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with regards to the steadily emergent Russian offshore industry. Initially, Tetis Pro will to provide po- tential Russian oil & gas, ocean science, state agency and defence clients with direct access to well-known MacArtney products such as SubConn and Opto-Link connectors and LUXUS cameras. In support of this, Tetis Pro will perma- nently carry an extensive stock of Sub- Conn connectors for immediate delivery. However, empowered by the MacArtney Group, Tetis Pro is in fact fully capable of supplying a full range of MacArtney products, services and system solutions.Expro Wins ContractExpro won its Þ rst major subsea com- pletion landing string contract in India. It secured the multi-million dollar deep-water completion landing string contract in India for a three year term, with op-tions to extend for another two years. The scope of work involves the supply of two complete 7 3/8-in. electro hy- draulic (EH) completion landing string systems along with two sets of topside controls equipment for a deepwater sub- sea development program in India. Cadden Supplies ROV Cadden, specializing in electronic measuring systems for geopositioning and oceanography, sold a remotely op- erated underwater vehicle to Copetech- SM last June. Equipped with a multi-beam echo sounder, the system is being used to perform deep sea bathymetric surveys in the context of a vast seawater air conditioning project. In June, Cadden supplied Copetech-SM with a complete system for per- forming high precision deep sea bathy-metric surveys. These surveys are being performed in preparation for the SWAC (Sea Water Air Conditioning) project to be implemented in La Reunion by GDF Suez Energy Services. The underwater vehicle sold by Cad- den comes with a leased Sonic 2022 multi-beam echo sounder (R2 Sonic), a Lodestar attitude and heading reference system (Sonardyne) and a Doppler ve- locity log (LinkQuest). Ashtead Agent Ashtead Technology Offshore appointed an agent in the Middle East to support its continuing global expansion. The Aberdeen-headquartered company has completed an agreement with Abu Dha- bi-based Technical Equipment Services (TES) who will promote Ashtead Tech- nologyÕs full rental equipment range to its customers in the region. www.ashtead-technology.com BMT?s Acquires OceanicaBMT Group acquired Western Aus- tralian marine and coastal specialists, Oceanica Consulting Pty Ltd., which the company believes will strengthen BMTÕs capacity and technical offering in Western AustraliaÕs buoyant mar- ket, while complementing the expertise and knowledge in the region of BMTÕs established Asia-PaciÞ c subsidiaries, including BMT WBM and BMT JFA Consultants. Established in 2000, Oceanica has pro-vided specialist consultancy services for marine, coastal and estuarine envi- ronmental issues, working with corpo- rate and government clients throughout Western Australia. Peter French, Chief Executive of BMT Group said: ÒThe western seaboard of Australia continues to present strong op-portunities for growth in the maritime, oil and gas and mining sectors. Ocean-icaÕs expertise and excellent reputation for providing high-quality, impartial ad- vice and services to support the effective management and protection of marine and coastal environments, further com- plements BMTÕs capabilities and we are very much looking forward to welcom- ing the team.Ó Under Pressure V4.60DeepSea Power & Light updated its free Under Pressure software program which is used to aid in the design of pressure housings. Under Pressure is a menu-driven, interactive and user- friendly program designed for the work- ing engineer or scientist. It evaluates structural capabilities, deß ections, and weights of common pressure vessel ge- ometries such as cylindrical tubes and spheres, as well as hemispherical, coni-cal, ß at circular, and ß at annular end en- closures made from a variety of materi- als. The program uses equations from Formulas for Stress and Strain, sixth edi- tion, by Raymond J. Roark and Warren C. Young. A design loop can be selected and the analysis repeated while a single parameter (e.g. wall thickness) is varied. Other features include graphic represen-tation of the pressure vessel and on-line graphic display of radial and tangential stress distribution. Under Pressure 4.60 maintains the same user interface and calculations as previous versions while enabling the program to work within several Windows Operating Systems including XP, Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 8 x86 and x64 desktop ver- sions. (Please note that Under Pressure 4.60 is not compatible with Windows RT for phones and tablets.) Under Pres- sure 4.60 contains its own internal data base module eliminating the need to use SqlServer, Access, MDAC, or .NET and simplifying the installation process. For a free download go to www.deepsea. com and select the Design Tools pull- down tab and then select Under Pressure and follow the download directions. www.seadiscovery.com Marine Technology Reporter 55MTR #9 (50-64).indd 55MTR #9 (50-64).indd 5512/3/2012 10:58:30 AM12/3/2012 10:58:30 AM