Project experience
Deepwater is the world's leading provider
of life extending anode retrofits
Our experience
Since 1997, Deepwater has focused on the innovation and product development necessary to combat aging offshore asset deterioration in an environment where original cathodic protection anodes have depleted, but infrastructure remains incredibly valuable. Recognizing the logistical difficulties that subsea installation causes, our research and development of new cathodic protection technology is always focused on minimizing the cost and risk involved in commissioning a new CP retrofit systems.
For sacrificial retrofit projects, Deepwater's RetroClamp™ system allows replacement anode arrays to be electrically connected to the asset being protected quickly by diver or ROV. This reduces the installation time and cost of the job to a fraction of the cost involved with traditional anode replacement methods.
Our focus on impressed current cathodic protection technology, a far more efficient means of providing a lot of CP to a large amount of exposed steel, has allowed us to do most of the work at the drawing table, as opposed to in the field, where day rates for installation vessels can cripple a project's bottom line.
Case studies / Project review bulletins
April 2009
Deepwater replaces four RetroBuoy floats, damaged by a hurricane in three days
Deepwater Corrosion Services (DCSI) performed a retrofit to a pre installed impressed current cathodic protection (ICCP) system that that was damaged during hurricane activities in the Gulf of Mexico. ...
June 2008
Deepwater retrofits cathodic protection on a Fixed Platform in 720 feet of water
Working in conjunction with Deep Down Inc and Oceaneering Inc., Deepwater performed a cathodic protection retrofit of a fixed platform in two days. This Gulf of Mexico platform is a large 4-leg, 8-skirt pile fixed jacket, located in 720 feet ...
February 2008
Deepwater retrofits cathodic protection on two deep water subsea field developments in three days
Deepwater Corrosion Services performed anode retrofits on 2 subsea development systems in 73 hours. These deep water installations, located in water depths ranging from 775 to 1,750 feet, consisted ..
January 2008
Deepwater Retrofits Cathodic Protection on 5 Gulf of Mexico Structures in 14 days
Deepwater corrosion's retrofit systems have been used in the Gulf of Mexico for over a decade, and there is no sign of it letting up. With brown field assets seeing new life, operators are anxious to keep them up and running ...