What are the game changing or ground breaking ROV technologies being applied here in Australia?
RT-1 is potentially a game changing technology for large diameter subsea subsea pipeline stabilisation. Weighing over 200 tons and capable of trenching pipes up to 1.5 metres in diameter, she is the biggest mechanical subsea pipeline trencher in the world. RT-1 is currently stationed in Singapore and is set up to cut a 2 metre V-shaped trench in rocky or sandy seabed. With 2.3 megawatts of trenching power she is the most powerful mechanical rock trencher in the world. RT-1 is THE premiere reason for CTC Marine’s increasing presence in Australia. The potential market for this type of technology over the next five years I estimate to be in excess of $120 million. Traditionally pipeline stabilisation in the Northwest Shelf has been done by rock dumping – which can be a very expensive exercise in Australia and brings with it additional environmental concerns. Our technology is not seen as a complete alternative but can be used in conjunction with rock dumping. If you bury the pipeline, the
