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HydroTech Systems Install

Hot-Tap Fitting In Gulf —Other Orders Pending

HydroTech Systems of Houston,

Texas, recently announced that a 36-inch by 16-inch HydroTap was installed for Sea Robin Pipeline in the Gulf of Mexico. The HydroTap was installed in Vermilion Block 72 in 25 feet of water using the Aries

Marine jackup barge Ram II. The

HydroTap is a mechanical hot-tap fitting that allows subsea installa- tion of an outlet flange without requiring underwater welding. The total bottom time required to lower the HydroTap to the pipeline, set and test the fitting and tap the 16- inch outlet was just over 30 hours.

HydroTech also announced that they received a supply order for an 8- by 6-inch HydroTap from Mark

Producing. The HydroTap is planned for installation in South

Marsh Island Block 161 in approxi- mately 260 feet of water on an 8- inch Mesa Petroleum trunkline.

The installation is planned for late

June. HydroTech will also supply a 6-inch MisAligning Flange for the tie-in of Mark Producing's lateral line.

For further information on Hy- droTech Systems,

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Two New ROV Systems

Purchased By Sonat

Sonat Subsea Services, Inc. of

Houston recently purchased two new remotely operated vehicle (ROV) systems, one Scorpio and one Recon IVS. This brings to 19 the number of ROVs currently owned and operated by the compa- ny.

The Scorpio, procured from Ame- tek's Straza Division, was delivered in April this year. It will be assigned to and operated from the Sonat

Subsea Asia-Pacific Operating Base located in Singapore.

The Recon IVS is the third in a series of enhanced Recon IV ROV systems manufactured by Perry

Offshore for Sonat Subsea. It incor- porates significant Sonat-specified improvements over the standard

Recon IV, including high-resolution scanning sonar, gyrocompass, dual video cameras and monitors, and a four-function manipulator. This system will be operated by S&H

Diving Corporation, the Americas operating subsidiary of Sonat Sub- sea. Delivery is scheduled for July this year.

Ingersoll-Rand Signs Sales

Agreement With Kawasaki —Literature Available

Ingersoll-Rand, Charlotte, N.C., recently announced a major sales and technical agreement with Ka- wasaki Heavy Industries of Japan to market and sell X-FLO, a single- stage turbo compressor manufac- tured for Ingersoll-Rand by Kawa- saki. Ingersoll-Rand will handle marketing and sales for the innova- tive compressor worldwide, while

Kawasaki will concentrate its mar-

June, 1985 keting efforts on the northern Asian countries. "This agreement with Kawasaki marks Ingersoll-Rand's entry into new markets, and it adds an impor- tant new dimension to air compres- sor technology," said Peter Bald- win, vice president of Ingersoll-

Rand's air compressor group. "By combining Ingersoll-Rand's market- ing, sales and service expertise with

Kawasaki's product, we will launch both X-FLO and our new division from the strongest possible posi- tion," Mr. Baldwin said.

Adaptable to air, gas and steam applications, X-FLO will serve ma- jor industries such as chemicals, utilities, wastewater treatment, pulp and paper, food, mineral pro- cessing and industrial pollution con- trol. X-FLO has a unique impeller design that permits smaller package designs than traditional centrifu- gals, while achieving higher efficien- cies and energy savings.

Ingersoll-Rand is a leading inter- national manufacturer of air com- pressors providing support and ser- vice for its products on a worldwide basis.

Kawasaki Heavy Industries of Ja- pan is a major international manu- facturer of heavy industrial prod- ucts.

For more information on the In- gersoll-Rand/Kawasaki sales agree- ment and X-FLO,

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