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Ashtead Technology has secured a global asset management agreement with Blue Ocean Monitoring to store, maintain and supply underwater gliders for ocean data monitoring.
The deal will see Blue Ocean Monitoring expand its service offering globally with Ashtead providing asset management services and project support from its offices in Aberdeen, Houston and Singapore.
Blue Ocean Monitoring is a provider of ocean data solutions using autonomous subsea and surface glider technology.
Unlike autonomous vehicles (AUVs) which are driven by conventional propellers, the gliders operate using either buoyancy or wave motion propulsion mechanisms, which allows for longer deployment periods and the collection of large datasets continuously over extended time scales.
“The gliders can be equipped with a choice of over 40 different sensors, and can be deployed in the water for up to a year at a time,” said Tim Sheehan, commercial director at Ashtead Technology. “With two-way satellite communications the gliders can be deployed and controlled anywhere in the world, they are highly weather resilient and have no environmental impact.”
“Initially used extensively for academic and military applications, these gliders are now increasingly being embraced by the oil and gas community for a wide range of purposes,” said Simon Illingworth, managing director of Blue Ocean Monitoring. “Oil and gas applications include pipeline leak detection, oil spill response, decommissioning studies, dredge/construction plume monitoring, environmental monitoring and metocean studies.”
Through the delivery of enhanced technical support services, the increased capabilities of its teams across the business and the addition of the latest technology, Ashtead Technology delivers a range of value-added services which include the supply of offshore personnel, equipment sales, complete asset management, calibration, repair and maintenance, custom engineering, cable moulding and training.
Ashtead Technology employs 75 people in Aberdeen, London, Houston and Singapore with agents in Abu Dhabi, Perth (Australia) and Stavanger.
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