| Press Releases - January 2006
January 30, 2006- ROV Manufacturer Seaeye Wins Export Award
January 27, 2006- Perry Slingsby Systems Leases Triton® XLS 19 and 20 to TSMarine
January 27, 2006- Schilling Robotics Gains Industry-Veteran Ron Bernier for Houston Sales
January 26, 2006- New Hampshire Fish and Game has a 'Flying Eyeball' for Underwater Search and Rescue
January 23, 2006- Fugro Awarded Major Brazil Contract
January 19, 2006- Giant Octopus Tries to Devour ROV Near Vancouver Island
January 17, 2006- Perry Slingsby Receives Contract from Geoconsult AS for Additional ROV System
January 16, 2006- Perry Slingsby Systems Delivers the First of 4 Triton XLS Advanced Workclass ROV Systems to Geoconsult AS
January 16, 2006- Nova Ray Sells ROV to Melsmore Marine Ltd. for Pipeline Inspections
January 15, 2006- Wired for Learning- In Robotics Workshop, Students Unleash Their Inner Engineers
January 9, 2006- Subsea 7 Says its $85M North Sea Contract is with BP
January 6, 2006- Perry Slingsby Systems Sells Olympian 5 ROV to China
January 6, 2006- NETmc Marine Announces Year-end Orders for Digital Video Recorders
January 5, 2006- Nova Ray Purchased for Post-Katrina Work in Gulf
January 4, 2006- DeepOcean Renews Commitment for Multraship Commander
January 4, 2006- We Won a Cold Battle Beneath the Waves- the Story of the Priz Rescue
January 3, 2006- ComCam Featured at Underwater Intervention 2006
January 2, 2006- Aberdeen is Base for Global ROV Operation
January 1, 2006- Rows and Red Tape Almost Halted Priz Rescue
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Date: January 5, 2006
Organization: Perry Slingsby Systems
Nova Ray Purchased for Post-Katrina Work in Gulf
From Ed Watkins of W & W Engineering:
"We used the Nova Ray ROV to inspect oil and natural gas offshore pipelines for post Katrina surveying and inspection in the Gulf coast region. The ability to tow the Nova Ray was a crucial factor in our decision to purchase, because this equipment gave us much more versatility. The ability to change from a traditional observation class ROV for subsea tie in and valve inspections, to a towable, side scan sonar equipped ROV for long distance pipeline inspections allowed us to efficiently accomplish both tasks."
"On recent contract work we used the ROV on and off for 50 days. It was used for visual confirmation and as a back up side scan sonar. Because our vehicle was equipped with the side scan sonar, it was used repeatedly as a back up when the ship's side scan sonar was down. This alone kept us working and not losing valuable sea time. I believe that had we not had this piece of equipment on board, we would not have finished our contracts in the same time frame."
To see a subsea tie-in viewed with side scan sonar, along with a short video of the subsea tie-in:
Small : http://www.novaray.com/videos/novaray_gulf_small.mov
Full : http://www.novaray.com/novaray_gulf_full.mpg
Date: January 6, 2006
Organization: Perry Slingsby Systems
Perry Slingsby Systems Sells Olympian 5 ROV to China
Perry Slingsby Systems (PSS) an international provider of remote intervention technologies and equipment systems, is pleased to announce that a Chinese client has recently purchased an Olympian Class WROV. Depth rated to 3,500m, the Olympian 5 will interface with PSS' previously supplied TMS, umbilical & electric heave compensated deployment winch and surface control system. The contract includes on site training and sea trials support in China, and the integration of the client's ROV Dynamic Positioning System (DPS) and Virtual Monitoring System (VMS). The Olympian 5 WROV will be used for survey tasks and to deploy tooling for sampling the seabed for methane hydrate deposits in the South China Sea. The DPS and VMS systems are provided by the client, and integrated in the ROV control system by Perry Slingsby Systems. The Olympian 5 is scheduled for delivery in May 2006.
Martin Anderson, Managing Director and CEO, Perry Slingsby Systems, commented "We view China as a high growth area for PSS, not only for ROV and intervention tooling systems but for our Support Services Business Lines as well. This contract, combined with other recent contracts in China has clearly established a foot hold for PSS in the region."
Perry Slingsby Systems, a member of the Technip Group, is an internationally recognized provider of remote intervention technologies and equipment systems. Perry Slingsby Systems focuses on six principal Business Lines: Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs), Trenchers and Robotics ; Standard and Bespoke Tooling Systems ; Support Services ; Defense (including Submarine Rescue Systems (SRS)); Process and Control Products ; Geotechnical and Seabed Systems. For nearly 50 years, from facilities in the US and in the UK, sales offices and agents around the world, Perry Slingsby Systems has solved customers' remote intervention challenges with design and engineering innovations that have become the benchmark for reliability and cost efficiency.
For further information, please contact: USA: PERRY SLINGSBY SYSTEMS, INC. Laura Wynkoop - Marketing Systems pssi@us.perrymail.com
821 Jupiter Park Drive, Jupiter, FL 33458 Tel: 561-743-7000 Fax: 561-743-1313 Internet: http://www.perryslingsbysystems.com
Date: January 6, 2006
Organization: NETmc Marine Ltd
NETmc Marine Announces Year-end Orders for Digital Video Recorders
NETmc Marine is pleased to announce two yearend orders for their range of digital video recorders. Rovtech Limited have placed an order and taken receipt of their first DVR Inspector for use with their Panthers, Tigers and Lynx ROV fleet. Rovtech are one of the most active ROV companies in the acquisition of digital video and have for some time been promoting digital video as the future for the acquisition of video in the offshore market. Rovtech has been renting the DVR Inspector from NETmc Marine over the last 14 months and have used it on several of their structural inspection projects, so when they were buying a new ROV they decided that they would integrate a digital video system in to the spread instead of VCRs, having considered a wide range of digital video recording hardware they opted for the DVR Inspector.
