and pipelines
- Upstream oil and gas
- Offshore installation
Summary
This safety flash summarises an HSE alert about catastrophic failure of a 1-inch Vector ‘Techlok’ pipework clamp connector on an offshore production platform. Poor heat treatment during manufacture caused cracking and connector failure, resulting in a gas release. It directs readers to the full HSE report.
Classifications: Hydrocarbon release; hydrocarbon leak; oil and gas release.
Classifications: Mechanical failure; equipment failure.
Classifications: Structural and asset integrity; asset integrity; structural integrity.
Classifications: Process pipework and pipelines; process piping.
Classifications: Upstream oil and gas; oil and gas extraction; upstream petroleum.
Classifications: Offshore installation; offshore platform; offshore rig.
Summary
A pipework clamp connector cracked because of poor manufacturing heat treatment, causing a gas release on a production platform.
IMCA SF 22/15. Themes: hydrocarbon release, pressure systems, structural and asset integrity.