Energy supply systems for drilling equipment – lightweight and robust

Heavy loads, high forces and adverse environmental conditions: We develop robust and durable plastic-energy chains and accessories for the guidance of hydraulic, energy or signalling cables on onshore and offshore drilling rigs such as drill ships or drilling platforms.
The wide range of applications - from top drive guidance to cantilever and pipe handling - require long vertical travel distances on the derrick or cable weights of over 200 kg/m on the drill skid. Installed in exposed locations, they also have to withstand wind and weather and a corrosive environment on a daily basis.
In addition to fully pre-assembled energy chains, our in-house engineering service - from planning to final acceptance - ensures fast installation, rapid commissioning and a high level of planning reliability for the oil and gas industry.

Top drive in a drilling rig with cables and cable carriers inside the tower.

Top drives

Perfect guidance and protection even in strong winds: e-chain® from the E4.1.112 series and the e-loop® are used successfully to ensure a reliable energy supply to the top drive (power head).

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Offshore pipe handling solution with gripping arms on a conveyor system.

Pipe handling and BOP

For reliable guidance of pipe linkages on catwalks or fingerboards and cable protection on BOP handlers: e-chains series E4.1 is corrosion-free, lightweight and robust. Also for high-pressure hoses and electric cables.

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Offshore drilling platform with cable guidance system for moving lines on the cantilever.

Cantilever skids

The largest plastic-energy chain for the safe routing of hose and electrical cable on skidding applications of jack-up rigs - corrosion-free and gentle on cables.

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Rotary crane on an offshore drilling rig for safe handling of heavy loads.

Crane systems

Long sliding travels for gantry cranes and slewing systems for knuckle boom cranes or slewing cranes. Complete ready-to-connect systems comprising cable, chain and trough system from a single source.

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LARS system lifting a subsea component on an offshore platform.

Launch and recovery systems (LARS)

Chains and cables from a single source: We offer ready-to-connect systems for safe energy supply on extendable booms of LARS-A-Frames.

Success stories

Drilling rig with e-loop cable protection at a snowy oil well in Akita.

Resistance despite snowstorms

Installations in the oil production sector often have to deal with harsh weather conditions. For a Canadian oil-drilling company, our e-loop energy chain solution now ensures that the top drive is always reliably supplied with energy and signals, even during severe storms.

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Large industrial installation with a metal structure and red lifting equipment.

Vibration-proof cable guidance

The deep-drilling system from Bauer Maschinen automatically drills holes to a depth of 6,000m and, as a "walking unit", is even able to change location. Our E4.1 energy chain supplies the handling system that feeds the drill pipes with hydraulic and electrical energy as well as control signals.

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Collage of igus offshore applications in shipping and on drilling platforms.

... and other success stories

Heavy-duty energy chains in drilling rigs, e.g. for the top drive, cantilever or pipe handler, flexible rotary modules in pivoting heavy-duty cranes or safe shore power supplies: discover more about the successful use of our motion plastics in these and other projects.

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High-performance plastic solutions for drilling rigs

The versatility of plastic has made energy chain systems an important factor in the oil and gas industry. What are the advantages of igus energy supply solutions in top drive systems? How do they differ from other solutions such as festoonings or service loops?

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