Viper Innovations, established in 2007 and headquartered in Portishead, United Kingdom, is a technology leader in electrical integrity monitoring and asset integrity solutions for the subsea oil and gas and rail industries. Its innovative product line includes V-LIFE, V-LIM, and V-IR, which extend the operational life of subsea electrical systems by improving insulation resistance and preventing failures. The company also offers CableGuardian, a real-time monitoring solution for railway signaling power supplies, reducing operational risks and maintenance costs. Viper emphasizes reliability, innovation, and safety, supporting mission-critical infrastructure across the globe.
Specifically designed to address the demands of the Oil & Gas sector, Viper Innovations' V-LIM is an accurate and precise sensor which monitors electrical cable integrity.
Viper Innovations offers solutions for delivering a life extension strategy for assets, improving the safety, performance, and efficiency of SPS asset management, and implementing MVP strategies for project delivery.
Insulation Resistance (IR) testing can be carried out to identify a drop in resistance caused by current leakage, enabling operators to take remedial action before serious faults or even failure occurs.
Viper Innovations’ unique V-LIFE technology has been supporting operators for over a decade, originally referred to by many as a ‘magic’ technology, V-LIFE has continued to be one of Viper’s most successful innovations for the offshore energy industry.
It is well known that the most common subsea electrical failure is as a result of water ingress into cables and connectors with degraded insulation. Failure of insulation resistance (IR) in a seawater environment can lead to serious, and potentially catastrophic, damage of the copper conductors of a cable unless the insulation failure is repaired.
The following information has been taken from the technical paper ‘Power Delivery and Umbilical Cable Optimisation for Long Offset Tiebacks’, written by Surrinder Retour, Paul Overton, Daniel Denning, and Neil Douglas of Viper Innovations.