About Us

Offspring International Limited (OIL) was formed in 1991 to provide a dedicated mooring systems service to the offshore industry worldwide. Specialising in single point buoy and deepwater mooring systems, OIL is able to provide completely, integrated, mooring solutions and components.

Based in Birmingham, UK, and with a subsidiary office in Laguna Hills, California, OIL is headed by Nigel Grainger and David Rowley, and a dedicated team of mooring professionals, bringing over 100 years experience in offshore mooring lines and systems. OIL staff are active members of the Oil Companies International Marine Forum (OCIMF) where it has contributed to Single Point Mooring best practice. OIL is also involved with the oil and gas industry's JIP deepwater mooring committee.

OIL is the worldwide agent for Lankhorst Ropes Offshore Division part of the Royal Euronete Group for Single Point Moorings and Deepwater Moorings. From its US office, OIL coordinates all sales and marketing activities in the USA for both SPM and deepwater mooring applications.

Lankhorst Ropes Offshore Division

The Lankhorst Ropes Offshore Division rope production facility for deepwater mooring ropes and single point mooring (SPM) hawsers is a purpose built factory at Viana do Castello, on the coast about 80 km north of Porto, Portugal.

The factory covers some 3,600m² production facilities together with 2,400m² storage area. In addition to rope production machinery, the factory includes a large SPM make-up and storage area reflecting the factory's increased SPM production capacity.
 
Rope Production at Lankhorst Ropes Offshore Division's factory in Portugal.

The facility is supported with over a decade of experience and expertise from the former business of Quintas & Quintas Offshore. Modern production and testing equipment permits all the following activities to be undertaken in-house:
 
• Extrusion of rope yarns
• Conversion (twisting) of flat yarn into rope yarn
• Stranding of rope yarns into strands
• Braiding or twisting of strands into sub-ropes
• Closing (over braiding) of sub-ropes into mooring ropes
• Length Measurement System (LMS) under tension <20 tonnes
• Length marking under tension in 75 m increments
• Axial (anti-twist) line marking
• Full scale proto-type testing
• Break strength testing <1200 tonnes
• Tension-tension fatigue testing
• Stiffness and elongation testing
• Simulation of installation and “What If” scenarios.

Commitment to Quality

Consistent with its commitment to offer fit-for-purpose, mooring systems, OIL is compliant with ISO 9001-2008 and other industry related quality management systems, all relevant safety and environmental standards. Our ISO 9001-2008 certificate can be downloaded here. In addition, all equipment supplied by OIL is approved by the leading classification societies and supplied with the appropriate certification.

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Head Office UK
Unit 8, Castle Court 2, Castlegate Way
Dudley, West Midlands, DY1 4RH, UK
Tel: +44 (0) 1384 453880
Fax: +44 (0) 1384 453888

Branch Office
Offspring International Ltd
26941 Cabot Rd Ste 105
Laguna Hills, CA 92653, USA
Tel: + 1-949-916-8282
Fax: + 1-949-916-8383

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