Field Technical Support and ROV Operations
We've provided ROV Operations and Engineering Support to the subsea industry, most notably the offshore Oil & Gas industry in the US Gulf of Mexico and Norwegian North Sea. Other sectors where we have had experience include Science, Salvage, Survey and Telecommunications. Deep water operations have been a main focus in the US Gulf of Mexico: over 2214 metres [7265 feet] water depth in the oil sector (Sonsub at Canyon Express), and over 3000 metre [+9800 feet] water depth in the science and salvage sectors.
Offshore Oil & Gas
Our ROV Operations and Engineering support experience in the oil & gas sector has included survey, IMR, drilling and production support, pipeline installation, construction, EPRD/decommissioning, and various inspection and intervention projects. Experience in this sector includes:
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DOF SUBSEA; Bergen, NorwaySupervised ROV Operations to satisfy Statiol frame contract in Norwegian sector of North Sea, operating UHD ROV systems from ROVSV Geosund. ROV construction and survey projects included Ormen Lange pipeline (LBL, counteract installation, pipelay, & post-lay inspection), and numerous susbea installation & construction projects including Kvitebjørn pipeline damage assessment.
May 2006 - December 2008
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SONSUB INC.; Houston, Texas, USASubsea manifold installations and drill support aboard GSF Semi-submersible rig Development Driller II in GoM block GC-743, supporting BP's Atlantis field development. Intervention tasks used Innovator 8 ROV and new multi-tasking BP Innovator 14 ROV in 6900 fsw. Wellhead intervention and ancillary tooling supported.
December 2005
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Subsea drilling and production support of BP Thunder Horse field aboard Thunder Horse PDQ in GoM block MC-778. Recommissioning of new multi-tasking BP Innovator 13 Starboard ROV after post-hurricane listing incident, including damage assessment and inspection reporting. Wellhead intervention and ancillary tooling supported.
November 2005
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Riser installations and drill support aboard BP Mad Dog spar in GoM block GC-782 using Innovator 12 ROV in 4430 fsw. Wellhead intervention and ancillary tooling supported. Auxiliary Seabotix ROV also used for observation tasks.
October 2004 - February 2005
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Pipeline construction support and PLES intervention tasks with Innovator 8 ROV in GoM block GC-209, on Allseas Frontrunner project. Class 7 torque tool multiplier and hot stab intervention operations at 2964 fsw aboard Torch Offshore's deepwater construction vessel Midnight Wrangler.
September 2004
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Rig move and riser installation aboard Transocean Discoverer Spirit, at Unocal well Sardinia 1 in US Gulf of Mexico, GoM block KC-681. ROV Innovator 11 operations included MMS sea life survey and transponder net deployment in 6360 fsw.
June-July 2004
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Supervision & operation of Scorpion 24 and Triton 27 ROV systems, supporting heavy lift barge Saipem 7000 from Stavanger, Norway base of operations. Working offshore in Norwegian and Danish sectors of the North Sea.
May 2004
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STOLT OFFSHORE; Houston, Texas, USAROV Intervention Engineering in support of Stolt's Gulf of Mexico region. This has included internal consulting, engineering analysis and development of new intervention technologies. Offshore support has included providing Project Engineering support for Shell Habanero Umbilical Installation in 875 msw and Field Engineering support for TFE's Eugene Island platform salvage.
June 2003 - October 2003
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THALES GEOSOLUTIONS; SingaporePiloting and maintenance of 100HP 2000m Sealion Mk II vectored ROV aboard pipelay barge DLB 332 in Gulf of Thailand. Support of Chevron field development and installation contractor Global Industries.
July 2002
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SUBSEA 7; Houston, Texas, USAPiloting and maintenance of two work class 120HP 3000m Hercules ROV systems with TMS' aboard MSV Subsea Viking. GOM deepwater field development intervention tasks including grout bags, mattress installations and flooded member detection. Extensive use of Tritech sonar and bathymetry system, Reson SeaBat multibeam sonar, Schilling T-3 manipulators.
April 2002 - May 2002
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SONSUB INC.; Houston, Texas, USAPiloting and maintenance of two work class 150HP 3500m Innovator ROV systems I-12 & I-3 aboard MSV Maxita. GOM deepwater pipelay and field development of the record-setting Canyon Express Project for TFE, involving various tooling and intervention tasks including touchdown monitoring, stab-and-hinge-overs, jumper tie-ins, flying leads, pipeline termination and manifold interfacing during field development. Various work packages and tooling used, including torque tools, cutters, and jetting systems. Extensive use of Schilling T-3 manipulators.
