
MCS Group’s 10 MiniSpector Mini-ROV Systems Successfully completed subsea inspection and survey projects in Southeast Asia, the Middle East and North Africa in 2024.
In 2024, the MiniSpector fleet conducted platform inspections on 19 platforms, deployed directly from platform facilities in Malaysia, Egypt and Qatar, with inspections in Qatar focusing on burner platforms without the need for decommissioning.
Demonstrating its innovative capabilities, MiniSpector completed a 40-day high-pressure water jet cleaning project in the Red Sea for a major customer in the Middle East.
Operating at a pressure of 1,200 bar (17,400 psi), it effectively removed marine growth, barnacles and algae from steel and platform materials at depths ranging from -1 m to -30 metres, reducing structural loads and preparing the platform for new facilities.
It has also inspected more than 175 kilometers of pipelines, using smaller vessels in the UAE, and MiniSpector is equipped with three high-resolution cameras, scanners, and a four-function manipulator to perform continuous cathodic protection and ultrasonic wall thickness reading mission.
Continuing to cost-effectively support customer projects, MiniSpector has been launched from small non-DP vessels to:
- 7 km of cable landing monitoring in Egypt.
- Seafloor and bathymetry surveys in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
- Measurement buoy series CALM in Malaysia.
“Our MiniSpector fleet has consistently delivered reliable and cost-effective results across a wide range of subsea inspections in 2024,” he said. Alasdair Cowie, Group Business Development Director at MCS Group. “With 10 systems in operation and plans to expand in 2025 to meet growing demand, along with technology improvements to maintain our competitiveness in subsea inspections and surveys, we remain focused on supporting our customers by delivering customized solutions that address their specific operational and cost challenges.” .
The MiniSpector Mini-ROV is small, nimble and designed to operate at current speeds of up to 3 knots and at a depth of 300 metres. It features a built-in Photo Realistic 3D Cloud (PRC) system, providing highly accurate 3D undersea measurements. The MiniSpector can easily perform subsea inspection and surveying tasks such as HD GVI/CVI, CP, UT and FMD for a wide range of applications including platform-based inspection, structural integrity assessment, corrosion monitoring, pre-engineering surveys, subsea metrology, pipeline inspection Monitoring the subsidence of pipelines.