Rovtech Project Manager, Gordon Kennedy, said "After deciding not to use VCRs we looked around to see what was available on the market, we have used the DVR Inspector extensively and realise that it is the ideal tool for our requirements. There are many DVD recorders on the market but they are overly complicated, can't be networked and none of them do everything we want a recorder to do, the NETmc marine DVR Inspector is our DVR of choice and that of many of our customers."
The unit Rovtech have bought includes all the new options from NETmc Marine:
- Black Box operation; Allows a separate video file to be stored on another hard drive, which overwrites itself after a certain time, ideal for HSE requirements.
- Built-in video overlay; This is configured to accept a range of industry standard formats including Taylor-Lann, Coabis and SCOPE. The Rovtech unit is configured with two serial inputs.
- Audio level indicator LEDs on the front panel; This gives a visual indicator that the recorder has an audio input.
The second order was from Diving Contractor Osiris Marine Services for a DVR Peli. Osiris Marine are involved in many types of diving operations from coastal inspection to tunnel surveys, and after a recent purchase of a small ROV Aiden West, owner of the company, wanted to find a DVR that would compliment this purchase and that could cope with this type of work, working in non dry environments. Again other products had been considered however the all in one DVR Peli, with its built-in display and full functionality, was deemed to be the best solution.
The DVR Peli will also be delivered with video overlay and the Black Box option, thus removing the requirement for a second recorder for HSE purposes.
Adrian West commented "Most of our clients expect digital video as a deliverable, the DVR Peli allows us to capture DV in a variety of formats and bit rates and supply the customer an easy to play file which he can play back on any P.C." He added, "I believe the DVR Peli could become and industry standard in the commercial diving world."
NETmc Marine also provide triple channel pipeline video acquisition equipment, the DVR Pro, which is capable of providing synchronised digital video pictures when played back in a suitable player.
New products due to be launched in 2006 include a single and multi channel video overlay and other video peripherals like line amplifiers and distribution boxes.
Contact details:
- NETmc Marine Ltd Dunnan Cottage Turfhill Cuminestown Road New Deer Aberdeenshire AB53 6TL Te +44(0) 1771644001 www.netmcmarine.co.uk sales@netmcmarine.co.uk
- Rovtech Ltd Rovtech House Cothal View Pitmedden Industrial Estate Dyce Aberdeen AB21 0BA Tel: +44(0) 1224775527 www.rovtech.co.uk mail@rovtech.co.uk
- Osiris Marine Services Osiris Marine Services 35 Park Street Barrowford Lancashire BB9 6HX Tel +44(0) 1282 602392 www.osirismarineservices.com info@osirismarineservices.com
Date: January 16, 2006
Organization: Perry Slingsby Systems
Perry Slingsby Systems Delivers the First of 4 Triton XLS Advanced Workclass ROV Systems to Geoconsult AS
Perry Slingsby Systems (PSS), an international provider of remote intervention technologies and equipment systems, is pleased to announce that Triton® XLS11 has completed Factory acceptance testing. Triton® XLS11 is the first of 4 systems scheduled for delivery in 2006 and will be permanently installed on the vessel Geoholm in March 2006.
Martin Anderson, Managing Director and CEO, Perry Slingsby Systems, commented "We are very pleased to have delivered Triton® XLS11, and in fact we were able to complete the project 3 weeks ahead of schedule, there by allowing the customer to sea freight the system instead of having to utilize expensive air freight. This contract builds on a strong and continued relationship between the two companies and further reinforces Perry Slingsby Systems' position as the world's leading independent supplier of Advanced Workclass ROVs."
Perry Slingsby Systems, a member of the Technip Group, is an internationally recognized provider of remote intervention technologies and equipment systems. Perry Slingsby Systems focuses on six principal Business Lines: Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs), Trenchers and Robotics ; Standard and Bespoke Tooling Systems ; Support Services; Defense (including Submarine Rescue Systems (SRS)); Process and Control Products; Geotechnical and Seabed Systems. For nearly 50 years, from facilities in the US and in the UK, sales offices and agents around the world, Perry Slingsby Systems has solved customers' remote intervention challenges with design and engineering innovations that have become the benchmark for reliability and cost efficiency.
For further information, please contact:
USA: PERRY SLINGSBY SYSTEMS, INC.
Laura Wynkoop - Marketing Systems pssi@us.perrymail.com
821 Jupiter Park Drive, Jupiter, FL 33458
Tel: 561-743-7000 Fax: 561-743-1313
http://www.perryslingsbysystems.com
Date: January 16, 2006
Organization: Nova Ray Inc.
Nova Ray Sells ROV to Melsmore Marine Ltd. for Pipeline Inspections
Nova Ray, Inc. announces the sale of a fully equipped Nova Ray Model 3500 ROV along with the conversion unit and Linkquest's Track 1500 ROV tracking unit to Melsmore Marine Ltd. in Port Harcourt, Nigeria. The Nova Ray will be used to inspect submerged pipeline and offshore installations in Nigeria's oil producing regions. This sale is the second in two months for pipeline surveys, following the Nova Ray's high performance in the Gulf of Mexico post Katrina inspections, which are ongoing today.
http://www.novaray.com/novaray_melsmore.htm http://www.novaray.com/products_model3500.htm
Nova Ray, Inc. 13600 NE 126th Place Ste. B Kirkland, Washington 98034
Tel: 425.825.0654 Fax: 425.825.9364 sales@novaray.com
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