In early December 2012, Dutch subsea service provider, DCN Diving, required the assistance and service of MacArtney Benelux, to co-design, build and deliver an extensive range of underwater technology equipment, for use on a major project.

 Tritech, the underwater technology specialist, has developed its 360° real-time anchor-chain and riser integrity system for Floating Production Storage and Offloading Units (FPSOs) to include a full design service that ensures optimum deployment.

 The one day “Offshore Operator Training” course will cover the following software applications which are developed by WGIM:

• IC-Inspection (previously known as Inspection Manager)

On-line data acquisition of inspection data during diving and ROV inspection operations of subsea structures, equipment and pipelines

• NEXUS IC (previously known as AIM)

Offline inspection data and video review

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Savante launch full service subsea laser scanning, measurement and inspection services on their stunning new web site at www.savante.co.uk
Savante are the leading subsea laser inspection, laser measurement and laser scanning specialists in the offshore oil and gas sector, with applications in positioning, measurement, corrosion management, damage assessment and communications. 

Ultrasonic inspection specialist Sonomatic has introduced a new subsea inspection tool which, the company says, can be deployed entirely by ROV. This should deliver significant benefits to operators, including reduced inspection costs and access to deeper waters.

Aker Solutions is pleased to announce that EnQuest and Petrofac Facilities Management are using Coabis to manage the 2010 subsea inspection of EnQuest's Heather and Thistle platforms.

Aker Solutions is pleased to announce that Australian Worldwide Exploration (AWE) Taranaki Limited and Pertamina Hulu Energi ONWJ Limited have chosen Coabis to manage their subsea integrity management.

Aker Solutions is pleased to announce that Pertamina Hulu Energi ONWJ Limited in Indonesia has chosen Coabis to manage the subsea integrity management of their underwater assets.

They are delighted to welcome Pertamina to the Coabis User Group, and look forward to a constructive working relationship with them.

Coabis 10.5.1 is released today. This is a free upgrade to all users with current software maintenance agreements.

For more information on Coabis 10.5.1, please contact Coabis Support: www.coabis.com/contact.htm

Download Coabis 10.5.1 here: www.coabis.com/support/upgrades.htm

For over 25 years, Cygnus Instruments has been the leading manufacturer of reliable, rugged underwater thickness gauges for divers carrying out maintenance inspections and corrosion checks.  Developed with the Cygnus pioneered Multiple Echo technique, all Cygnus gauges ignore surface coatings and give only true, accurate measurements. This technique ensures that successive returning echoes precisely match and are thus error-checked before a measurement is displayed.  As a result, inspection time and costs are significantly reduced.

As part of Tritex NDT's ongoing product development program, they have launched the Multigauge 4000 series ROV thickness gauges for mounting onto most work class remotely operated vehicles (ROV).

DONG Energy has shut in its Danish Siri field and two associated fields, reports Dow Jones. According to the operator, cracks were identified in part of the Siri production platform.

During routine maintenance, DONG discovered the cracks in a small tank attached to the Siri platform's 50,000 cubic-meter subsea oil storage tank, the report noted.

Smart Light Devices (SLD), a subsea surveillance company, is working with BP to explore the technical questions surrounding two defective risers on an installation off the coast of Angola.