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The Company The Company Horizon Marine provides oceanographic services sup-porting offshore energy. Us- ing technologies to acquire and analyze oceanographic data, it maps, models, and forecasts strong oceano-graphic features. The stress and strain on structures caused by 1.5 to 4.0 knot currents can severely impact and often halt critical deepwater operations. In 1982 Jim Feeney established Horizon Marine as an oceano- graphic services company focusing on extreme environments. Utilizing the instruments he helped develop while working for Sippican Corporation (now a Lockheed Martin company), Horizon initially tracked Gulf Stream eddies and hurricane- induced currents in support of deepwater drilling activity. As the offshore industry ventured deeper into the Gulf of Mexico, it experienced strong ?Loop Currents? and eddies, oceano- graphic features capable of impacting a site with 4.0 knot cur- rents. Offshore operations have various current thresholds for safety and equipment performance. Due to the high costs of deepwater operations, any downtime incurred while ?waiting on currents? can be extremely expensive. The Tech The Tech Horizon Marine has invested in the development of unique data acquisition, telemetry, and delivery systems to provide clients with detailed information required to make operational decisions. Examples of these technologies include drifting GPS buoys, vessel-mounted Acoustic Doppler Current Pro l-ers (ADCPs), and Autonomous Underwater Gliding Vehicles (AUGVs). More than 3,800 Far Horizon Drifters (FHDs) have been deployed in the Gulf of Mexico, between French Guiana and Trinidad, and offshore Brazil, Australia, and East Africa since 1985. Following launch from a  xed-wing aircraft, the parachute becomes a sea anchor, minimizing buoy slippage due to wind. The GPS receiver allows hourly position retriev- al and a battery lifetime between 120 and 180 days. Offshore operations supported from Houston include FAST Eddy and an expanding AUGV  eet. HORIZON MARINE , INC.HORIZON MARINE , INC.15 Creek Road, Marion, Mass. 02738 15 Creek Road, Marion, Mass. 02738 Tel: (508) 748-1860 Tel: (508) 748-1860 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected]: horizonmarine.com Website: horizonmarine.com CEO: Jim Feeney Employees: 18 The Company The Company Established in 1996, Ecosse Subsea Systems has earned a global reputation for outstanding service delivery to the energy sector. Its range of services include: SCAR Trenching; Subsea Lifting; Engineering Consultancy + Personnel Supply Tech- nologies. Mike Wilson has designed and developed a number of patented subsea engineering products, and has extensive ex- perience in the subsea arena. ?Our vision is to be the customers?  rst choice for trenching, subsea lifting, high calibre engineer- ing consultancy and tailored personnel services to the subsea and marine markets. We are passionate about the development of innovative technology and specialist construction systems in the  eld of subsea operations and pipeline installation.? Mike Wilson, MD. Ecosse are an industry front runner in the delivery of trenching, subsea lifting and technology development ser- vices and expertise; and our personnel oversee offshore con- struction and diving work for our clients. The Tech The Tech Ecosse Subsea Systems hold patents on a number of designs.1) Subsea Trenching System: SCAR Plough: Reported by the company to be the world?s  rst in-trench, multipass plough; can op- erate from shore ends to +3000m and creates trenches from 0-5m+ 2) Olympic Spoolbase is a modular system for onshore fabrication and storage of pipelines which allows long lengths of pipeline (10km +) to be stored prior to reeling. 3)We work in partnership with Aubin to deliver the engi- neering for their subsea Gels (Gel Lift System and Deep-buoy); and with Marin Subsea for complimentary trenching and excavation tasks. ECOSSE SUBSEA SYSTEMS LIMITED ECOSSE SUBSEA SYSTEMS LIMITED Admiral Court, Aberdeen Grampian AB11 5QX, UK Admiral Court, Aberdeen Grampian AB11 5QX, UK Tel: +44 (0)1224289788 Tel: +44 (0)1224289788 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected]: www.ecosse-subsea.com Website: www.ecosse-subsea.com CEO: Mike Wilson Employees: 13 July/August 2012 14 MTRMTR #6 (1-17).indd 14MTR #6 (1-17).indd 148/1/2012 10:44:10 AM8/1/2012 10:44:10 AM