New independent monitoring business

19/01/2010

Acteon is pleased to report the formation of a new business unit, to be known as Pulse Structural Monitoring, specifically to provide structural monitoring equipment, systems and services to the offshore industry.

This is not new territory for Acteon. The business was previously embedded within the portfolio of group company 2H Offshore, which has maintained its position at the cutting edge of monitoring technology for around 15 years.

The aims of spinning out Pulse Structural Monitoring as a stand-alone enterprise are to create greater focus and intensity within the organisation, expand the customer base and grow the business.

“The technology in this area has developed considerably in recent years,” says Pei An, the head of Pulse Structural Monitoring. “What was once viewed as an R&D exercise has evolved into an established commercial business. We need to be attuned to customers’ requirements in a more mature and increasingly competitive market. These needs centre on sound, independent advice and guidance; highly reliable and cost-effective monitoring systems; and, not least, great standards of service.”

The new business will provide monitoring for a wide variety of offshore structures. As well as benefiting from the tremendous knowledge and experience transferred from 2H, it will also service the existing structural monitoring contracts held by the riser specialist. These include an agreement with Chevron in the Gulf of Mexico for monitoring its Tahiti field risers using a range of sensors, including the OTC-award-winning INTEGRIstick® strain monitors.

In a departure from traditional business, the new organisation is already looking closely at the issues relating to the monitoring of structures other than risers. Wind turbine monitoring is one area under investigation, being a business area that is sure to grow in importance over the next few years.

Pulse Structural Monitoring will operate initially from premises in the UK (Woking, near London) and the USA (Houston, Texas). UK operations will be managed by Sandip Ukani and those in the USA by Wolfgang Ruf.

For more information, please contact:
Paul Alcock, Vice President, Acteon Group Ltd
Tel: +44 (0)1603 227012
Pei An, Pulse Structural Monitoring
Tel +44 (0)1483 774927

2H Offshore, an Acteon company, specialises in the analysis, design, procurement and integrity monitoring of complex marine riser systems. The company is established at the leading edge of technology for deepwater developments, where risers are subject to complex loading conditions and operating regimes, and has pioneered response-monitoring techniques aimed at enhancing riser performance.

Acteon provides the international offshore oil industry with specialised engineering services focused on linking subsea services. Acteon companies are 2H Offshore, Aquatic, CAPE Group Ltd, Claxton, Conductor Installation Services Ltd (CIS), Fluke Engenharia Ltda, InterAct, InterMoor, Large Diameter Drilling (LDD), Mirage Machines Ltd, MENCK GmbH, Offshore Installation Services (OIS), Seatronics Ltd, Subsea Riser Products (SRP) and TEAM Energy Resources Ltd.