Cellula Awarded Contract to Supply Subsea Well Intervention Valve Packs

Cellula Robotics Ltd. (Cellula) had been awarded a contract by Blue Ocean Technologies LLC. (Blue Ocean) to design and manufacture subsea valve packs for the Blue Ocean Riserless Intervention System (BORIS). The valve packs will operate in water depths down to 3000 meters to control critical functions of the BORIS. The project will be designed to the rigorous requirements of ISO 13628-6 and other applicable industry standards.

For this project, Cellula is upgrading their manifold testing facility with a high pressure, water based control fluids, flushing station that can clean to NAS 1634 Class 6. The new flushing station will reduce the time taken during integration to reach the required cleanliness standard.

The project is due to start factory acceptance testing for the first system in May 2015 with subsequent units delivered in June 2015.

Blue Ocean Technologies LLC., which is based in Conroe, Texas, was established in 2008 and became an early player in Riserless Subsea Intervention. The company founders have extensive experience in the field of riserless intervention and the broader organization has extensive knowledge and design experience in subsea and well intervention with a proven riserless intervention track record in water depths in excess of 8,200 feet. In addition, the Blue Ocean team has field-proven capabilities to perform subsea well infrastructure diagnostics, interventions, work overs, remediation, well plugging and abandonment (P&A). For more information, please visit Blue Ocean’s website: www.blueoceansubsea.com

Cellula Robotics Ltd. based in Burnaby, Canada, is a world-leading engineering solutions company that specializes in the turnkey design and production of seafloor intervention and subsea robotic systems. Cellula’s products are primarily used for geotechnical and geophysical applications around the world.

New Hires

Cellula has hired three new engineers to add depth to its mechanical and electrical teams:

Dana Leslie

Dana joins our control systems group as an Electrical Engineer EIT. Graduating from the University of Victoria in Spring 2014, Dana has gained valuable work experience through co-op placements and participation in multiple academic clubs.

Jacqueline Nichols

Jacqueline joins us as a new Electrical Engineer. She is an EIT and completed her Master of Applied Science degree from UBC Okanagan where she focused on free-space and on-chip optical sensing technologies.

Breanna Hayton

Breanna joins our mechanical engineering group. She is working towards her P.Eng and has experience in industrial systems optimization and nuclear design.

Cellula Successfully Completes Quality Audit

Cellula Robotics Ltd. successfully passed their year two surveillance audit in order to maintain ISO 9001:2008 certification.  The audit was passed with zero non-conformances, a tribute to the time and effort of the quality committee and the entire Ceulla team this past year.  The Cellula QMS process will continue to evolve as we strive to meet and exceed every client’s expectations.

Cellula at ICOE Nov 4-6

Cellula will be an exhibitor at the International Conference on Ocean Energy (ICOE) held in Halifax, Nova Scotia from November 4th to 6th. Our Business Development Manager, Adrian Woodroffe, will be representing Cellula at the Canadian Pavillion.

ICOE is the global marine energy event focused on the industrial development of renewable marine energy.

If you will be attending the conference and would like to schedule a meeting with Adrian, please contact him at 1-604-540-5530 ext. 118 or awoodroffe@cellula.com. If your company will also be attending, you may also use the conference’s B2B system to schedule a meeting.

For more details about the conference visit http://www.icoe2014canada.org/.

CRD100 Seafloor Drill Passes Factory Acceptance Testing

Cellula Robotics Ltd. successfully completed factory acceptance testing of the first CRD100 seafloor drill for Fukada Salvage & Marine Works Ltd. Co.

The CRD100 is a fourth generation seafloor drill designed to operate in waters down to 3000m depth for geotechnical surveys, mineral exploration and methane gas hydrates sampling.

Built on proven subsystems, the CRD100 is self contained with a 100 HP power pack.   The CRD100 provides an unprecedented level of intelligent control that facilitates efficient core sampling and CPT pushes.  A wireline tool system further enhances the speed of operation.  The CRD100 uses standard Commercial off the Shelf (COTS) “size H” drilling tools, providing ø61.1 mm triple-tubed samples for 65 meters of continuous coring.

The project includes the seafloor drill, offshore control van and a custom launch and recovery system with an active heave compensated winch.  All equipment will be delivered in October 2014 and will be undergoing sea trials in December 2014.

