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Boost for Seaeye ROV

Support in Far East

Pan Wei, senior engineer at

Oceanvision.

Singapore-based Oceanvision has made a major investment to support its ROV customers in the Far East.

The company also manufactures and supplies a range of imaging and intervention products for the sub- ocean and off-shore industries, is cre- ating a spare parts and engineering support hub for their customers cen- tered around the world-leading

Seaeye range of electric ROVs. The spare parts operation now stocks a comprehensive range of Seaeye com- ponents, which enables Oceanvision to offer fast and complete support service from Singapore. Their engi- neers have qualified at the Seaeye training center in the U.K., and are fully trained in ROV repair and maintenance and brushless DC thrusters. During 2006 Oceanvision became one of the most successful distributors of the renowned Seaeye

Falcon ROV, with the company soon to take delivery of their fourth system this year.

IVS 3D Wins Award

IVS 3D was presented with the

Information & Computer

Technology (ICT) Global Business of the Year Award. The award is given by the Software Association of New

Hampshire (SwANH) and the New

Hampshire International Trade

Association (NHITA) to recognize companies whose trade relationships have created higher sales, more jobs, boosted their profitability, and increased the image of the New

Hampshire software or information technology industry. IVS 3D has seen a 61% growth in overall revenue, with 84 percent of that growth com- ing from international operations.

Fledermaus is now used in over 40 countries around the world, and in projects on every ocean. This growth has allowed IVS 3D to expand its operations overseas in Europe, estab- lish a training center in Australia for the Asia Pacific region, expand distri- bution channels, and increase job growth both in the main offices and overseas. Bill McKernan, Director of

Marketing and Sales for IVS 3D, was present at the award ceremony, he stated, "In order to execute such a global reach, we focused on enhanc- ing our world wide distribution chan- nel. We have also taken advantage of several government programs avail- able through the New Hampshire

International Trade Center that are designed to assist U.S. exporters. As a company, we are extremely proud to see this combined effort recognized and are looking forward to continued growth in the coming fiscal year."

For more information visit www.ivs3d.com

Transocean Wins

Woodside Contract

Transocean said a subsidiary of

Woodside of Australia awarded the semisubmersible rig Sedco 703 a one- year contract for drilling operations offshore Australia, where the rig is currently operating. The contract is expected to commence in August 2007, following the completion of current contract commitments.

Revenues that could be generated over the one-year contract are approximately $159m. The Sedco 703 is one of 20 other mid-water rigs, in the Transocean Inc. fleet, and is capable of operating in water depths of up to 2,000 feet.

Technip Awarded Project

Technip won from Sonangol P&P a contract worth approximately $70m for the Gimboa field development.

The Gimboa field is located 85 km offshore the Angolan cost. Norsk

Hydro, ACR (Angola Consulting

Resources) and SOMOIL (Sociedade

Petrolefira Angolana) are also part- ners on the project. The Gimboa project consists of three production and four water injection subsea wells, clustered around a central manifold and tied-back to a floating produc- tion storage and offloading unit (FPSO). Technip will perform the engineering, procurement, fabrica- tion, testing, installation and pre- commissioning of: one production and one water injection flexible flow- lines(1); one gas lift flexible pipe; one service umbilical(2); associated flexi- ble risers(3) system, and flexible well jumpers(4). people & companies

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