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MERGER BETWEEN SGS COTAX AND SGS NORGE
The two companies have decided to merge. SGS Norge will take over SGS Cotax' enterprice, which involves all contracts, rights and commitments.
The merge wil have no impact for the consecutive contracts or customer relations, and will take place in the beginning of June 2009. The business in SGS Cotax will continue with the same staff and geographical location.
Important changes
New name: SGS Norge AS
New VAT no 833 711 482
PRESS RELEASE
SGS is pleased to announce its acquisition of Cotax AS (Cotax) based in Larvik, Norway. This acquisition is subject to the clearance by the Norwegian Competition Authorities.
Founded in 1998, Cotax provides comprehensive laboratory testing and analysis to the oil and gas industries in Norway and to the operators of oil and gas facilities in the North Sea. In addition, they provide technical support and outsourcing, consulting and training to their customers.
The acquisition of Cotax will provide SGS with an exciting opportunity to further expand into the Norwegian offshore and Pan European North Sea activities.
The SGS Group is the global leader and innovator in inspection, verification testing and certification services. Founded in 1878, SGS is recognized as the global benchmark in quality and integrity.
With over 53,000 employees, SGS operates a network of almost 1,000 offices and laboratories around the world.
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COMPANY PROFILE
SGS COTAX is a modern oil service company sited in the port of Larvik. The company was founded in 1996 and is staffed with engineers and civil engineers recruited from the Norwegian oil industry. We also have a district office in Bergen.
Our main customers are oil service and oil companies, shipping industry and land based industry in Scandinavia. We also have an international sample transportation service.
SGS COTAX is certified to a Quality Assurance System in accordance with ISO 9001:2000. The system applies to: Laboratory services, Offshore services, Training personnel and Consultancy services to companies in the Oil and Gas Industry Cotax is also qualified by the Achilles Joint Qualification System for suppliers to the oil industry in Norway and Denmark.
Services
LUBE OIL ANALYSIS
SGS COTAX carry out oil analysis and ferrography as a condition monitoring service on rotating equipment. We have an international sample transportation system for lubeoils, grease and water.
OIL & GAS TESTING SERVICES
SGS COTAX provides petroleum fluid analysis and analysis of natural gas to support production and transportation for the petroleum industry. Our laboratories are sited in Stavanger and Larvik.
CONTRACT PERSONNEL
We provide personnel for complete operation in offshore laboratories, LNG plants and refineries. This includes sampling and analysis of crude oil, natural gas, formation water, cooling waters, lube oils and chemicals. The personnel also perform technical duties in operation and laboratory maintenance.
In addition SGS COTAX offers experienced process operators and laboratory engineers to assist you in building and updating Quality Assurance Systems and Lab Procedure Manuals.
LAB MODULE
Delivery of new Labs, fixed and container based. Instrumentation and manuals. Training and rental of personnel. HSE and quality management. World Wide.
RENTAL OF ANALYTICAL INSTRUMENTS AND SAMPLING EQUIPMENT
As a back up for offshore laboratories, we have a complete range of analytical instruments and sampling equipment for hire on long- or short term basis.
TRAINING OF PERSONNEL
Cotax perform training of process operators for routine laboratory analysis offshore, or in an onshore laboratory. We also provide long term courses for laboratory technicians and process operators to expand their theoretical and practical skills.
FIELD SAMPLING AND ANALYTICAL SERVICES
Cotax offers a variety of field services to assist our clients. This includes:
• Sample collection
• Field analysis by using our Mobile Laboratory
• Production process optimization
• Process trouble-shooting
• Laboratory Technical Audits.
PROCUREMENT AND SPECIALTY SERVICE
Cotax provides a wide range of specialty service which includes:
• Deliverance of new complete laboratories
• Laboratory equipment procurement
• Procurement of consumables and chemicals
• Deliverance of sampling equipment such as high pressure cylinders and automatic samplers
• Plant performance and acceptance testing
ONLINE ANALYTICAL INSTRUMENTS - SALES & SERVICE
Cotax delivers online analytical instruments and sampling systems with
proven technology to the oil & gas industry.
This covers analyzers for physical parameters, composition of oil and gas,
heating values and detection of pipeline product contamination.
CONDITION MONITORING AND OIL ANALYSES
MINIMIZING DOWNTIME FOR WIND TURBINES
One of the major concerns in investing in wind turbines and wind farms are related to the availability of the turbines, i.e. the risk of having less wind power production from the wind turbines due to stand still and repair. Reliability of the strucures and the wind turbines is therefore essential for the wind farm to perform successfully.
A minor failure in critical components of the wind turbine can cause unacceptable down time and loss. The operation and maintenance of wind turbines are costly. One of the approaches to reduce these costs is regular condition monitoring to detct failures of critical components as early as possible. With the increasing number of installed wind turbines and major failures of critical components the necessity of condition monitoring can not be neglected. Some components, although designed for the turbine lifetime, fail earlier then expected and cause unscheduled doen time which harm the overall success of the wind farm project.
RIGHT SERVICE GIVES MAXIMUM RETURN!
For the wind turbine gear box, wear debris particle analysis is a strong tool to predict mechanical failures. Te technique isolates wear particles from machinery, and classify the debris by microscope combined with chemical analyses.
Testing of used oil is a preventative maintenance tool that operates as an early warning system. it enables you to both minimise repair and maintenance costs while maximising production through scheduling downtime.
SGS can supply you with expertise condition monitoring of the oil used in the wind turbine gear box, generator and hydraulic system, and give you a detailed description of the current situation. An investigation of shape, surface, size and colours can identify the alloy and the humber to determine if wear is severe. By this examination, it is possible to identify if particles come from cutting wear, severe sliding or fatigue. Their origin might also be from ingress from the surroundings like sand or dust.
The particles will be classified into different sizes and numbers to be able to identify if the level is changing during the operational time of the wind turbine. The evaluation is done by highly skilled machinery and chemical engineers who are experts in evaluating failure regimes and to give and corrective advice.
Regular monitoring of the chemical and physical changes in a lubricant taken from a wind turbine gear box, generator or hydraulic system can provide an early warning of potential failures.
SGS IS ABLE TO PROVIDE
- Sampling of oil and lubricants using a customised sampling kit
- An extensive range of laboratory tests to cover all applications
- Condition monitoring by Ferrography
- Expert deagnosis of wind turbine components and lubricant condition
- An range of modern reporting solutions