Oceaneering ROV Sets New Deepwater Drill Support Record

The Oceaneering® Magnum® 169 team is photographed after setting a new ROV drill support depth record

An Oceaneering® Magnum® Plus work class Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) has set a new ROV ultra deepwater drill support depth record offshore India while working at 10,385 feet water depth (3,165 meters). Magnum 169 is supporting drilling operations onboard rig Dhirubhai Deepwater KG1 (DDKG1) for ONGC and has been in service since Q3 2009. The ROV is a 4,000 meter rated system that has logged over 8309 hours and 961 total dives so far.

The previous 2011 record of operating at 10,194 feet (3,107 meters) water depth was also set in India by Oceaneering Millennium® 77 while working onboard rig Dhirubhai Deepwater KG2 (DDKG2) for Reliance Industries Limited (RIL).

Oceaneering International, Inc. manufactures and operates the world’s largest offshore fleet of ROVs. The company maintains a worldwide fleet of over 280 work class ROVs and employs over 2,000 ROV personnel globally.

For further information contact Andrew Sunley:
Email: asunley@oceaneering.com

OCEANEERING®, MAGNUM® and MILLENNIUM® are registered trademarks of Oceaneering International, Inc.

The Cutting Edge in GOM Decommissioning

A subsea wellhead severed with NCA’s Subsea Wellhead Picker – note the oversized casing that has been easily cut by the IMCT

Oceaneering Deepwater Technical Solutions (DTS) has solidified its Gulf of Mexico (GOM) market position in cutting and decommissioning since the 2011 acquisition of NCA. Oceaneering has grown with the NCA acquisition, adding employees, equipment, tooling, vessel products and services including dredging, while maintaining an impressive company safety record.

The patented IMCT (Internal Multi-String Cutting Tool) uses abrasive water jet cutting technology as an environmentally friendly cutting option for well removal operations. The IMCT can run inside production casing as small as 7” for a cost effective, time efficient solution.

Abrasive cutting technology has forged repeated new records in the GOM during 2012. In September, a successful internal abrasive cut was made below mudline on a fully grouted multi-string conductor (30” x 16” x 10-3/4”) that was cemented to a 48” caisson. The DTS cutting track record in the Gulf of Mexico totals nearly 1000, with over 300 successful single and multi-string cuts in 2012 alone.

For further information visit the Oceaneering DTS website.

Photos: Ocean Patriot performs CALM buoy maintenance off Trinidad and Tobago

Transfer of Submarine Hose from tender to DSV Ocean Patriot for install

DSV Ocean Patriot working in Trinidad and Tobago

Oceaneering® UTAs Splashdown in Brazil

OGX UTA splashdown during Brazilian deployment. Photo credit: Oceaneering

Custom Umbilical Termination Assemblies (UTAs) designed in Houston, TX by Oceaneering’s Subsea Field Development business unit are working for OGX in Brazilian waters. The UTAs were built in Brazil and successfully deployed to the Waimea Field Development using an Oceaneering® ROV with the support of Oceaneering IWOCS and Umbilical Solutions technicians.

Visit www.oceaneering.com for further information on Oceaneering oil and gas capabilities.

OGX UTA as deployed offshore Brazil. Photo credit: Oceaneering

Kevin Kerins speaks to Offshore Engineer about Oceaneering ROV Services

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.

132-Line Multiplex (MUX) BOP Control Pod Wet Test Video

“Wet test” of Oceaneering Blowout Preventer (BOP) Control Systems 132-Line Multiplex (MUX) Control Pod.

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