
Aquasign
Subsea Markers, Anti-Fouling Signs, Oilfield Nameplates and Underwater Adhesives
AQUASIGN specialise in the manufacture of asset identification solutions, designed to enhance safety and reduce operational costs throughout project lifespans.

Craigshaw Road,
Tullos,
Aberdeen,
AB12 3AP,
United Kingdom
AQUASIGN specialise in the manufacture of asset identification solutions, designed to enhance safety and reduce operational costs throughout project lifespans. We are the recognised experts in oilfield signage as we work with our clients to design bespoke products to meet their project needs – both topside and subsea.
AQUASIGN is a subsidiary within the Nalco Champion and Ecolab corporate portfolio, previously known as Champion Environmental Technologies.
Aquasign® – environmentally friendly subsea identification
Our core business Aquasign® is a silicone based subsea anti-fouling marking system that mimics fish skin, using a controlled oil release system and hydrophobic surface to prevent bio-fouling at the lowest level.
Aquasign® underwater identification markers are marine growth-resistant, therefore remain highly visible to divers and ROVs throughout the design life of subsea structures. Its anti-fouling performance not only enhances safety, but also provides considerable operational cost savings over a project lifespan by assisting subsea maintenance and inspections.
Aquasign® is therefore utilised worldwide to ensure the clear identification of:
- Subsea structures: location, position and orientation
- Valves: location and position indicators
- Component and intervention interface
- Status of respective equipment
- ROV markings
Aquasign® has been installed on more than 800 oilfield projects worldwide, and has a track record excess of 30 years. The antifouling labels are highly adaptable to meet customer’s needs, including a range of subsea adhesive and retrofit fixing solutions available that have undergone third-party technical verification. For more information on Aquasign®, view our product pages.
Oilfield signage – identification and certification nameplates
Our internal manufacturing facility now houses equipment used to produce a range of offshore signage.
We manufacture an alternative to flame-cut nameplates, utilising CNC milling and waterjet cutting equipment to produce Aquaplates that are suitable for topside and subsea applications.
We have a range of in-house equipment available to suit all equipment identification requirements, including certification plates, safety signs, etched nameplates and printed / engraved plastic labels.
Subsea adhesives
AQUASIGN also offer innovative adhesives that have been specially formulated and tested for long-term performance subsea.
Aquasign client portal
Aquasign® is the leading solution in the subsea industry as our product is unique.
We recently developed our new client portal to showcase AQUASIGN’s expertise in antifouling nameplates and topside signage, both to new and existing clients.
Content includes detailed product specifications including the fixing solutions available, as well as downloadable documents such as testing reports, performance guarantee, datasheets, installation guides and videos, our track record and company certification.
To gain access to our exclusive portal, simply register today at www.aquasign.com. Alternatively our new brochure can be downloaded from the White Papers section.


Oilfield Signage, Identification Nameplates, Safety Signs and Certification Plates

Aquasign® Subsea Retrofit, and ROV Underwater and Subsea Diver Installation

Subsea Adhesives, Underwater Glue, Marine Seal and Seawater-Resistant Bonding

Aquasign® Subsea Equipment Identification System – Fixing and Installation Methods

Aquasign® Anti-Fouling Markers, Subsea Labels, Underwater Nameplates, ROV Marking
Asset ID in the Oil and Gas Industry
We’re often asked about the kinds of materials that can be used in the manufacture of asset identification markers.
The Ultimate Guide to Underwater Signage for the Energy Sector
Our oceans and waterway are used by the Energy sector in many ways such as oil and gas extraction from the seabed and wave and tidal for renewables.
How Much Does a Subsea Tree Cost?
Subsea production systems are a network of equipment used to extract oil and gas from the seabed.

Girassol FPSO, Luanda, Angola
Girassol is one of the four major production hubs of Block 17, which is operated by Total and its consortium partners.

Kizomba Offshore Field Deepwater Project, Angola
Kizomba oil field lies in Block 15 offshore Angola, marking one of the first tranches of deepwater acreage offered by the Angolan Government.

