Offshore staff

ABERDEEN, UK – Ocean Installer has contracted Ashtead Technology to supply its Deflection Monitoring System (DMS), plus field engineers, to support installation of six integrated template structures (ITS) in the Norwegian Barents Sea.

 It follows Ashtead’s part in last year’s installation of nine ITSs at Equinor’s Askeladd and Johan Castberg fields in the southern Barents.

During placement of the structures underwater, the DMS systems were configured for autonomous independent operation and data communication to a nearby installation ROV.

 Ross Macleod, technical director at Ashtead Technology, said: “The harsh conditions of the Barents Sea can make data gathering challenging and time-consuming. To date, our DMS technology has allowed us to deliver all nine installations included in the first project safely and well ahead of the original completion date, reducing costs and installation time for Ocean Installer.”

02/20/2020