March 9th, 2012
Oceaneering Senior Vice President Kevin Kerins was recently interviewed by Offshore Engineer and discussed Oceaneering’s 2012 ROV growth plans, innovations that help Oceaneering achieve lower downtime and future technologies that will allow ROVs to access even greater depths.
To read the article online, visit this link.
For more information about Oceaneering ROV Services, visit this link.
November 17th, 2011
Well completion hardware has been installed at a depth of 9627 fsw in the Alaminos Canyon area of the Gulf of Mexico by Oceaneering’s Olympic Intervention IV. Completion of the deepwater well, part of Shell’s Perdido Development, demonstrates the light construction capabilities of Oceaneering International, Inc. Project managers planned, engineered and executed the job through all phases with a perfect safety record.
Visit www.oceaneering.com for further information on Oceaneering oil and gas capabilities.
August 3rd, 2011
Oceaneering “Six Shooter” Accumulator Module (7,500 psi charge pressure) with panel assemblies allowing for subsea charge and operation via ROV without requiring recovery to the surface.
Oceaneering International, Inc. has tested and delivered a Subsea Accumulator Module, dubbed the “Six Shooter”. The Six Shooter is six accumulators, each with 100 gallons per bottle volume and rated for 7,500 psi stored pressure. The module is capable of supplying +100 gallons per minute of pressurized control fluid for BOP intervention operations.
The Six Shooter Subsea Accumulator Module is deployed to rest on a mudmat or parking pile. An ROV (Remotely Operated Vehicle) actuates standard regulated output pressures of 5,000 and/or 3,000 psi. Other regulated pressures are optional. The unit can be fully recharged subsea via an ROV or rig hotline for emergency operations and is an ideal solution for testing BOP equipment.
Each Six Shooter module is capable of delivering about 142 usable gallons of fluid at 5,000 fsw or 80 usable gallons at 10,000 fsw (7,500 psi charge, 1,500 psi MOP). Units can be “daisy chained” together to increase usable volume at depth. For further information on Oceaneering BOP equipment, control systems, or other ROV intervention equipment, contact:
Jack Ostermaier
General Manager, BOP Controls
jostermaier@oceaneering.com
Office: +1. 832.467.7973
or:
Stephen Lazar
Western Region Operations Manager – BOP Intervention Solutions
slazar@oceaneering.com
Phone: 713.939.3613
June 24th, 2011
Oceaneering has now installed the 100th High Definition (HD) video system in the company’s Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) fleet. The Oceaneering HD ROV video package, designed and manufactured by company subsidiary Deep Sea Systems International Inc. (DSSI), is a broadcast quality system rated to 4000 meter water depth. The camera features a wide angle lens, which enables operators to see their ROV manipulators and the entire work site without panning.
To view the video in 720p High Definition, visit this link. 1080p and fullscreen options are also available.
Oceaneering ROV technician inspects HD camera
May 31st, 2011
DSV Ocean Project overboarding bundled 3, 4 and 6-inch bottom spools
Oceaneering Subsea Projects Group Diving division installed 7 riser clamps, 28 riser and bottom subsea spool sections and 39 subsea flanges. The tie-ins were supported with 64 concrete mats and 138 pallets of bags over 8 crossings. There were 0 incidents/injuries during the 240 dives.
DSV Ocean Project deck layout with Bundled Spools
May 10th, 2011
Oceaneering International, Inc. has manufactured a multiplexed Blow Out Preventer (BOP) control system that meets all proposed API RP 53 requirements set forth by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) since 2008. The OCEANEERING® BOP control system features more redundancies than any other system, including dual power supply circuits, fiber optic and copper wire communications, and master and slave controls. The result is a BOP control system with greater reliability, more real time diagnostics, and better fault-monitoring of critical components during operation than any other system on the market.
Also, Mr. Forrest “Earl” Shanks has joined Oceaneering Intervention Engineering (OIE). Applying 35 years of experience in the drilling and subsea industry with leading operators and contractors, Mr. Shanks will focus initially on product development for the company’s BOP control systems.
For more information on Oceaneering’s BOP Control Systems contact Mr. Jack Ostermaier, General Manager:
Email: jostermaier@oceaneering.com
Phone: 832.467.7973
April 19th, 2011
Oceaneering® photo: Assembled onsite in the ROV work van, the Millennium® 77 crew acknowledges their record ROV drill support dive with a team photo.
An Oceaneering® Millennium® Plus work class Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) has set an ROV ultra deepwater drill support depth record offshore India while working at 3107m (10,194 ft) water depths. Millennium 77 has supported drilling operations on the Dhirubhai Deepwater KG2 for Reliance Industries, logging over 400 hours and 69 total dives at this drill site alone from March to mid-April 2011. Millennium 77 is a 4,000 meter rated system that was put into service in Q1 2010.
Oceaneering International, Inc. manufactures and operates the world’s largest offshore fleet of ROVs. The company maintains a worldwide fleet of 260 work class ROVs and employs over 2,000 ROV personnel globally.
For further information contact Andrew Sunley:
Email: asunley@oceaneering.com
OCEANEERING® and MILLENNIUM® are registered trademarks of Oceaneering International, Inc.
February 24th, 2011
Oceaneering’s new U.S. flagged Dive Support Vessel (DSV) Ocean Project will be christened and enter service on Tuesday, March 1, 2011.
For more information, check out the New Ocean Project webpage, or read the Sept. 23 news story about Oceaneering’s new 2011 Dive Support Vessels. To see the latest photos, visit the Construction Photo Gallery (scroll to the bottom to see the latest photos).
February 17th, 2011
Video courtesy NASA
Cast your vote here: http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/11/vote-for-the-2010-engadget-awards/ (scroll down to “Robot of the Year”)
Oceaneering Space Systems engineers worked with NASA and General Motors to prepare Robonaut 2 (“R2″) to become a permanent resident on the International Space Station.
For more information on R2, check out its Oceaneering webpage here:
http://www.oceaneering.com/advanced-technologies/space-systems/robotics-and-automation/robonaut-2/
or NASA webpage here:
http://robonaut.jsc.nasa.gov
For information on Oceaneering space-related robotics, contact:
Dave Spangler
281.228.5324
dspangler@oceaneering.com
February 1st, 2011
Oceaneering Subsea Accumulator Module (5000psi working pressure) with mats for seafloor installation, shown with (40) 15-gallon accumulator canisters. (Photo credit: Oceaneering)
Oceaneering International, Inc. has successfully closed a subsea BOP ram in less than 25 seconds at 4300 fsw. The test used a company Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) and a Subsea Accumulator Module that was designed and manufactured by Oceaneering’s Deepwater Technical Solutions (DTS) group.
Subsea Accumulator Module installed at 4300 fsw with flying leads attached to the BOP control panel (out of camera view).
The test proved that closing times for Emergency BOP Override Systems can meet or exceed API recommended closing times of 45 seconds on ram functions. To reach the override timing, all ROV intervention points on the BOP were first verified to ensure that they were designed and engineered to allow an unrestricted path to the ram actuator. The BOP was fitted with an Oceaneering provided intervention panel that allowed a full 1-inch ID flow path from the Subsea Accumulator Module to the BOP actuator.
For further information on Oceaneering BOP/ROV Intervention Systems, or other innovative ROV/BOP components, contact John Davis, Manager, Western Region DTS:
Email: jdavis@oceaneering.com
Phone: 713.329.4600
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