Hibernia Oil and Gas Field Project, Newfoundland, Canada
Hibernia is located in the Jeanne d’Arc Basin, 315km east of St John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, in a water depth of 80m.

Eastern Trough Area Project (ETAP), North Sea Central, UK
The Eastern Trough Area Project (Etap) is an integrated development of seven different reservoirs located 240km east of Aberdeen, UK, in the Central North Sea.

Bonga Deep-water Project, Niger Delta, Nigeria
Bonga is the first deepwater project for the Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company (SNEPCO) and for Nigeria.

Valhall Oilfield, North Sea
The Valhall field was discovered in 1975 and came online in 1982. It is operated by BP, which holds a 35.95% interest while the remaining 64.05% interest is held by Hess Norge.

Ekofisk II
The original Ekofisk area development consisted of eight oil and gas fields, namely Cod, Ekofisk, West Ekofisk, Tor, Albuskjell, Eldfisk, Edda and Embla.

Elgin-Franklin Offshore Field, North Sea
Elgin and Franklin lie 93m deep in the water the UK North Sea's Central Graben, approximately 240km east of Aberdeen.

Mutineer-Exeter
The Mutineer-Exeter development is located approximately 150km north of Dampier on the north-west coast of Australia, in

Chinguetti Oil Field
The Chinguetti field lies off the coast of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, North West Africa, in Block 4, PSC (Produ

Buzzard Field
The Buzzard field is located in the Outer Moray Firth, central North Sea, 100km north-east of Aberdeen, UK, and 55km from the coast at Peterhead.

Clair Field, Shetlands
When it was discovered in 1977, the Clair field was the largest discovered but undeveloped hydrocarbon resource on the U

Blake Flank
The Blake Flank project is located at the Outer Moray Firth, in the North Sea, around 64 miles from Aberdeen, UK. The st

Snøhvit Gas Field
The Snøhvit development comprises three fields – Snøhvit, Albatross and Askeladd. These lie in the Baren

White Rose Oil and Gas Field
The White Rose field is located 350km east of Newfoundland, approximately 50km from both the Terra Nova and Hibernia fie

Magnus EOR
Magnus - the UK's most northerly oilfield - was discovered in 1974 by the semi-submersible drilling rig Sedco 703. It li

Leadon
Leadon is located in blocks 9/14a and 9/14b in the North Sea, approximately 220 miles north-east of Aberdeen and 15 mile

Kristin Deepwater Project
The Kristin field is located in the south-west part of the Halten Bank in the Norwegian Sea.

Jade Oil and Gas Platform
The high-pressure / high-temperature Jade field is located in block 30 / 2c of the UK North Sea, 17.7km north of the Judy project.

Ormen Lange Gas Field Project, North Sea Northern
The Ormen Lange field is located in the Norwegian Sea, approximately 140km west of Kristiansund, Norway.

Oseberg Sør Oil and Gas Field Project
The Oseberg Sør field was discovered in 1984, when Norsk Hydro drilled well 30/9-3.

TotalFinaElf Gas Field Project
The Northern Underwater Gas Gathering Export and Treatment System (Nuggets) is located in blocks 3 / 18c, 3 / 19a, 3 / 19b, 3 / 20a, 3124a, 3 / 24c and 3125a in the UK sector of the northern North Sea, south of Dunbar in water depths of 120m.

Snorre Oil and Gas Field Project
The Snorre field lies in blocks 34 / 4 and 34 / 7, approximately 200km west of Floro in the Norwegian North Sea.

Malampaya Gas Field Project, South China Sea
The Malampaya field is located 80km off the coast of Palawan Island, in the Republic of the Philippines.

Sakhalin Energy Oil and Gas Field Project
Sakhalin I consists of the development of the Odoptu field (oil and gas, discovered in 1977) and the Chayvo field (mainly gas, discovered in 1979).

MacCulloch Oil Field Project, North Sea Central
The MacCulloch oilfield lies 250km north-east of Aberdeen in UKCS block 15/24b, in a water depth of 150m.

