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that are 15 tons each, a plate-cutting machine, jib
cranes, welding machines, rollout machine and cov-
ered climate control warehousing within the facility,
positioning us well as a contractor within the country.”
The fabrication shop was designed in two phases to
accommodate its financing in 2014 and 2015. Phase
one was approved and started construction in 2014,
with a plan to have the phase finished by the beginning
of the second quarter of 2015. That phase will include
piping and prefabrication.
The last eight platforms had pipe and prefabrication
done off-site. The construction of the fabrication shop
will allow direct supervision, eliminating any sched-
ule constraints. A training center was completed in
November, and, because TOFCO has the mechanical
welding equipment available, increased the number of
welding stations from four to 17.
“The expansion TOFCO is experiencing right now is a
good sign and is the result of an upturn in new platform
construction in the oil and gas market in Trinidad,” Ear-
les said. “There are more discoveries being announced
all the time, and those discoveries will eventually lead
to the construction of new offshore platforms. On the
other side of the business, TOFCO is also expanding its
capabilities and services in the brownfield arena, and
the company’s new fabrication building and addition
of electrical and instrumentation capabilities will be a
major part of allowing it to do that.”
PREFERRED VENDORS
United Power Ltd.
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Sup-
plying TOFCO since 2007, United Power Limited pro-
vides quality and professional equipment rental and
consultant services, in addition to, sand blasting,
painting, welding and fabrication, jack hammering, civil
construction, transportation and all other general con-
tracting services. UPL is a preferred choice among the
rest, providing 24-hour service, with a highly trained
and experienced staff, facilitating continued success
in providing the most reliable, safe, efficient and af-
fordable services within their targeted market sectors.
Esau Oilfield Supplies Company Ltd.
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