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CTG Acquires MSI Channel Technologies Group, LLC, a manufacturer of piezoelectric ceram- ics, transducers and complex sonar and navigation systems used in the defense, medical and energy industries, today an- nounced it has acquired Materials Sys-tems Inc. located in Littleton, MA. MSI will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of CTG. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. CTG is a portfolio com-pany of Blue Wolf Capital Fund II, L.P. Sonardyne Receives Queen?s Award for 6G Sonardyne International Ltd. has been formally presented with the Queen?s Award for Enterprise by the Lord-Lieu- tenant of Hampshire. Dame Mary Fagan presented the Award in the Innovation category for Sonardyne?s Sixth Genera- tion (6G) product platform during a visit to the company?s head of ce and manu- facturing facilities in Yateley, Hampshire. Kongsberg Subsea Photo Contest All users of Kongsberg Maritime sub- sea cameras are invited to submit their best underwater still photos, SD or HD videos for a chance of winning an iPad, an iPod or Digital Camera, with the added incentive of the possibility of images be- ing selected for use in Kongsberg Mari- time promotional material. Entries can be submitted on the competition?s homepage http://bit.ly/1zyfkmpThe 10 Highest Paying Oil & Gas Contract JobsAustralia once again tops the list of the 10 highest paying jobs in oil and gas re-leased by Swift Worldwide Resources, but Nigeria is a new country on the list that ranks just below the returning lead- er. The list was compiled by analyzing Swift?s 250 contract positions in the oil and gas industry in 30 locations across the globe, for a total of 7,500 total jobs. Countries that are represented for the  rst time include Nigeria, Venezuela and An- gola. No jobs in the U.S. cracked the list of highest paying this year. The complete list of the ?Ten Highest Paid Contract Jobs in Oil and Gas? is as follows:  Completion Manager in Australia: up to $3,075 per day Drilling Manager in Australia: up to $2,942 per day Drilling Manager in Nigeria: up to $2,844 per day Project Services Director in Nigeria: up to $2,817 per day Drilling Manager in Iraq: up to $2,766 per day Completion Manager in Venezuela: up to $2,715 per day Project Manager in Iraq: up to $2,700 per day Subsea Manager in Australia: up to $2,692 per day Drilling Manager in Angola: up to $2,631 per day Completion Manager in Iraq: up to $2,624 per dayOceanica Orders Two ROVs Oceanica, the long established Brazil-ian subsea engineering company, has or- dered two Saab Seaeye Falcon ROVs for its expanding operations with Petrobras. Acteon Acquires UTEC Survey Acteon acquired UTEC Survey, an independent survey services business. UTEC offers technology solutions to gather, process and manage data that sup- ports informed decision-making across the entire life of a subsea  eld. Revenues were more than $84 m in 2013.PMI Opens in LouisianaPMI Energy Services opened a shore- base in Morgan City, Louisiana, focused on supporting shelf, coastal and inland waters production and drilling activities. iSURVEY Wraps Contract iSURVEY Offshore Ltd, a provider of survey and positioning services to the global oil and gas, offshore renewables and telecommunications markets, has completed a contract with Bibby Off- shore?s ROV division worth more than $700,00. AXYS Deploys in Europe AXYS Technologies Inc. (AXYS) an- nounced the WindSentinel platform or- dered by EDP Inovação (EDPi) has been deployed off the coast of Portugal near Viana do Castelo. www.marinetechnologynews.com Marine Technology Reporter 57MTR #8 (50-64).indd 57MTR #8 (50-64).indd 5710/10/2014 12:22:11 PM10/10/2014 12:22:11 PM