Petro-Canada oilfield project
The Terra Nova field is located 350km east-south-east (ESE) of St John's Newfoundland and 35km south-east of Hibernia.

Norsk Hydro oilfield project, North Sea Northern
The Njord field is situated on Haltenbanken, in blocks 6407/7 and 6407/10, 130km north of Kristiansund and 30km west of the Draugen field.

Norne, North Sea Northern, Statoil oilfield project
Hydrocarbons in the Norne field are located in the Lower to Middle Jurassic sandstones, which are of a good reservoir quality.

Kerr-McGee Corporation oilfield project
The Janice oilfield is located in the first-round block 30/17a, licence number P032, in the Central North Sea.

Jotun Oil and Gas Field Project
The Jotun field is located on the Utsira High, between the Balder and Heimdal fields, approximately 200km west of Stavanger, Norway.

Enterprise Oil Pierce Project, North Sea Central
Pierce lies in blocks 23/22a and 23/27, 280km east of Aberdeen.

Talisman Energy oil and gas field project
The Ross oil field is situated in the outer Moray Firth, on blocks 13/28a and 13/29a, 60km north of the Scottish coast and 30km south-east of the Captain field.

Sable Island Offshore Energy Project
The Sable Offshore Energy Project lies near Sable Island, 10km to 40km north of the edge of the Scotian Shelf, offshore Nova Scotia, in water depths ranging between 20m and 80m.

Shearwater Gas Field Project, North Sea Central
Shearwater lies in the Central Graben area of the central North Sea, approximately 200km east of Aberdeen in 90m (995ft) of water.

Statoil Oil and Gas Field Project
Siri is located in block 5604 / 20 in the north-western part of the Danish sector of the North Sea, about 220km from the coast.

South Arne Oil and Gas Project, Danish North Sea
South Arne is located in the Danish sector of the North Sea, in block DK 5604/29.

Troll West Oil and Gas Field Project
Troll is primarily a gas field, one of the biggest in the North Sea, holding 60% of Norway’s gas reserves.

Viking B Gas Field Project, North Sea Southern
With its original reservoirs gradually depleting, Conoco has begun to carry out substantial changes to extend Viking B's field life well into the next century.

Visund Oil Field Project, North Sea Northern
Visund was developed using a semi-submersible steel drilling, production and quarters platform, connected to a subsea completion system.

Liverpool Bay Oil and Gas Development Project
The Liverpool Bay Development is BHP Petroleum's largest global single project. It comprises four oil and gas fields, together with significant offshore and onshore facilities for extracting, transporting and processing the reserves.

Mobil oil and gas field project
Zafiro is located in the 500,000-acre Block B, 68km (42 miles) WNW of Bioko island, Equatorial Guinea, adjacent to the international border with Nigeria.

Alba Phase II, North Sea Northern Project
Alba is located in block 16 / 26, 130 miles north-east of Aberdeen. The field lies in a water depth of approximately 138

Åsgard North Sea Northern, Statoil oilfield project
The Åsgard oilfield lies on the Haltenbank in the Norwegian Sea, 200km from Norway and 50km south of Statoil's Heidrun field.

Balder Oil and Gas Field Project, Norway
Balder is located in blocks 25 / 10 and 25 / 11, 165km west of Haugesund, in a water depth of 125m. The field was discovered in 1967, but it was only during the appraisal drilling in 1974 that the major part of the field was discovered.

Boulton Gas Field Project, North Sea Southern
Conoco brought its marginal Boulton field on-stream using the innovative SeaHarvester development concept.

Conoco and Chevron gas field project
The Britannia field, discovered in the mid 1970s, is the first in the UK sector of the North Sea to be operated jointly

Bruce Phase II, North Sea
The Bruce field was originally developed under phase I, using two bridge-linked platforms, both connected to the main 32in Frigg trunkline by a 6km, 32in-diameter gas-export pipeline taking gas to the St Fergus Terminal.

