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Aker Solutions, LR Partner on Subsea O&G Engineering

Lloyd’s Register (LR) and Aker Solutions collaborate un- tegrity, drilling, wells and reservoirs. The ? rst call off from der a new global framework agreement to drive ef? ciency the contract is already in place: a global project for interna- in engineering and subsea O&G developments. The contract tional quality management system standard ISO 9001 and gives Aker Solutions access to all relevant services from the ISO 14001 (environmental) certi? cation of Aker Solution’s

Lloyd’s Register Group, including inspection, compliance, Subsea division. certi? cation and advisory/consulting services in areas like The project will be carried out by LRQA – a division of the risk management/HSEQ, engineering dynamics, asset in- Lloyd’s Register Group.

(L) Inge Alme from Lloyd’s Register Energy and (R) Gaute Fardal, Lead Group Category Manager at Aker Solutions.

Communications Klein Associates, Inc., reducing calibration and offset measure-

C-Innovation Chooses a designer, manufacturer and world- ments. The EchoBoat-RCV is Sea? oor

Kongsberg AUV wide distributor of sonar and waterside C-Innovation (C-I) ordered four AUVs Systems’ multi-payload, remotely con- security systems to military and com- from Kongsberg Maritime, adding trolled survey platform, which features mercial customers, effective January 1, AUV capabilities to C-I’s ROV ? eet, portability, improved thrust, and large 2016. Klein, now renamed Klein Marine integrated with parent company Edison payload capacity.

Systems, Inc., was a wholly-owned sub- Chouest’s worldwide vessel ? eet for a www.sea? oorsystems.com sidiary of L-3 Communications Corpo- full-spectrum IMR solution for clients. ration, a provider of a broad range of The two HUGIN AUVs under order are

Rapp Marine Wins China Deal communication and electronic systems depth rated to 4,500m, while the two Rapp Marine was chosen as the suppli- and products used on military and com- MUNIN AUVs are rated to 1,500m. er of equipment packages for two new mercial platforms, and a prime contrac- oceanographic research vessels for the tor in aerospace systems. Guangzhou Marine Geological Survey,

EchoBoat-RCV Integrates with www.l-3klein.com Norbit iWBMSc

GMGS, and Polar Research Institute of www.mitchamindustries.com

Sea? oor Systems has integrated and China, PRIC. The deliveries are devel- tested the Norbit iWBMSc (Integrated oped in Bodø, where most of the detail

Nautilus to Wet Test Sea? oor

Wideband Multibeam Sonar, Compact) engineering will also take place, with

Production Equipment multibeam echosounder system with production from the company’s new

Nautilus Minerals signed agreements the EchoBoat-RCV remotely controlled factory in Serbia.

with United Engineering Services to survey vehicle.In addition to its ultra Rapp Marine is currently delivering sys- provide support services associated compact form factor, the Norbit system tems for eight similar vessels. with wet testing the company’s Sea? oor features an integrated INS and Sound

Production Equipment and storing the Velocity sensors—eliminating the need The RV equipment as it is delivered from vari- to install separate devices while greatly Guangzhou Marine Geological Survey ous suppliers prior to integration onto the company’s Production Support Ves- sel. The ? rst of the equipment to be test- ed will be the three Sea? oor Production

Tools (SPTs). The SPTs are due for de- livery from the Soil Machine Dynamics facility in Newcastle upon Tyne early in 2016. On completion of the wet test- ing, the SPTs will be stored at UES fa- cilities in Duqm, Oman for preservation and maintenance until integration on the

Rapp Marine

PSV which is expected to occur in 2017.

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