FET to supply work class ROV to global maritime organisation
30 January 2025
13 September 2023
Forum Energy Technologies (FET) has introduced a new tooling rental offering for remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) in response to the changing demands of the subsea sector.
With increasing ROV asset investment across hydrocarbon and offshore renewable energy, as well as defence sectors, FET’s new rental offering is designed to address the need for readily available tooling equipment in the development, operation, and maintenance of upcoming offshore projects.
Available immediately for rental are torque tools, linear actuator override tools (LAOTs), isolated hydraulic power units (IHPUs), and associated accessories.
The fleet of tooling will initially be manufactured and managed at FET’s UK facility in Kirkbymoorside, North Yorkshire. FET, which already has an existing rental fleet in Brazil, will also expand the availability of equipment to Europe, Asia and elsewhere in the Americas.
FET will continue to design and manufacture and sell its established line of standard tooling and reconfirms its commitment to also developing new and customisable tooling products specific to client needs.
James Foster-Rain, Subsea Tooling Manager, at FET said: "With this latest business investment and development, we are excited to offer a comprehensive range of high-quality subsea tooling specifically to meet the demands and needs of subsea operations.
"Our robust experience in the market lends itself to understanding and devising industry advancements and, with our team of experts, we are well placed to introduce significant benefits and savings. At FET, we provide the latest technologies to aid clients in their projects, and play our part in creating a more sustainable and secure energy future.”
FET's new rental offering is designed to address the changing needs of the subsea sector
As a global expert for manufacturing quality subsea equipment, FET’s product enhancement builds on its existing position as a provider of smart solutions. In April, FET supplied two light work-class ROVs to a major Asian Navy, while another four have been delivered to DOF Subsea this year.
FET’s KMS and Aberdeen offices will service the UK and European markets, its US offices for North American inquiries, and its Singapore office for pricing, deliveries or to schedule a more detailed discussion of the available offering in the Asia-Pacific region.
For clients in Brazil, local partner UnderOcean will provide rental service and support.
Forum Energy Technologies Inc
Forum’s Subsea Division is a leading provider of subsea related products and services. Forum’s extensive product line focuses on remote intervention technology with the capability to provide everything from a complete trencher to tooling and individual components. Forum’s Subsea product range includes: • Perry™ and Sub-Atlantic™ range of Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs), tether management systems, tooling and components. • Dynacon winches, launch and recovery systems (LARS); • VMax™ simulation software; • Visualsoft data acquisition software • Moffat subsea pipeline inspection gauge (PIG) launch and recovery systems and subsea connectors. • Custom projects for oil, gas, telecoms, nuclear and defence customers The Forum Perry range includes: • Perry XLX Evo Ultra Heavy Duty ROV • Perry XLX-C Heavy Duty ROV • Perry Top Hat Tether Management Systems • Perry Garaged Tether Management System • Perry XT300, XT600, XT750, XT1200 Trenchers The Forum Sub Atlantic Range includes: • Sub Atlantic Comanche, • Sub Atlantic Mohican, • Sub Atlantic Super Mohawk, • Sub Atlantic Mohawk • Sub Atlantic Mojave • SubCAN TM high speed communications data network system • Sub Atlantic ROV Components including hydraulic thrusters, hydraulic power units (HPU), valve packs, compensators and pan & tilt units Forum’s Dynacon product range includes: • ROV Winch Systems • Oceanographic Systems • Traction Winches • A-Frames • Telescoping Launch and Recovery Systems • Heave Compensation Systems • Over boarding Sheave Systems • Cable and Umbilical Lubrication Systems • Custom and Bespoke Equipment. Forums Perry Tooling Range includes: • Standard Tooling including ISO/API • Remote Intervention Tooling • Bespoke Tooling • Torque Tools and Control Systems • Running Tools • ROV Interface Panels • Tool Deployment and Skids • Servicing and Repairs • Offshore Tooling Technicians Forum’s VMAX product range includes: • VMAX Full console ROV simulator • VMAX Desktop ROV Simulator • VMAX VMEditor Software • Tailored Scenario Development • Simulator Rental • Promotional Animation Services Forum’s VisualSoft is a market leading digital video and data acquisition and processing system for survey and inspection of underwater assets. Forum provide a complete solution for digital video capture, playback, processing and reporting of pipeline, structural or other inspection survey data. Our software also aids in the operation of obtaining detailed inspection surveys and is well suited to operate with ROV’s, divers and AUV’s. The Visualsoft product range includes: • Acquisition - VisualDVR, VisualData Logger • QC, Eventing and Processing – VisualEdit Professional and Eventing • Reporting and Review – VisualReview, VisualEdit With facilities and experienced personnel in the UK, US, Brazil and Asia, Forum are able to offer operators of Perry WROVs, Sub-Atlantic OROVs and Dynacon LARS an unrivalled support service.
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