FiGS® technology and local hubs in Southeast Asia streamline cathodic protection surveys, reducing costs and enhancing asset lifespan with real-time insights and efficient local services.

FORCE Technology Norway is proud to announce a major milestone in our efforts to expand operations in Southeast Asia along with our partner Turcomp Engineering Services Sdn Bhd, a highly respected Malaysian company that has been a key player in the oil and gas industry since 1992. We have strengthened our collaboration by appointing Turcomp as an official FiGS® hub for Malaysia, enhancing the deployment of advanced Cathodic Protection (CP) surveys using our highly sentive sensor technology.

The partnership with Turcomp bolsters our local presence in Southeast Asia, making our services more accessible and responsive to regional clients. By establishing Turcomp as a FiGS® hub, we are positioning ourselves to support energy operators with greater efficiency and agility, when commisioning services to measure the health of their CP systems for pipelines and other subsea infrastructure. This arrangement includes the local availability of our FiGS® equipment, training of engineers, and ensuring day-to-day client support – offering a complete  CP survey package from project planning to offshore execution.

This is a very important step in strengthening our position is Malaysia, and making ourselves more visible to the clients. It means we can now provide faster, more localized support to clients, reducing operational costs and ensuring quicker turnaround times for projects. Additionally, this model helps us significantly reduce our carbon footprint by reducing the need for international travel. Svenn Magne Wigen / Sales Manager, FORCE Technology Norway AS

An experienced partner 

Svenn Magne Wigen, Sales Manager at FORCE Technology Norway, said: “This is a very important step in strengthening our position in Malaysia and SEA region, making ourselves more visible and available to the clients. It means we can now provide faster, more localized support to clients, reducing operational costs and ensuring quicker turnaround times for projects. Additionally, this model helps us significantly reduce our carbon footprint by reducing the need for international travel.”

Turcomp, with over three decades of experience in the oil and gas sector, is ideally positioned to enhance FORCE Technology’s service offerings in the region. Samantha Tham, Business Development Manager at Turcomp, added: “We are really excited about this extended and formal agreement with FORCE Technology Norway. It represents a major step forward for our collaboration and opens up exciting opportunities for both parties moving forward. With this partnership, we anticipate significant growth in the Malaysia market, leveraging our combined strengths to deliver innovative solutions to our clients cost-effectively.”

Reducing travel and complexity

One of the key advantages of establishing local hubs is ensuring that FORCE Technology clients get timely and efficient service without the logistical complexities associated with international suppliers. In many countries, regulatory requirements favor or mandate the involvement of local content, so operating with regional partners makes sense. Our FiGS® hubs, including Turcomp, address these requirements by providing locally trained FIGS operators and equipment – ensuring compliance with national regulations while improving operational efficiency.

By leveraging FORCE Technology’s FiGS® field gradient sensor technology alongside our SeaCorr™ CP modeling software, this partnership provides energy operators in Malaysia and beyond with comprehensive tools to assess and optimize their corrosion protection systems. The FiGS® system offers detailed insights into the status of subsea CP, allowing operators to predict and extend the lifespan of their infrastructure with precision. 

Strategic efforts in Southeast Asia

Turcomp’s role as a FiGS® hub enables these surveys to be conducted more effectively on a local scale, significantly reducing the need for mobilizing international teams and equipment.

“The collaboration with Turcomp is about more than operational efficiency; it represents a strategic effort to align with the broader needs of the energy industry in Southeast Asia,” adds Svenn. “Our aim is not just to offer cutting-edge technology, it’s also about embedding that technology into the local landscape, creating a sustainable approach that minimizes costs for operators while also lowering our collective environmental impact.”

The collaboration has already delivered results for clients in SouthEast Asia. Projects with Turcomp involving FiGS® technology and SeaCorr™ CP computer modelling software have proven the benefits of FORCE Technology’s approach and we are now seeing more demand. Establishing Turcomp as a FiGS® hub ensures that together, we can meet the demand and help keep subsea infrastucture in the region safe and long-lasting.