Through water communication and positioning technology firm Nautronix has secured an order to supply NASNet, an underwater positioning system, to Subsea 7.
The system will be used on Statoil's Aasta Hansteen field, in the northern Norwegian Sea, about 300km west of Bodø, in 1300m water depth. It is Nautronix' first deployment of its NASNet system in Norwegian waters.
Nautronix will be supplying 16 large stations and four complete vessel systems, which will go on hire in March 2015, for about 200 days.
NASNet is an advanced subsea positioning system which combines Long Baseline (LBL) and GPS concepts with the latest generation of signalling technology. The system employs a broadcast technique to provide true multi-user, accurate and reliable positioning in all water depths with no acoustic interference.
Mark Patterson, CEO for Nautronix, saysL “This is the first time NASNet has been in Norwegian waters and we are really excited about where this can take us. We have been focussing a lot of our efforts to win a major contract for NASNet® and this award is part of our strategic development within the company.”