SAAB Sea Owl 500 ROV Upgrade
MacArtney Norge has a long-standing relationship with ROV manufacturer SAAB Seaeye (UK), and the companies have worked together on numerous projects related to the production, maintenance and sale of the versatile Sea Owl 500 observation class ROV system. MacArtney and SAAB Seaeye have now developed an upgraded XTi version which, while staying within the realm of the original and proven Sea Owl 500 design, features significant upgrades of all system facets.
The Sea Owl system was developed by SAAB in the early '90s and has since proved itself as an extremely reliable and also a very popular ROV among its users. Applications include observation and inspection of subsea installations and light work tasks in challenging environments.
Oil & Gas Work
The primary market for the Sea Owl is firmly rooted on the Norwegian Continental Shelf and the XTi has been developed to meet the requirements of operators who perform subsea work on behalf of, for instance, Statoil. Among the new features, the XTi boast a 360-degree control programme (6 DOF), a 3,000 metre depth rating and a 400 metre tether length on the top-hat TMS. In addition, the SAAB Seaeye ICON control system enables easy integration of sensors. Finally, tooling package application is made even more flexible and user-friendly.
To realise this exciting system upgrade, MacArtney Norge has worked closely with the MacArtney Group HQ in Denmark to develop a complete launch and recovery system that meets customer demands for ‘No Manuel Handling’ and HSR requirements.
The entire Sea Owl XTi solution is marketed by MacArtney Norge AS and is now available for delivery.
