Gulf Copper Joins the 2018 IADC Golf Tournament
Gulf Copper will competing as a foursome in the 30th Annual IADC Houston Chapter Golf Tournament. We look forward to seeing some familiar faces at The Wildcat Golf Club in September!
Gulf Copper Will Be Attending OTC 2018
Gulf Copper will be attending OTC this year. Our company is honored to have been a part of this conference for many years. As Gulf Copper is now celebrating its 75th anniversary in 2018, we are just as excited to see OTC celebrating 50 years! We look forward to celebrating many more productive years and visiting with all of our valued customers throughout the show.
Gulf Copper Celebrates 75 Years in 2018
Gulf Copper was founded in 1948 and developed into a successful pipe fabrication company with a reputation for premium quality work installing copper piping on marine vessels.
In 1979, the company was acquired by the Gulf Copper Group, and expanded services into full topside ship repair with the addition of a machining division.
Over the years, Gulf Copper has continued to diversify, now servicing the commercial marine, offshore, shipping, oil and gas, petrochemical, power generation, construction and transportation industries.
As we continue to grow and evolve we appreciate the loyalty and support of our customers. Without you, this would not have been possible. 75 years and counting!
Seadrill Westvela Installation
GC Energy Services group (GCES) was contracted by Seadrill to perform the installation of the West Vela second BOP HPU.
The Project was performed in two phases:
- Phase I involved cutting two access openings in HPU room to rig in the High Pressure Unit and the Accumulator bottles. These access openings were then reinstalled by the GCES Team.
- Phase II consisted of installing stainless steel piping rated for 6000 psi using a tig welding method and stainless steel tubing. GCES also performed the internal passivation of the stainless piping for further corrosive protection of the system.
All work was performed safely and with good planning, resulting in on-budget installation.
Read more about Gulf Copper’s onshore energy services.
Transocean Polar Pioneer
The scope included the removal of six (6) existing Panama chocks on the pontoons and installation of six (6) new Panama chocks which were fabricated by Gulf Copper and Manufacturing in their Port Arthur, Texas facility.
Gulf Copper also performed the removal of 84 sea fasteners which had been welded to the underneath bottom plating of the pontoons for the heavy lift transit from SE Asia to Washington State.
The work was performed in the ports of Port Angeles and Seattle, Washington. A smaller team remained onboard to perform various tasks in preparation for the upcoming drilling season in the Chukchi Sea.
Building ‘CALM buoys’ brings jobs to Port Arthur
Thanks to the manpower provided by Gulf Copper & Manufacturing, three large freshly finished Catenary Anchor Leg Mooring (CALM) buoys are now fully operational and ready for delivery to Houston-based mooring company SOFEC Inc. at the end of the month.
Gulf Copper Keeps “Calm”
Gulf Copper’s Port Arthur facility earlier this year completed a unique 10-month project to build the three massive buoys for SOFEC, buoys which will be used to offload liquid product such as diesel or gasoline in places lacking deepwater ports.
In total Gulf Copper received two separate contracts to build a total of five CALM buoys (3 and 2), for SOFEC. The order is of particular interest from the yard’s view as it is a new line of business for the company.
Gulf Copper Ship Repair (GCSR) Milestone Safety Achievement
Gulf Copper Ship Repair (GCSR) employees in Corpus Christi, Texas recently surpassed 1,000 days worked without a lost time incident. This achievement is even more significant considering that this division carries out projects all over the world for both commercial and U S Government customers.
A GCSR team recently returned from Japan upon completion of modifications to a US Navy ship. Another team is making preparations to travel to Bahrain for a similar project. GCSR has an envied reputation for quality work with their customers, both in the Corpus Christi area and abroad. As an employee-owned company, Gulf Copper has a slightly different perspective on safety in the workplace. Watching out for their fellow employee shareholders takes on a new meaning, and the GCSR team exemplifies this watchfulness. Pictured above are just a few of the employee-owners who made this milestone a reality. Gulf Copper Ship Repair, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Gulf Copper & Manufacturing Corp.
Oil Crisis? Keep CALM (Buoy) and Carry On!
CALM buoys have long been utilized to safely and reliably transfer liquid petroleum products between a vessel and a shore facility without the need for a jetty extension into deeper water. These buoys have been used around the world as marine terminals in water depths ranging from shallow to ultra-deep water.
Gulf Copper & Manufacturing Corporation recently completed a unique project to build five (5) massive CALM buoys for SOFEC Inc. which are now being used to offload liquid product such as diesel or gasoline in Latin American locations lacking deepwater ports. The project is of particular interest from Gulf Copper’s view as they represent a new line of business for the company.
Gulf Copper Managers’ Risk Assessment Training Course
Fifteen senior managers and shipyard superintendents from Gulf Copper Manufacturing recently attended a Risk Assessment training course presented by Signal Mutual Safety professionals at Galveston , Texas. The course was developed through the efforts of Signal Mutual’s Safety Committee, made up of member representatives from the Maritime Industry. Gulf Copper’s Risk Manager, Mike Haughton, is an active member of the Signal Mutual Safety Committee.
The training course was designed to teach supervisors to assess the risks in a marine workplace, including:
- Identification of hazards
- Determining who might be harmed and how
- Evaluating the risks and deciding on precautions
- Recording significant findings
- Reviewing assessment and updating as necessary
