e-chain® cable carrier solutions for oil & gas industries

e-loop® in offshore drilling

Seadrill, a global leader in offshore drilling, worked with igus® to integrate an e-loop® cable guidance solution on their drillship, the West Polaris. This resulted in:

• Increased cable service life through strain reduction
• Decreased maintenance costs
• Protection in harsh environments

Top Drive System with e-loop®

Frequent short circuits in the service loop on the top drive of an onshore drilling rig led the Indonesian company Pertamina Drilling to search for a more reliable solution. By implementing the e-loop® cable guidance system alongside chainflex® cables designed for dynamic applications, the company not only reduced installation time by up to four hours, but also significantly improved overall performance. The robust e-loop protects cables and hoses from mechanical damage, lowers maintenance costs and non-productive time (NPT), and enhances operational safety.

Cost-effective complete systems shorten and facilitate installation

Several RBR systems are used with energy chains in the joints of the robot to supply energy, data and media.

Installation times and maintenance work reduced on automated land rig

Complete systems from a single source for all moving machines such as pipe handling devices and top drives on this full automated land rig

Successful Cable management for many years in offshore use

Even under extremely high loads and in the rough conditions on oil rigs, corrosion-resistant, lightweight E4.1 e-chains stand the test of time.