Arc Energy Resources has been awarded a contract by Tranter PHE AB to clad twelve special nozzles for the Sweden-based company’s plate heat exchangers. The A106 and A105 carbon steel nozzles, which are approximately 300mm long and 450mm diameter, are to be fitted to a bio-central processing platform destined for an oilfield project in Malaysia. The manufacture and supply contract included Arc Energy fabricating the nozzles, NDT testing them prior to cladding, cladding six nozzles in stainless steel and six in Inconel 625, then NDT testing them again before final inspection by the client at the Arc Energy factory at Eastington in Gloucestershire. Since completing the contract Arc Energy has been awarded a second Tranter contract to fabricate and clad similar nozzles for the Qatar Shell Pearl field.