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“Against this improving domestic energy price Fugro’s Starfix and QuickVision solutions will Since inception in 2013, 13R have completed
backdrop, we have also executed a significant provide real-time positioning for subsea con- projects for a number of global energy com-
domestic oil cargo sale which marks an impor- struction and installation activities without panies, with a focus on autonomous underwa-
tant milestone linked to the improved economic needing any hardware mounted on the subsea ter inspection in offshore oil and gas as well as
outlook.” infrastructure, an approach which reduces risk, renewable energy.
Echo Energy, April 19 2021 increases spatial awareness and streamlines Commenting on the acquisition, Karl Kenny,
workflows. Kraken President and CEO, said, “Kraken has
President Energy issues Fugro in Brazil, said: “Fugro’s global reach team since 2016. We look forward to utilising
Rogerio Carvalho, Country Manager for known and worked with members of the 13R
update on EV-1001 gas well and advanced technology, combined with our their expertise in robotic system development,
resources and experience from the Netherlands leveraging their relationships with leading inter-
AIM-listed President Energy, the energy com- and Brazil, were key to securing this contract. national energy companies, and to them provid-
pany with a diverse portfolio of production and Having overcome many challenges in planning ing a base of opportunity for Robotics/Data as
exploration assets focused primarily in South the operations for this project amid the con- a Service capabilities in South America. As the
America, has provided an operational update straints caused by COVID-19, we’re excited to offshore energy markets continue to focus on
with regard to current operations in the Rio now be supporting Jumbo on this important reduction of costs and reduction of greenhouse
Negro Province, Argentina. deepwater development.” gases through the use of resident autonomous
The new gas well EV-1001 at the Estan- Fugro, April 21 2021 systems, Kraken and the 13R team will be well
cia Vieja field, Rio Negro, Argentina has now positioned to support the need for clean, efficient
been spudded ahead of schedule. Drilling time Maersk Drilling secures and cost-effective technology.”
excluding completion of the well but including 13R, which will operate as Kraken Robotics
logging and casing is estimated to be 12 days intervention contract for Brasil Ltda., is highly complementary to Kraken.
with a target depth of 1,850 metres. The well will 13R’s substantial experience in Artificial Intelli-
twin the old well EVx-1, which was producing Maersk Developer in Brazil gence and Autonomy will both complement and
until a recent casing collapse. With an estimated augment Kraken’s existing offerings, reducing
cost of $1.8mn, President projects initial produc- Maersk Drilling has been awarded a contract time to market for new applications of Kraken’s
tion of 60,000 cubic metres per day (2.1 mcf per with Karoon Energy for the semi-submersible SeaVision underwater 3D laser scanner.
day or circa 350 boepd). rig Maersk Developer to perform well inter- 13R has a demonstrated track-record in sub-
The completion of LB-1002 continues as vention on four wells at the Baúna field offshore sea autonomy for seabed resident AUVs, includ-
planned, with the well to be on stream by the end Brazil. ing dynamic path planning, obstacle detection
of the month. Petrophysical analysis of this well The contract is expected to commence in and avoidance, underwater docking, and adap-
has shown an increase in net gas pay to 11 metres the first half of 2022, with a firm duration of 110 tive failure-tolerant control systems, all of which
(36 feet), over 4 metres (14 feet) more than origi- days. The value of the firm contract is approxi- will directly benefit Kraken’s ThunderFish XL
nally considered. mately $34m, including rig modifications and a Seabed Resident AUV programme. 13R’s contin-
President Energy, April 16 2021 mobilisation fee. The contract contains options ued work in resident systems with multi-modal
to add up to 150 days of drilling work at the inspection capabilities will support Kraken’s
Patola and Neon fields. ongoing applications in digital twinning of crit-
SERVICES “We’re delighted to enter into this contract ical subsea assets.
with a new customer in the form of Karoon, Furthermore, Kraken’s acquisition of 13R
Fugro awarded Jumbo which will also see one of our drilling rigs oper- provides technical and commercial on-the-
ating offshore Brazil for the first time ever. We’re ground access to the Brazilian offshore oil and
positioning contract for looking forward to entering this major offshore gas industry, opening the door to further oppor-
market and to working closely together with the tunities in that major market. Consideration for
Mero 1 offshore Brazil Karoon team on the safe and efficient delivery the 13R acquisition was $220,000 cash.
of the workover at Baúna and potential develop-
Kraken Robotics, April 19 2021
Fugro is providing positioning and construction ment of Patola,” says COO Morten Kelstrup of
support services for Jumbo Maritime, a leading Maersk Drilling.
offshore installation contractor, on the Mero 1 Maersk Drilling, April 20 2021
deepwater field development located approx-
imately 180 km off the coast of Rio de Janeiro. Kraken closes acquisition
Using their Starfix® Navigation Suite and
augmented reality QuickVision® camera sys- of Brazilian underwater
tem, Fugro is supporting Jumbo in the safe and
efficient installation of 35 subsea torpedo piles robotics company
and 24 mooring lines down to water depths of
1980 m. This critical infrastructure will be used Kraken Robotics, Canada’s Ocean Company,
to anchor the Mero 1 floating production unit is pleased to announce that it has acquired 13
and associated equipment. Robotics of Brazil. The 13R team, with offices in
The work is being performed onboard Jum- Rio de Janeiro and Salvador, Brazil, consists of
bo’s Fairplayer heavy lift crane vessel and is esti- software developers and engineers who have sig-
mated to last six months. In addition to pre- and nificant experience in underwater robotics and
post-lay surveys of the piles and mooring lines, autonomous systems for the energy markets.

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