Total Lindsey Oil Refinery Ltd has awarded AESSEAL® a 5 year managed reliability contract for their mechanical seals at Lindsey Oil Refinery. The contract, which was negotiated over a 2-year period, will include the supply and repair of the mechanicals seals used on over 600 rotating equipment assets.
AESSEAL® working closely with the Total Rotating Equipment team and Operations is tasked with improving reliability, and reducing total cost of ownership by extending the mean time between failure on the assets. The contract represents a milestone for AESSEAL®.
Richard Smith, Oil and Gas industry Director at AESSEAL® said:
We have been working with Total at the Lindsey Oil Refinery for a number of years supplying bearing protection products, our service to Total over this period has been a contributing factor in us being awarded this contract.
Total is the world’s fourth-largest independent oil and gas company, with operations in 130 countries and more than 100,000 employees. The Lindsey Oil Refinery is situated in Killingholme, North Lincolnshire, and is one of the 6 UK Oil refineries.
AESSEAL® is one of the world’s leading specialists in the design and manufacturer of mechanical seals, bearing protectors, and seal support systems. The company employs more than 1,750 people worldwide and has operations in 104 countries serving a wide range of industries including oil and gas, chemical, food and beverage, water and waste water, power generation, mining and pharmaceuticals. AESSEAL® recently won their 13th Queens Award for Enterprise in Innovation recognising their development of modular seal support systems, which meet all legal requirements including the latest Pressure Equipment Directive Regulations. All AESSEAL® system assemblies are fully CE marked, designed and manufactured in accordance with ASME VIII and fully meet the exacting specifications required for the Oil and Gas Sector.