While there have been no Macondo-scale well control incidents since the 2010 disaster, that has not stopped Houston-based Trendsetter Engineering from looking for alternative containment systems, as Jennifer Pallanich reports. Click here to read the article.

Trendsetter Engineering has completed work on a containment toolkit that can be deployed to minimize the environmental impact of a subsea well incident. This follows their delivery of four subsea well capping stacks, designed to shut in an uncontrolled subsea well, during 2013-2014.  The new toolkit, designed to work alongside standard industry well test hardware (i.e. vessels, well test equipment, …

Trendsetter Engineering is pleased to announce the Trendsetter Connection System (TCS). The Trendsetter Connection System provides a robust subsea connector solution that exceeds industry demands. The TCS solution is comprised of the newly developed TC7 clamp connector, TC11 clamp connector and hub alignment system.  This innovative system features a versatile connector that utilizes common tooling to provide the operator a …

Trendsetter Engineering successfully completed the design and build of a state-of-the-art capping stack for Wild Well Control. The 18-3/4” 15,000 psi capping stack was designed, manufactured, and assembled within nine months. The cutting edge well capping equipment is designed so that it can be deployed around the world, via air freight or ocean freight, in the event of a subsea …

Trendsetter Engineering ranks #17 on the Houston Business Journal's Best Places to Work list for the second consecutive year.    The Best Places to Work program is based on feedback from an employee survey focusing on areas such as opportunities for advancement, pay and benefits, management skills and communication.    http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/blog/2014/10/hbj-announces-the-2014-best-places-to-work.html  

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Trendsetter Engineering ranked #36 on The Houston Chronicle's annual Top Workplaces segment featuring a list of the best places to work in the Houston metro area. This is Trendsetter's third consecutive year to win this award.   The Top Workplace program is based on feedback from an employee survey focusing on areas such as opportunities for advancement, pay and benefits, management …

Trendsetter Engineering appeared on the list of finalists announced on Friday, September 5, 2014 for the Houston Business Journal's Best Places to Work List. The HBJ's Best Places to Work program honors top employers in the Houston area for their employee retention, unique company cultures, benefits and pay. Employees submitted surveys anonymously to a third party, Quantum Workplace. Final rankings will …

Trendsetter Engineering, Inc. has been awarded a contract for module hardware design and overall integration of a subsea well-based High-Integrity Pressure Protection System (HIPPS) for ExxonMobil’s Julia field development within the Gulf of Mexico. The Julia field is located in 7,500 feet of water approximately 15 miles from the host platform.  The Julia HIPPS is a pressure protection system designed …

Trendsetter Engineering was awarded a contract by Noble Energy to design, manufacture and test a total of five subsea pipeline end termination (PLET) and inline sled (ILS) structures for their ongoing Gunflint development.  The Gunflint Development is a tieback to the Gulfstar I platform in the Gulf of Mexico. “Trendsetter is excited to expand on our history of supplying innovative …