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Murowinski Joins Rockland Scienti Þ cRockland ScientiÞ c Inc. (RSI) contin- ues its growth with the hire of Emma Murowinski as Oceanographer. RSI welcomes Murowinski as she completes a recent Masters of Science Degree in Physical Oceanography from the School of Earth and Ocean Sciences at Univer- sity of Victoria, with specializations in theoretical parameterization and numer- ical modeling. Costain Finishes EPC Offshore Acquisition Aberdeen-based EPC Offshore has been acquired by Costain, a U.K. Tier One engineering solutions providers. The deal marks the launch of Costain Up-stream, a new divisional operation com- bining EPC OffshoreÕs capabilities with ClerkMaxwell, the oil and gas engineer- ing and support services provider which was acquired by Costain in 2011. Tiburon Subsea Services The company remains Research Vessel Tiburon, Inc. but is now doing business as Tiburon Subsea Services. The change in name is a more accurate representa-tion of the companyÕs new direction and underwater operations. RV Tiburon started out as a vessel charter and dive support company and in the last 18 years has supported numerous expeditions and projects with noted clients.Tritex NDT Opens U.S. OfÞ ceTritex NDT Ltd. opened an ofÞ ce in the U.S. as part of an ongoing strategy of expansion. Tritex manufactures mul- tiple echo ultrasonic thickness gauges that measure metal thickness whil ig-noring coating. The company reported steady growth and an increasing global demand for their product range, leading the opening of the new ofÞ ce in Newark, NJ, which Tritex said will better serve its customers in North and Central Ameri- ca, including Canada. Tritex NDT have taken this initiative to offer their mul- tiple echo ultrasonic thickness gauges into these regions while providing better customer service. The new ofÞ ce will provide local product support as well as sales and marketing operations. Severn Glocon Acquires Calidus Control valve engineering specialist, Severn Glocon Group strengthened its presence in the subsea oil and gas market with the acquisition of HPHT downhole tools company Calidus Engi- neering. Renamed Severn Subsea Tech- nologies Ltd, the company will provide research, development and test facili- ties to enhance Severn GloconÕs subsea valves capability. A former subsidiary of Badger Explorer (Norway), Calidus is a multi-discipline engineering Þ rm developing innovative subsea and downhole technologies for harsh HPHT environments. Severn Glo- con Group is taking this strategic move in a bid to align its operations to bet-ter meet future technical challenges in subsea oil and gas production. CalidusÕ downhole products already developed will provide major sales opportunities with worldwide oil and gas corpora- tions.First Subsea Wins Hei- delberg Spar Mooring Connector ContractFirst Subsea Ltd has been awarded a contract by Technip Inc. to supply the subsea mooring connectors for a 23,000-ton truss spar platform moored in 5,310 ft. (1,620 m) of water in Anadarko Pe- troleum Corp.Õs Heidelberg Þ eld devel- opment in Green Canyon Blocks 859, 860,903, 904 and 948 in the Gulf of Mexico. The Heidelberg spar will be moored by nine Series III Ballgrab ball and taper mooring connectors attached to polyester mooring lines. The connec- torÕs male mandrels are manufactured in compliance with American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) 2009 Approval for spe- cialist subsea mooring connectors. The Heidelberg Þ eld is close to Anadar- koÕs 100%-owned Constitution spar, also moored using First Subsea mooring connectors in 2005. Since then over 370 Ballgrab connectors have been success- fully deployed in deepwater moorings worldwide. The Heidelberg spar will have a capacity of more than 80,000 bar- rels of oil and 2.3 million cubic meters of natural gas per day. People & Company News Critchley, CEO September 201384 MTRMTR #7 (82-96).indd 84MTR #7 (82-96).indd 848/23/2013 9:22:00 AM8/23/2013 9:22:00 AM