• SPO compact flange was developed by Steelproducts Offshore A/S, using
extensive testing and finite element analysis.
• First used for a relief well riser in 1987 and
subsequently for production and export risers. Today over
50,000 in service
• Engineered with additional capacity to accommodate
external loads, valve neck configurations and standard make-up
tools
• Independently verified as a high quality, highly
reliable connector with the mechanical strength of a girth
weld
• Two independent seals in series together with an
additional environmental seal.
• Designed to be deployed in temperatures ranging
from -200ºC to 720ºC
• One sealring size for each nominal bore
• Designed as a static connection, removing the disadvantages
of the dynamics provided by conventional flanges
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