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worked it through and actually and its subsidiary Andrew Survey. we’ve got a major development Oaktree then had both the vessels employing 1200 people and 75% of and all the services – diving, ROV, the spend of that project has been engineering project management,

SubseaSubsea straight into the UK.” survey services, and inspection management. The Harkand Atlantis

New group launch has now relocated to the North Sea

A new subsea oil and gas group, and has an IRM program with Taqa

Harkand, chaired by oil & gas this summer. Harkand Da Vinci is industry veteran Tom Ehret, was currently in West Africa and will launched at Subsea 2013. Following shortly relocate for a new work investment by Oaktree Capital program.

Management in Iremis, Integrated Harkand ISS has secured the

Subsea Services (ISS) and its sister Relume and Loch Roag ROVSVs company Andrews Survey last year, on long-term charters to support the three names have merged to its expansion in the subsea IRM form one group focused on the fast- market. The DP2 multi-purpose growing subsea inspection, repair vessels will both be equipped with and maintenance (IRM) market. The a Triton XLX heavy-duty work new group has an ambition to grow class ROV and an inspection class

Subsea UK 2013 Awards to be the number one global IRM Mohican vehicle. They will also

EPC Offshore won subsea company contractor with a turnover of $1 have full survey suites on board and of the year at Subsea UK’s seventh billion and a ? eet of 20 vessels in optional air diving spreads. Both annual award ceremony held in the next ? ve years. There are plans vessels have been chartered by ISS

Aberdeen during Subsea 2013. for major acquisitions to expand the previously.

Photographed below is Keith Wallace, global footprint very speci? cally From its bases in Aberdeen,

EPC Offshore’s CEO with the award, in the near future, and for further Dubai, Singapore, and Perth, the accompanied by Carole Innes, investment in vessels. group is already carrying out business development manager The group will combine proven work in the North Sea, Brazil, at Brewin Dolphin, sponsors of the survey, inspection, repair, and West Africa, India, Russia and the award. maintenance services with the Caspian, Australia, Vietnam, and The award for emerging talent was

Iremis ? eet of multi-purpose diving the Gulf of Mexico.

won by subsea engineer Paul Otway support vessels, ROV and air diving Harkand ISS managing director, of Jee. Subsea Technologies was support vessels, and ISS’s ? eet David Kerr, commented: “The awarded the new enterprise award. of 23 remotely operated vehicles important thing is that we

The innovation and technology award and teams of ROV operators, understand what our client really went to CDL. The global exports surveyors, and divers. The vessel needs, and to go that little bit award went to JDR Cable Systems. ? eet includes the new state-of-the- further in delivering that service,

Hydratight picked up the safety art multi-purpose diving support to give a competitive edge. leadership award. vessels Harkand Atlantis (pictured What differentiates us from the This year’s outstanding left) and Harkand Da Vinci. The competition is really being client competition is really being client contribution award went to contribution award went to group’s name, Harkand, comes from focussed.” He said that IRM was focussed.” He said that IRM was

Mark Patterson, CEO of Nautronix. Mark Patterson, CEO of Nautronix. medieval Arabic literature where it all about cost maintenance, using all about cost maintenance, using all about cost maintenance, using is the name of one of the seven seas. technology to save money. IRM had technology to save money. IRM had technology to save money. IRM had Nicolas Mouté is CEO of the a hugely important role to play in a hugely important role to play in a hugely important role to play in

Harkand Group. International the maintenance of the North Sea’s the maintenance of the North Sea’s the maintenance of the North Sea’s operations are headed by Harkand ageing infrastructure, thus enabling ageing infrastructure, thus enabling ageing infrastructure, thus enabling

Iremis MD Patrick Chapalain and the development of the remaining the development of the remaining the development of the remaining

European operations are headed by reserves as subsea tiebacks.reserves as subsea tiebacks.

Harkand ISS MD David Kerr. The client would be able to The client would be able to Oaktree purchased Gulmar choose the most cost effective choose the most cost effective

Offshore, rebranded as Iremis, last solution out of a full range of solution out of a full range of year. Its assets included two new solutions. For instance, the recent solutions. For instance, the recent solutions. For instance, the recent

DSVs, the Atlantis and the Da Vinci, use of smaller platform-based use of smaller platform-based built in Korea. Atlantis worked ROVs with special equipment on ROVs with special equipment on for Petrobras initially. This was board had saved money on member board had saved money on member board had saved money on member followed by an investment in ISS inspection.

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