Fukada Salvage and Marine Works Co., Ltd. (FSM), headquartered in Osaka, Japan is involved marine salvage, steel structure installation, offshore engineering, and other infrastructural improvement projects. FSM is currently introducing deep-sea research equipment and other cutting-edge assets to a fleet of six offshore support vessels to aggressively tackle ocean development projects. For more information, please visit the FSM website: http://www.fukasal.co.jp/en/index.html

Cellula at OI China September 3-5

Cellula will be an exhibitor at the Oceanology International conference held in Shanghai, China from September 3rd to 5th. Adrian Woodroffe will be representing Cellula at Canadian Pavillion (located at C01).

Oceanology International China is the premier exhibition for marine science and technology in Asia, promoting academic research, information exchange and international co-operation in the fields of the development and utilization of marine resources, marine ecological environment protection, offshore oil and gas exploration, ocean engineering and marine monitoring in China, Asia and the world.

If you will be attending the conference and would like to schedule a meeting with Adrian please contact him at 1-604-540-5530 ext. 118 or awoodroffe@cellula.com.

For more details about the conference visit http://www.oichina.com.cn/en/home/

Cellula Featured in Innovation Magazine

Cellula Robotics’ contribution to a subsea well intervention control system has been featured in the APEGBC‘s July/August issue of Innovation magazine. The issue features the annual APEGBC members’ project highlights. Our write-up features a photo by our in-house photographer, Raewyn Charlesworth. To read the write-up see page 34 of the magazine.

New Hires

Cellula Robotics is pleased to announce the hiring of new staff members as our team continues to grow:

Todd Mawhinney

Todd joins us as our new Project Manager. Todd is a Project Management Professional with 20 years of experience leading multi-discipline teams in technology, product support and operations-focused projects in a variety of industry sectors.

Reuben Meikle

Reuben joins our mechanical engineering group. He is a P.Eng and Certified Fluid Power Hydraulic Specialist with 14 years’ experience designing fluid power systems. Reuben has developed hydraulic systems for a variety of industries including: marine, energy, pulp and paper, wood processing, heavy equipment, and aerospace support.

Cellula at The New Wave Conference

Cellula’s Business Development Manager, Adrian Woodroffe, will be presenting at The New Wave Conference in Victoria, B.C (June 11th to 13th)

Following an introduction to seafloor drilling, Adrian will be discussing the pros of seafloor drill systems in relation to surface drilling. This will move into an overview of our current project (the CRD100 drill) and lastly, an overview of the exciting future applications for seafloor drilling systems. Adrian’s presentation will take place on June 12. For more information about Adrian and the presentation, please see his bio on the New Wave Conference website.

Cellula Robotics Ltd. awarded contract for second CRD100 Seafloor Drill

Cellula Robotics Ltd. was awarded a multi-million dollar contract from Fukada Salvage & Marine Works Ltd. Co. and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries for the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC) to provide a customized CRD100 seafloor drill system.

The CRD100 is a fourth generation seafloor drill designed to operate in waters down to 3000m depth for borehole sampling and mineral exploration.  The CRD100 provides an unprecedented level of intelligent control that facilitates efficient core sampling.  A wireline tool system further enhances the speed of operation.

Built on proven subsystems, the standard CRD100 is self-contained with a 100 HP power pack.  Using Commercial off The Shelf (COTS) “size H” drilling tools, the standard CRD100 can sample for 65 meters of continuous coring.  The JAMSTEC CRD100 includes less “size H” tooling but also supports optional tools for surface sampling (T146) and large cased boreholes.

The project includes the seafloor drill, offshore control van and drill tooling.  All equipment will be delivered in July 2015 and will undergo sea trials in March 2016.

Fukada Salvage and Marine Works Co., Ltd. (FSM), headquartered in Osaka, Japan is involved marine salvage, steel structure installation, offshore engineering, and other infrastructural improvement projects. FSM is currently introducing deep-sea research equipment and other cutting-edge assets to a fleet of six offshore support vessels to aggressively tackle ocean development projects. For more information, please visit the FSM website: http://www.fukasal.co.jp/en/index.html

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI), headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is one of the world’s leading heavy machinery manufacturers, with consolidated sales of 3,349.5 billion yen in fiscal 2013, the year ended March 31, 2014. MHI’s diverse lineup of products and services encompasses four business domains, “Energy & Environment”, “Commercial Aviation & Transportation Systems”, “Integrated Defense & Space Systems” and “Machinery, Equipment & Infrastructure.” For more information, please visit the MHI website: http://www.mhi.co.jp/en/index.html

Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC) is an independent administrative institution whose main objective is to contribute to the advancement of academic research in addition to the improvement of marine science and technology. For more information, please visit the JAMSTEC website: http://www.jamstec.go.jp/e/