The STATS Group, founded in Aberdeen in 1998 as Specialist Tools and Testing Services and operating predominately in the piping and pipeline integrity and maintenance field, has made significant inroads into the Malaysian oil field services market with its Remote Techno Plug isolation technology.

In the last nine months STATS has completed seven pressurised pipeline isolation projects on behalf of a major oil exploration company facilitating the safe and efficient replacement of 17 valves.

The onshore and offshore projects, which have been completed on the Malaysian Peninsular and in Sarawak, deployed STATS’ DNV GL type approved Remote Tecno Plugs ranging in size from 24” to 32”.

In the last nine months STATS has completed seven pressurised pipeline isolation projects on behalf of a major oil exploration company facilitating the safe and efficient replacement of 17 valves.

The onshore and offshore projects, which have been completed on the Malaysian Peninsular and in Sarawak, deployed STATS’ DNV GL type approved Remote Tecno Plugs ranging in size from 24” to 32”.

The company believes its success in the Malaysian market will act as a springboard for further contract wins in Asian and Australia and will strengthen their commitment to the region by establishing an operational base in Labuan and a technical support and sales office in Kuala Lumpur.

Ron James, sales director, said: “This has been our busiest period in Malaysia and with all projects delivered on time and within budget, we have a strong base for consolidating our position in the region.

“Our track record is established for providing safety critical isolation services that enable urgent maintenance work to be completed, within schedule and with minimal outage to production.