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Nautronix Wins Ceona

Support Contract

Nautronix won a fi ve-year frame contract by SURF and subsea contractor Ceona with an initial one- year call-off for the supply of survey services to support its newbuild DP3 subsea construction ves- sel, Polar Onyx. The contract includes the initial survey support and mobilization of the vessel in

Europe before the vessel commences a minimum of one year’s work in Brazil as a PLSV for Petro- bras. Nautronix will supply personnel and equip- ment to provide survey services on the vessel. feasibility studies currently underway in the U.K. and overseas on a number of

CCS projects. A consortium of British multidiscipline partners will examine the requirements for the Measurement, Mon- itoring and Verifi cation (MMV) system.

The project will result in the construction of a technology demonstrator with sea trials; a comprehensive review at the end of the three year period; and a solution to a legislative requirement to monitor po- tential CO2 leaks and their effect on the environment.

TE Connectivity

Acquires SEACON

TE Connectivity Ltd. signed a defi ni- tive agreement to acquire the SEACON group, a leading provider of underwater connector technology and systems, for $490m in cash. The SEACON group serves the military marine and subsea sectors for remotely operated vehicles (ROV) / autonomous underwater vehicles (AUV), oil and gas, environmental and oceanographic applications.

According to Tom Lynch, TE Connectiv- ity Chairman and CEO, “The acquisition of the SEACON group expands TE’s po- sition as a leader in connectivity solutions for harsh environments and signifi cantly strengthens our position in the high- growth oil and gas industry.”

SeaBotix vLBV Sales

Reach 100 Systems

SeaBotix Inc. announced 100 sales of its vectored Little Benthic Vehicle ROV (vLBV). The vLBV was launched in 2011 to offer a small, easy-to-deploy, compact ROV with adjustable angle (vec- tored) thrusters in order to complement and advance the capability of the SeaBo- tix ROV range in the offshore environ- ment. The 100th SeaBotix vLBV system will be delivered to the Center for Earth

Observation Sciences (CEOS) at the Uni- versity of Manitoba, Canada, a purchase funded by The Canada Foundation for

Innovation project and sold through Ma- cArtney Underwater Technology Group’s

Ocean Science Department as part of a consolidated delivery of scientifi c subsea equipment. The 300m (1,000 ft.) capable vLBV is tested and rated for operations in subzero conditions and will be used for bio-optical studies under ice in the Arctic.

Ph: (714) 546-3478

E-mail: [email protected]

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