Ambient Lifter was designed for the offshore sector, providing a cost-effective and viable solution for lifting subsea assets. The field trial demonstrated the technology’s buoyancy capability in partnership with remotely operated vehicles (ROVs), which allows the technology to lift 200 times its current capability. This will potentially replace the need for heavy-lift vessels and improve safety by removing the need for subsea divers. Susi Wiseman, project manager for the OGTC, commented, “This project has the potential to reduce subsea decommissioning costs by up to 40 per cent, worth nearly US$45mn over the next decade. EIP is in discussion with several operators on many upcoming decommissioning and subsea projects which require engineering expertise to resolve subsea lift challenges.

Source: The North Africa Journal March 29, 2019 12:00 UTC