TRITON GROUP SET TO EXPAND ITS GLOBAL RENTAL OFFERING

Subsea technology and services specialist Triton Group will today (May 4, 2010) announce that it is harnessing the expertise of  its rental businesses under a new umbrella organization, as it prepares for major growth across existing and future oil and gas markets.

DPS Offshore will encompass Group companies DPS, DPS-Asia, ETS, Subco and Perry Slingsby Tooling Rental as Triton continues its drive to exceed the increasing international demand for its state-of-the-art technology and services.

The move follows more than $15million (USD) of investment to enhance the rental fleet, including the creation of an in-house calibration facility at DPS in Aberdeen and the expansion of its global inventory with new technologies such as Taut Wire systems and the Geonav product range.

DPS Offshore brings each company’s expertise under one roof, providing a single source from which customers can access some of the world’s leading subsea services and equipment.

It will be led by vice president Mick Jones, with Scott Johnstone taking up the role of business development director. General managers at each of the Triton facilities in Aberdeen, Lowestoft, Houston and Singapore will remain responsible for the day to day running of the respective DPS Offshore businesses.

“The rental and services division is a key growth driver for Triton so bringing all our rental provision under one roof provides us with a platform to significantly grow the business and achieve our aim of becoming the number one global provider of subsea  and surface tools for rental,” said Mr Jones.

“We have an established network in the UK, USA and Asia and are now looking at expanding into other oil and gas markets going forward, with a particular focus on the South American,  and African markets.”

DPS Offshore will be officially launched at a reception for Triton customers in Houston this evening.

Headquartered in Aberdeen, Scotland, Triton is an international subsea company offering a range of control system based products and systems with complementary services. Products include the widest range of market leading electric and hydraulic ROVs for inspection, survey and light intervention applications, through to deepwater heavy construction.

The Group also offers a comprehensive range of ancillary remote intervention products and tooling systems as well as operational services such as training programmes, offshore personnel recruitment, equipment rentals, management and servicing, geosciences project management and data analysis, seabed geotechnical coring as well as software products and services in physics based simulation and 3D visualization, digital video editing and data management applications.

ENDS (04.05.10)

TRITON UNVEILS A TRIO OF INNOVATIONS AT OCEANOLOGY

GLOBAL subsea technology company Triton Group will unveil a trio of new developments at the Oceanology conference and exhibition in London today (March 9, 2010). 

Triton will demonstrate its commitment to further developing new technology with the release of the dynamic Mojave ROV and the first demonstration of VisualDVR HD, a newly developed advanced digital video recording underwater software system. 

The Aberdeen-headquartered company completes its presence with the presentation of a conference paper on the third generation Rovdrill, a remotely operated seafloor sampling and data acquisition rig.  

Allan Spence, general manager of Triton company Seafloor Geoservices will discuss the concept of ultra deepwater geotechnical investigations and the role Triton Group can play within the industry. 

Triton Group CEO Martin Anderson said: “It’s an exciting time for everyone associated with Triton as we unveil a raft of new innovations which have been specifically designed and built in response to industry demand. 

“Our dedicated technology division within Triton is committed to the continued development of the subsea industry and Oceanology is the ideal opportunity for us to showcase these latest advancements to the sector.”  

Triton company Sub-Atlantic Ltd developed the highly anticipated Mojave ROV which has already secured an order from Swedish survey company Marin Mätteknik AB (MMT AB) who will be displaying two of the vehicles at Oceanology. 

The Mojave is the most powerful piece of equipment for its size on the market and it’s the ideal vehicle for numerous subsea missions. It operates to a 300m depth rating and uses the very latest in miniaturised PC technology. Available for sale and rental, it features subCAN™, the leading control and diagnostics telemetry software / hardware and is highly versatile, suitable for scientific, port security, military and civil engineering missions, diver safety cover, internal and external pipeline inspection among other missions. 

Fellow Triton Group company VisualSoft will launch VisualDVR HD, a digital video recording inspection system which allows clients to record multiple channels. Building on the original single and multi-channel VisualDVR system, the HD version is ideal for subsea inspection and underwater video recording applications.  

Formed in 2007, Triton Group is made up of 11 different companies offering a range of products and services for the subsea energy industry. They are centred on engineering and technology, product manufacture and system integration, and operations support and services.

 

 ENDS (9/03/2010)  

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NEXT GENERATION ROV ENTERS SUBSEA MARKET WITH A SPLASH

Subsea technology and services firm Triton Group will deliver the first of its next generation ROVs to the offshore industry this month as it announces a further contract win for the Triton®XLR in deals totaling £3.8million. 

Group company Perry Slingsby Systems (PSS) has completed work on the first of the custom-built XLRs to Romanian client Grup Servicii Petroliere (GSP)  for immediate deployment in offshore Russia. The news comes as PSS announce a second contract win which will see it provide a system to Technocean with delivery in June 2010.

The Aberdeen-headquartered Group announced the deals during Subsea 2010, Europe’s biggest two-day subsea conference and exhibition. The XLR is the latest evolution of the successful Triton series and ‘baby brother’ to the heavy-duty XLX. Designed and manufactured by PSS, the world leading supplier of remotely intervention technologies, the 125HP vehicle has been designed for drill and light construction work and incorporates the latest controls technology, the revolutionary ICE™ Integrated real-time Control Engine, intuitive graphic user interface and ergonomic pilot control consoles with touch screen technology. 

“The XLR is the next step in the evolution of subsea systems which started with the XL. Our aim was to create an innovative system which offers the utmost in efficiency and reliability for the lightweight end of the market,” said Rory Satterfield, VP – Products Division, Triton Group.  

“A key element in its success is its compatability with the XLX and other vehicles which allow subsea operators to be fully flexible in the scope of jobs they can undertake and cross utilize various parts such as thrusters, umbilicals, cameras and valve packs. “Each of these systems is built to order to feature a range of components tailored specifically to meet the needs of our customers who operate in some of the most challenging and demanding environments. 

“The new acquisition will be installed onboard GSP Prince, the geotechnical and diving / ROV support vessel which entered the company fleet in September 2009,” said Fanel Hahui, GSP’s CEO. 

“We have at the moment firm employment both for the vessel and the subsea equipment, including the custom built Triton®XLR ROV in two of our offshore construction projects, Galata and Olympia. We’ll also use the Triton®XLR ROV in subsea operations carried out under the TPAO contract, the vessel’s operation being at the moment under review for this contract.” 

GSP is carrying out three offshore construction contracts at the moment, valued at more than £255 million.  The GSP vehicle is rated to 2,000m with 125hp and comes with an extended length tether management system that is compatible with either the XLR or XLX.  The Technocean vehicle is rated to 3,000m and will be delivered with a tether management system complete with DNV rated power system and specific tooling skid. 

Formed in 2007, Triton Group comprises eleven companies offering a range of products and services to the subsea energy industry. Split into three divisions – Rentals, Products & Services and Technical Services, the Group offers the widest range of subsea technologies, equipment and expertise in the world from its global network of manufacturing and support centres.