Category Archives: Drilling Risers

Claxton, an Acteon company, has been successful in winning a contract to supply a new build 34” subsea overshot, which utilises hydraulic inflatable seal technology, for an operator in the North Sea. Having reviewed the high-level riser analysis provided by the operator, Claxton’s design solution enables tieback to the subsea... Read more >

Claxton, an Acteon company, is extending its large surface riser inventory to meet operators’ needs as more heavy duty jackup rigs enter the North Sea. The company, which already has more than 560 ft of rapid call-off surface riser stock, is adding new joints in the size and pressure required... Read more >

Claxton, an Acteon company, has been awarded a multi-year contract with Det norske oljeselskap ASA of Norway: the largest single riser contract in Claxton’s history. Running from January 2014 until June 2020 (with optional periods of 1+1 year), the contract includes high- and low-pressure risers, auxiliary equipment and services offshore... Read more >

If you’re one of the ‘lucky’ 258,000 people travelling through Aberdeen Airport during July, be sure keep an eye out for Claxton – one of our latest ads is welcoming you through the main doors of the terminal building. What’s more , if you’re among the 413,000  passengers passing through... Read more >

Claxton Engineering Services is supplying a Norwegian client with a complete subsea drilling riser package enhanced by services and equipment drawn from within the Acteon group. The 7000-psi, 24-in. riser is for drilling one well and two completion wells in 135 m of water: the deepest water in the Norwegian... Read more >

With over two decades of subsea riser supply experience, Claxton has a proven record of enhancing drilling activities with innovations like the positive grip tension ring and supplying the first-ever HPHT 12,200psi riser system. We’ll be showcasing our technology at the IADC / SPE Global Drilling Conference at the RAI conference... Read more >

Our latest riser brochure is available now. Download it today to learn more about our industry-leading riser system capability. Claxton has been supplying riser systems since 1990 and since supplying our first system we’ve continually led the market for full-system riser supply. A few of our riser achievements in the... Read more >

Claxton has developed a new hydraulic riser handling tool that provided a solution for running, handling and remote pressure testing of a 18¾-in. 15-m NT-2 tension joint – saving £1.8m for our client. The tool, developed for a Norwegian client, saved 4.5 hours of rig time with each run, which... Read more >

Claxton, has recently completed an extensive drilling riser rental project for Encana Corporation’s Deep Panuke field development offshore Nova Scotia, Canada. The 5000-psi riser system was supplied as a system-and-connector package that included large-bore, 24-in-diameter riser joints, Claxton positive-grip tension rings, an H4 connector, umbilicals and a hydraulic power unit,... Read more >

The event, which focused on high pressure Riser Systems and associated issues, set a foundation which Acteon’s operating companies hope will evolve into a broad and far-reaching engagement with the industry. Held at the Marcliffe Hotel, Aberdeen, the breakfast meeting saw presentations from Steve Hatton, Dannie Claxton and Simon Luffrum... Read more >