TWMA declared at the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) their first offshore processing project in West Africa. The 400-day contract is to supply TWMA’s industry-leading offshore processing services to support Glencore Exploration Cameroon Ltd’s (Glencore) West Africa drilling campaign.

The scope of work includes the installation of a TWMA TCC RotoMill and cuttings collection and distribution system (CCDS). This integrated approach provides a complete containment, treatment and disposal solution for capturing drill cuttings and associatedfluids on-board the Atwood Aurora jack-up drilling rig. A team of experienced TWMA operators are managing the project on location.

As offshore production in Africa escalates, new operators penetrating the sector are being forced to consider implementing reliable methods of reducing the environmental impact of improperly disposed drill cuttings. The solution provided by TWMA treats all non-aqueous base fluid (NABF) drill cuttings by way of thermal desorption, recovering 99 percent of base oil for reuse by the operator. The inert rock powder and recovered water are disposed overboard for sea dispersal, in a process which is proven to have a near zero impact on the environment.

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