ABERDEEN marine-technology company Nautronix has been awarded orders worth more than £4million for acoustic systems to be used on new Noble drillships.
The firm is to supply deepwater acoustic-positioning systems for the US drilling giant’s three new ultra-deepwater vessels, due for delivery in the second and fourth quarters of 2013, and second quarter of 2014 respectively.
All three are being built in Ulsan, Korea, and will have the ability to operate in water depths of up to 12,000 feet.
Nautronix chief executive Mark Patterson said: “We are delighted to secure these orders. This marks the first time that Noble has selected our ADS2 acoustic-positioning systems and is further recognition the industry recognises the benefits our established digital ADS2 products offer and confirms our statement that our digital acoustics are the global leader.”
Nautronix won the orders for its NASDrill RS925 system through a Norwegian dynamic-positioning firm which will be supplying Noble.