CONTENTS October 2020


NEWS IN BRIEF 4 INDUSTRY NEWS 6


EDITOR’S LETTER


Welcome to the October issue of Subsea & Offshore Service Magazine.


The OTAQ Group are expanding their division in Chile due to a number of project wins. Details on page 19 Industry News.


WELDING & FABRICATION 22


Celebrating its 40th anniversary in specialist welding and engineering QA Weld Tech are working in growing their export activity. Page 22 for the full story.


FLOW MEASUREMENT 24


‘Understanding and Mitigating High Frequency Torsional Oscillation (HFTO)/ Torsional Resonance’. Director at Rockatek, James Crowley discusses how they help clients to overcome this phenomenon. Tech Spotlight page 46.


BOLTING SOLUTIONS 28


Applied Acoustics have launched their next generation USBL system, Pyxis USBL. More detail on the portable, calibration free system on page 49.


ROVS, AUVS, CAMERAS & LIGHTS 32


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TECH SPOTLIGHT 40 Rob Taylor – Editor


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