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Nautronix clinches NASNet® deal with Subsea 7

Nautronix have signed a major deal with Subsea 7 Ltd, West Africa Region, for the supply of NASNet® for the Agbami Project in Nigeria.

Nautronix describe the rental contract for the supply of 14 NASNet® sleds and 22 construction receivers as a “major turning point for their technology”. Nautronix Managing Director Mark Patterson said “Subsea 7 have been involved with the technology since the NASNet® vision was first released in 2001, attending a number of trials and providing valuable customer feedback. We are delighted they are fully onboard and recognise the operational and technological advantages NASNet® offers”

The system will provide positioning for:

• Installation of 12 suction piles to accommodate manifolds
• Installation and testing of 12 manifolds
  – 6 Production manifolds
  – 2 Gas Injection manifolds
  – 4 Water Injection manifolds
• Installation of 30 no. UTA Foundation Structures for Umbilical ends
• Installation and testing of 15 infield umbilicals, (total 26.2km), wet end to wet end.
• Installation of steel tube flying leads.
• Pre-installation and connection of electrical flying leads

The operations will take place at depths of 1,280 to 1,650 msw on the field situated 350km southeast of the city of Lagos.

Patterson added ‘our vision has always been that NASNet® will be supplied for the life of field, where the cost benefits to both the operator and all the contractors working on that projects can be significant’.

The systems will be delivered at the beginning of July for mobilisations on the Subsea 7 Toisa Perseus.
 

Nautronix State side success

Marine Technology Solutions provider Nautronix have announced their Houston office secured over $5 million worth of sales orders last quarter are very confident that they will secure another $5m in the next quarter. On the back of this the company are moving to a new location and expanding their team, beginning with the appointment of a new Vice President Sales.

The successful quarter is largely due to the award of a NASNet® contract with the Acergy office in Houston. The supply of a full NASNet® mini-station network to Acergy for deployment on Chevron’s Frade field is the second NASNet® contract for Nautronix this month.

To continue the success in this region new Vice President Sales, Bill Gilmour joined the company on the 2nd April. Bill has over 30 years experience in the land and marine survey business. He holds a BSc (hons) degree in Topographic Science from the University of Glasgow, is a Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors as well as being actively involved in the Hydrographic Society.

Bill commented “These are exiting times said Bill and I am delighted to be part of such a great team of people with leading edge technology”

Managing Director Mark Patterson added “we are delighted to have Bill onboard, his experience and knowledge of the industry will prove invaluable in our drive to develop NASNet® as the core technology requirement in deepwater operations. With so much activity in the Gulf of Mexico we are upbeat about the potential future we have in this region”.