Caspian Sea Living Quarters

Location: Caspian Sea
Project: Apply Emtunga Offshore Living Quarters

It was the company's impressive track record in supplying water-borne systems in demanding environments that led to Tikkurila AB winning the contract with Apply Emtunga AB to provide a paint solution for a living quarters module on an offshore platform in the Caspian Sea.

Tikkurila has extensive experience in supplying paints and coatings for demanding painting projects. In this case it is a hybrid water-borne system with a total dry film thickness of 280 μm. The system fulfils the requirements of NORSOK, the toughest test in the industry, and the requirements of the standard ISO 20340 (Paints and varnishes – Performance requirements for protective paint systems for offshore and related structures).

Apply Emtunga AB is the world's leading supplier of advanced modular facilities in structural steel to the oil and gas industry. They have a modular section concept which is based on the facility being divided into sections, which are designed, welded, painted and outfitted separately. The sections are then assembled into a complete unit either in Sweden or at the customer's location somewhere in the world.

The module sections for this project were manufactured in Emtunga, Sweden. The painting work was carried out indoors with high-pressure equipment except for the topcoat, which was sprayed with an air mix pistol. After applying a layer of paint, the item was allowed to air-dry. The process was recently completed, and the module sections have now been transported by boat through the Russian canal system to the shipyard by the Caspian Sea, where they will be installed on the platform.

Apply Emtunga has asked for Tikkurila supervision during the installation phase, as the joints between the module sections will be painted at the site. This involved a Tikkurila Specialist being on site during installation.

Tikkurila's Hybrid Water-borne System, which fulfils the requirements of the NORSOK 501-M offshore standard, was used for painting the steel living quarter's module.

-Temazinc 99
-Fontecoat EP 50 Beige
-Fontedur HB 80

Below are a few other examples of Tikkurila's track record in supplying water-borne paints and coatings in demanding environments:

Two ABB Transformers near the coast on Dukun Road, Qatar

The world's largest offshore wind farm owned by Nord E.ON, with a total of 80 windmills.