RetroBuoy™
Impressed current cathodic protection system for large structures

RetroBuoy installed on the Neptune SPAR structure to supplement failing cathodic protection on the hull

In August / September 2009, Deepwater Corrosion Services retrofitted the cathodic protection system on the Neptune Spar. The original cathodic protection system on the hull was approximately 300 sacrificial aluminum anodes. Neptune required a life extension significantly in excess of the original 15 year service life, including the CP system.  More info

Deepwater replaces four RetroBuoy floats, damaged by a hurricane in three days

In April 2009, Deepwater Corrosion Services Inc. 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. The platform complex consisted of: one (1) 12-pile platform and one (1) 4-pile structure attached by a bridge.   More info

Deepwater retrofits cathodic protection on a 720’ fixed platform in less than 2 days

In June 2008, Deepwater Corrosion Services working in conjunction with Deep Down Inc and Oceaneering Inc performed a cathodic protection (CP) 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 of seawater.   More info

Deepwater installs Raparound Anodes and RetroBuoy for a semi-arctic wharf in Canada

The existing cathodic protection system on this dock / bulkhead was an impressed current system constantly under repair. The maintenance costs were constantly exceeding $250,000 per year. The challenges of ice and high flow/tide conditions as well as brackish water made most designs inadequate.   More info