Texaco oil and gas field project
Captain has undergone a huge Phase II expansion which has increased the 60,000 barrels per day rate to an average platea

Erskine oil and gas field project
Erskine was originally discovered in 1981, during the drilling of a north / south trending Jurassic sandstone reservoir. M

Foinaven BP Oil Field, Shetland Islands
The Foinaven oilfield is located in blocks 204 / 19 and 204 / 24a, which are operated by BP Exploration. Shell UK Explor

Gannet Oil and Gas Field Project
Since the original field was first discovered in 1973, a number of satellite fields have been tied into the Gannet facilities. In mid-1999, the latest phase saw Gannet G going into production with a £40m project.

Gullfaks oil field project, North Sea Northern
Gullfaks South, Rimfaks and Gullveig lie in block 34 / 10, in a water depth of 135m. The Gullfaks Satellites produces ar

Woodside Shell Oil and Gas Field Project
Laminaria / Corallina is located in the Timor Sea, 550km north-west of Darwin.

Schiehallion Oil Field Project
Schiehallion was discovered in 1993, with the semi-submersible drilling rig Ocean Alliance, whilst it was exploring the

Statoil and BP oilfield project
The Shah Deniz oilfield lies between Mobil's Oquz, Chevron's Asheron and Exxon's Nakhchiuan fields. Its name is transla
Nameplates for Subsea Equipment
Aquasign is a unique exuding silicone-based material that will ensure provide long term visibility through a guaranteed anti-fouling performance of 60 years.
18 March 2022AQUASIGN Predicts Pick-Up in Business for 2018
Aberdeen-based oilfield signage solutions provider Aquasign is looking forward to a successful 2018 following a turbulent period for the company.
19 March 2018AQUASIGN’s UV-Stable Solis® Marker Offers Competitive Time and Cost Savings
Solis® is the standard specification UV-stable marker solution used for Aquasign® subsea signage products.
23 February 2018AQUASIGN’s Biohesive® 225 Solution Offers Substantial Cost Savings for Oilfield Operators
The current market climate within the oilfield sector has made the integration of money-saving strategies even more important for operators than in the past.
16 January 2018Ten Reasons for Having Biohesive 225® as the Offshore Adhesive of Choice
Finding an adhesive capable of withstanding the adverse environmental conditions encountered in subsea operations and at salt-laden platforms can be a difficult process.
10 November 2017Guaranteed Anti-Fouling Labelling Systems for Identifying and Inspecting Subsea Equipment
Enhance subsea safety, minimize risk and reduce operating costs – our goals for consolidating the industry standards and best practices for specifying a long-term anti-fouling labelling system for subsea equipment.
10 November 2016High-Performance Offshore Adhesives
AQUASIGN is known for our unique anti-fouling subsea markers, designed to enhance safety and reduce operational costs by offering a guaranteed highly visible equipment identification solution.
9 May 2016AQUASIGN and NHC Collaborate
AQUASIGN, the leading supplier of asset identification solutions, recently teamed up with National Hyperbaric Centre (NHC) in an exciting project where subsea markers were installed into their state-of-the-art outdoor test tank.
7 July 2015Introducing the New AQUASIGN Client Portal
AQUASIGN invites you to explore our improved website, sharing exclusive information on our range of asset identification solutions.
3 March 2015Aquasign’s Silver Anniversary
The first version of Aquasign® was sold in 1985 by Blacksmith Chemicals, a Shell joint venture. Shell is no longer involved in the manufacture or marketing of Aquasign markers with Champion Environ having acquired the rights to the technology in 1998. Although still retaining its k
11 November 2010Champion Environmental Technologies Widens its Portfolio to Cover all Forms of Oilfield Signage from Surface to Seabed
Aberdeen-based company Champion Environmental Technologies, the marker leader in subsea signage, are delighted to announce that they are now widening their product portfolio to cover all forms of oilfield signage from surface to seabed. The continued company growth has created a need
8 April 2010Aquasign
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