Ashtead Technology Buys Two Acteon's Firms in $82M Deal
energy market.Together they support the installation, inspection, maintenance and repair, and decommissioning of subsea oil and gas and renewable energy infrastructure“Seatronics and J2 are businesses we have known for a long time. With our most recent acquisitions focusing on expanding our mechanical services capability, this latest acquisition strengthens our international footprint and capability within our survey and robotics market,” said Allan Pirie, Chief Executive Officer of Ashtead Technology.“Upon closing, this transaction will be the next important step in focusing our service
CWind Wins O&M Contract at Humber Gateway OWF
CWind, a provider of services to the offshore wind industry, has announced that it has won a contract from E.ON to undertake the annual inspection and repair services as required at Humber Gateway offshore wind farm (OWF), covering latchways, mechanical services, as well as paint works The scope of work covers all 73 turbines and the offshore substation. Offshore work is scheduled to commence this June, with CWind utilising its office in Grimsby’s Fishdock. Lee Andrews, Managing Director CWind commented: ”This is fantastic news. I am very proud of this contract award, which
The Underwater Center Adds CAD
the students’ CVs, furthering the range of tools and skills training they experience while on courses. The course, which will be included in all the diving packages – Premium, Construction and Standard – has been made possible by the donation of equipment by The Mechanical Services Department of Stork, highlighting that the subsea industry recognises the importance of giving students the right training for the job. ‘Introduction to Bolt Tensioning’ provides students with the knowledge and understanding of working with and using bolt tensioning equipment
EnerMech Tests Subsea Flowlines with STM
operations." Graves continued, “We have previously used this system successfully on hydro test jobs (and in conjunction with a subsea hydro test pump). This allows the vessel to disconnect and leave the flowline on test without the downline being in use.” Aberdeen-based mechanical services group EnerMech also proposed the innovative use of a recently (jointly with a specialist vendor) developed optical modem application, installed as an integral part of the STM. The optical link system means there is no need for the vessel to be connected to retrieve test data real-time,
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