Singapore diving contractor Seatrax Singapore Pte Ltd. contracted with subsea specialist Sub-Atlantic Asia Pacific to strengthen its subsea services capability with their first electric work class ROV. The Comanche was chosen for its reliability, high power to weight ratio, hydraulic systems and to carry out work class tasks such as torque tool operations, drill support and survey projects. The system has been ordered as a Zone 2 certified unit which will compliment Seatrax Singapore Pte Ltd’s operational capability in the drilling / intervention support and construction market.
The contract will see Sub-Atlantic supply a 2000 meter rated Comanche system with a delivery schedule that aligns with Seatrax Singapore Pte Ltd’s growing contract awards in the Asia Pacific region. The delivery time from contract to acceptance is less than four months, with delivery planned for December 2010. The system is equipped with a 3000m rated LARS, type 3B TMS with 600m of tether, hydraulic power pack, Orion 7 and four function manipulators, survey sensors, multiple camera and sensor interfaces and additional payload upgrade. The system will allow Seatrax Singapore Pte Ltd to offer their clients the best in class technology, high power, tooling intervention, hazardous working area certified and all in a package that requires far less deck space than the traditional and less capable drill support ROVs.
Sub-Atlantic, part of Aberdeen-based Triton Group, will provide interface and installation service from its Asia Pacific base in Singapore. Immediately following delivery, the ROV will be set up in the Sub-Atlantic Asia Pacific base to perform client trials and testing of torque tools before being deployed between Seatrax Singapore Pte Ltd’s existing and newly awarded projects.