FET to supply electric ROV for ocean research
Forum Energy Technologies (FET), a Texas-based oilfield products company, has secured a contract from a major North American ocean research facility to supply an electric observation-class remotely operated vehicle (ROV).
The Mohican ROV system will be used to document seafloor communities and species of interest at depths up to a rating of 2,000 metres. Anticipated focus areas will include proposed and established marine protection areas and other biologically significant locations of interest on the continental shelf.
The ROV will support ongoing research related to marine conservation targets in high currents and areas of steep bottom topography. It is designed to carry a payload skid for navigation and sensors and is capable of manipulation and intervention.
“This contract further highlights the Mohican ROV’s capabilities for scientific research projects,” says Kevin Taylor, FET’s vice president for KMS and Subsea Robotics. “We have always had a strong reputation as a single source for manufacturing and delivering high-quality, robust vehicles and associated auxiliary products, which are suited to underwater industry applications.
The ROV will be manufactured at FET’s UK facility at Kirkbymoorside, North Yorkshire. The agreement comes shortly after FET provided an ROV to the Memorial University of Newfoundland for similar purposes.
Last year, FET’s subsea product line secured a contract from the UK Ministry of Defence Salvage and Marine Operations (SALMO) to supply a remotely operated vehicle to support salvage and wreck surveys.
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