Case Study – HURRICANE KATRINA
Client: Oceaneering, a subsea technology company based in Houston, Texas.
Background: In August of last year, Hurricane Katrina hit America’s Gulf coast, damaging and destabilising oil platforms, which are tethered to the sea-bed by steel ropes. Oceaneering were contracted to carry out the repairs.
Problem: To find a cutter capable of slicing through 190mm solid steel rope.
Solution: Webtool built an industry first within four weeks, a cutter capable of using 200 tonnes of pressure to slice through 190mm solid steel ropes in under two minutes!
