VRV ISO tanks maximizse oil well services investments The VRV Group may be better known for

its portfolio of high quality cryogenic tanks, equipment and services for onshore purposes, but its expertise is also now being utilizsed in the offshore sector too via its 10ft offshore ISO tank. Through its Cryo Diffusion division, VRV is firmly(vigorously?) active in the offshore oil and gas market with its provision of 10ft ISO nitrogen tanks, and related equipment and services. VRVs customers in this field already include Aker Solutions, Schlumberger, Baker Hughes, Coil Services, Halliburton, Weatherfords, and SMAPE S.R.L. demonstrating the companys growing position(share?) in the offshore market. This follows the news that Cryo Diffusion (CD) had supplied 10ft ISO nitrogen tanks to RASK OGC back in summer 2010. It also comes hot on the heels of gasworlds May 2011 edition, which explored the role of the industrial gas and equipment community in the oil services sector and how the gases industry can add value to this dynamic business. Return on investment The 10ft (2000 gallons) ISO nitrogen tanks from VRV Cryo Diffusion can add considerable value to the offshore oil and gas sector, as each project has the potential to add a wide range of capabilities and benefits. (what does this sentence mean?) VRV Cryo Diffusion does not just offer the 10ft ISO tank itself, the Ggroup provides associated equipment too. The units are mainly used with , including a nitrogen pump unit connected to the nitrogen tank. , complete with a maximum pressure of 699 barg, coiled tubing equipment, flexible steel pipe for well injection, helium leak detectors with a delay of no more than 1 second, and other products for ice plugging (pipe freezing). What does all of this equipment provision mean? For those in the offshore field, this might mean enhanced return on investment. The technology might be deployed in well services pumping services or in process and pipeline services. The unique properties of liquid and gaseous nitrogen offer a wide range of usescapabilities to both onshore and offshore oil and gas and petrochemical industries. The main applications are in the areas of nitrogen pumping (increasing production by accessing new and bypassed reserves), nitrogen purging (for the removal of the oxygen content in a piping system to avoid explosive mixtures when hydrocarbons are introduced), pressure and leak testing and in helium leak detection. Other applications might include nitrogen cooling, nitrogen drying, nitrogen foam inerting, nitrogen gas lifting and even nitrogen mothballing, where nitrogen might be used to protect systems from corrosion or degradation for a period of time. The range of offshore equipment complements the existing range of onshore tanks and equipment that VRV Cryo Diffusion can supply to the oil services industry,

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including 20ft cryogenic tanks, vertical storage tanks, cryogenic road tankers, and vaporizers.