VERIPOS to supply Swiber with equipment for Asia Pacific offshore barges
2008.03.01 -
Contracts
VERIPOS has been awarded another significant contract by survey specialist, Orogenics GeoExpro Sdn Bhd of Malaysia to provide precise satellite positioning services onboard two construction support barges operated by Swiber Group and its subsidiary, APECS Offshore, for a series of major long-term pipelay and construction projects throughout South East Asian on behalf of leading oil companies.
Equipped with VERIPOS LD2-G2 integrated dual frequency demodulators and associated Verify-QC software for real-time and post-processing assessments of data, the two barges, Swiber Conquest and Da Li Hao, will utilise VERIPOS Ultra Precise Point Positioning (PPP) service which minimises or removes all main GPS error sources while ensuring decimetre accuracies.
Commenting on the contract award, Raymond Wong, VERIPOS’ Asia-Pacific Regional Manager, said: “This award further consolidates our growing order-book of satellite positioning commitments throughout the Far East following similar recent contracts from other leading offshore concerns in China, Indonesia and Russia as well as Malaysia”.
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Velosi Limited Velosi or the Group, a provider of asset integrity and HSE services to a number of major national and multinational oil and gas companies, is pleased to announce that it has been re-awarded a contract from Mobil Producing Nigeria, for the next three years with an option to extend for a further one year.
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