Forum Energy Technologies (FET) will supply two work class ROVs to UAE-based contractor CCC (Underwater Engineering).
The FET Perry XLX-C 3,000-m systems, which will be manufactured at FET’s facility in Kirkbymoorside, northern England, will be used for subsea construction, drill support, pipeline and platform inspection, survey, salvage and cleaning tasks. The first is due to be delivered in November followed by the second next June.
Tavis Letherby, CCC (UE) ROV/survey manager, said the company ordered the WROVs to suit the host vessel’s maximum working depth capability of 3,000 m. He also said the purchase of the XLX-C 200-HP systems will complement the DPIII Wadad Aletheia dive support and construction vessel, ensuring its full potential for subsea operations.
The XLX-C range is said to deliver 200 hp, 3,000 kg through-frame lift and hydraulic tooling capabilities. The ROVs ICE Unity control system is claimed to combine high-precision auto functions with dynamic positioning for challenging subsea operations.
Both ROCS will have a tether management system with a 3,000-m umbilical.