January 2002 - March 2002
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COFLEXIP STENA OFFSHORE [TECHNIP-COFLEXIP]; Aberdeen, Scotland, UKPiloting and maintenance of two work class electro-hydraulic 100HP caged 3500m Triton MRV ROVs offshore Gulf of Mexico, aboard pipelay vessel CSO Deep Blue. Various work packages and tooling used, including torque tools, seal insertion tools, hot stabs, and cutters. Pipelay support included touchdown monitoring, SCR pull-in intervention, jumper tie-ins, pipeline termination and manifold interfacing during field development. Extensive use of Schilling T-3 manipulator.
November 2001 - December 2001
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STOLT OFFSHORE INC.; Oxnard, California, USAPiloting and maintenance of live boated Hysub 10 ROV aboard MV American Patriot. Project included platform inspection and pipeline survey operations in California's central coast offshore oil fields.
September/October 1998
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AUSTRALIAN UNDERWATER CONTRACTORS [THALES]; Perth, Western Australia, AustraliaPiloting and maintenance of 100 HP Sealion ROV equipped with tooling package. Operations included drilling support, BOP monitoring, observation, subsea valve operation, construction, umbilical hot stab intervention and well completions. Operations aboard MODUs Ocean Bounty and Southern Cross in Australian and Indonesian waters.
April 1998 - July 1998
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Science
ROV experience in the science sector has included observation and recovery of deepwater samples, recovery and deployment of scientific subsea equipment, and extensive integration and use of science-specific tooling and instrumentation.
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SNK OCEAN CO. LTD.; Tokyo, JapanPiloting and maintenance of Caged Hydra ROV Hakuyo 2000 on Japan's Pacific coast, for recovery and deployment of scientific observation equipment.
September 2002 & November 2002
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WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION, Deep Submergence Lab; Woods Hole, Massachusetts, USAPiloting and maintenance of 6000m ROV submersible Jason I operated at Indian Ocean hydrothermal vent sites and Canadian hydrothermal vent fields. Wide range of scientific sampling instrumentation and equipment used.
January 2001 - September 2001
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Salvage
Salvage projects supported have included deepwater recovery of ships, submarines, and scientific equipment.
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SNK OCEAN CO. LTD.; Tokyo, JapanPiloting and maintenance of Caged Hydra ROV Hakuyo 2000 on Japan's Pacific coast, for recovery and re-deployment of sea floor seismic and scientific observation observation equipment.
September 2002 & November 2002
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SNK OCEAN CO. LTD.; Tokyo, JapanProvided support for Eastern Oceanic's ROV Oceanic Explorer for the North Korean spy ship recovery off Amami Oshima, Japan.
September 2002
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PHOENIX INTERNATIONAL; Hanover, Maryland, USAPiloting and maintenance of 6000m ROV Remora. Operations at 3500 msw for forensic analysis, documentation, and recovery of the INS Dakar, an Israeli submarine lost with all hands in the Mediterranean Sea over thirty years ago.
September 2000 - October 2000
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PHOENIX INTERNATIONAL; Hanover, Maryland, USAPiloting and maintenance of 6000m ROV Remora. Operations in Philippine Sea at 3000 msw to search for historically significant shipwreck USS Indianapolis.
August 2000
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Survey
Survey operations are integral to many of the projects noted on this page. Survey-specific projects include:
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DOF SUBSEA; Bergen, NorwaySupervision of UHD ROV operations from ROVSV Geosund. ROV survey projects included Ormen Lange pipeline (LBL, pre- & post-lay survey), and various equipment-intensive jobs requiring extensive survey arrays. Equipment simultaneously integrated to ROV includes: LBL ROVNAV, TSS pipetracker, SBP, MBE, CTD, CP probe, HD camera systems, & SSS.
May 2006 - December 2008
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SNK OCEAN CO. LTD.; Tokyo, JapanPiloting and maintenance of Caged Hydra ROV Hakuyo 2000 off the coast of Japan's main south island of Kyushu. TSS survey and removal of obstructions on cable route offshore Nagasaki.
October 2003 - December 2003
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Telecommunications
Telecommunications cable repair and burial subsea systems are complex subsea vehicles, exceeding the horsepower and capabilities of ROVs in all other markets. High and low pressure jetting systems, trenching systems and sophisticated cable tracking systems are only a few features which make these vehicles unique.
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SONSUB INC.; Houston, Texas, USAROV operations and maintenance of 500HP cable burial ROV CRABSS/Sedna aboard TyCom Cable Ship Global Sentinel. Job scope has included cable recovery, trenching, and Post-Lay Inspection and Burial [PLIB] of telecommunications cables off the coasts of Washington, Oregon, and California.
Summer 2004, Fall 2005
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