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People & Company News

Partners are: ABB, Allseas, Boskalis/

VSMC, Bureau Veritas, EMAS, Heer- ema, Hyundai Heavy Industries, JFE

Steel, KW Ltd., McDermott, Nexans,

NOV, Petrobras, Saipem, Statoil, Sub- sea7, Technip, Tideway, Wood Group

Kenny and Woodside.

Fairfi eldNodal

Chairman to Retire

Fairfi eldNodal said that its chairman,

Dr. William A. Schneider, Sr., has elect- ed to retire after more than 33 years of service. Walter Pharris has been named the new chairman, and he will continue to serve as Fairfi eldNodal’s president and CEO, positions he has held for the past 21 years.

Bibby Remote

Expands Fleet

Bibby Remote Intervention Limited (BRIL) expanded its fl eet by signing a charter agreement for an IRM (Inspec- tion Repair and Maintenance) light construction vessel and adding an ad- ditional two ROVs (Remote Operating

Vehicles) to its operations. The charter agreement with Olympic Shipping is for a newly built MT6021 vessel for a three year period, with options to extend for an additional two years. The vessel will be mobilized with ROVs from BRIL and is expected to arrive in Aberdeen in early April next year.

Mike Arnold, Bibby Offshore’s COO for the western hemisphere, said, “The business is now in control of a fl eet of nine vessels and 15 ROVs. These new additions demonstrate our ongoing com- mitment to develop our current capabili- ties and expand our offering of fl exible services to clients on a worldwide basis, and this is a refl ection of our signifi cant growth over the past 10 years. “The charter of the MT6021 in particu- lar is a signifi cant investment as we look to build up a comprehensive range of as- sets, which we can tailor to the specifi c requirements of our clients.”

Additionally BRIL expanded its ROV fl eet with the purchase of two new heavy-duty vehicles. The two ROVs, due to arrive in March and June this year, are both SMD Quasar 150hp ve- hicles. Capable of survey, construction, and drill support operations, these units will most likely be used to support Bib- by Offshore’s expansion into Southeast

Asia and North America.

NHC: 25 Years of

Testing and Trials

Since its founding in 1987, NHC Test- ing department has carried out and as- sisted with a variety of projects across a wide variety of disciplines and appli- cations. NHC chambers are capable of simulating pressure depths of up to 800 bar or altitude to 50,000 ft., while also creating temperature and environmen- tal changes in wet or dry environments.

This ability to create a range of variants within a safe and accredited facility has attracted customers from around the world looking to test everything from subsea modules, ROV and submarine components to aircraft assemblies and medical equipment. The chambers have also been used for various manned tri- als including altitude trials for athletes, equipment trials such as pregnancy tests and defi brillators for use by people who live in high altitude areas, as well as be- ing one of the few facilities in the world to simulate hyperbaric environments for divers to carry out wet or dry welding trials.

DOF Subsea, Seaway

Extend Contract

DOF Subsea won a Master Service

Agreement (MSA) extension with Sea- way Heavy Lifting for the provision of positioning services onboard its Stan- islav Yudin and Oleg Strashnov crane vessels. DOF Subsea offers services to third parties across the globe through its survey and positioning division. The contract with Seaway Heavy Lifting was announced in January 2014 and has been extended for a further two years plus options.

MacArtney &

LISST Instruments

MacArtney entered an exclusive repre-

Quasar ROV being launched

Photo: NHC

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