The Navy announced Thursday it will extend three underwater ranges that Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division, Keyport uses for testing… (kitsapsun) [mappress] Source: kitsapsun, July 11, 2011;
BAE Systems and SeeByte Ltd of Edinburgh, Scotland have signed a Co-operation Agreement to pursue business opportunities associated with the UK’s Mine Counter Measure (MCM), Hydrography and Patrol Capability (MHPC) Programme. BAE Systems Mission Systems and SeeByte have identified a shared vision fo
Ithaca Energy announced that the development of the Stella field has moved a step forward through the placement of a contract with GE Oil & Gas to manufacture and supply subsea trees and controls systems. The initial phase of detailed engineering work has commenced and will focus on the procurement
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and the Consortium for Ocean Leadership announced Hydroid, of Pocasset, Mass., will provide Autonomous Underwater Vehicles and docking stations to support the Pioneer Array of the Ocean Observatories Initiative. WHOI, an implementing organization on the OOI P
Apply Sørco, a company owned by Apply ASA, has entered into a cooperation agreement with Aberdeen based PD&MS Energy Limited, in connection with potential drilling systems upgrades projects on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS). Together the parties represent considerable experience with drilling
The Physical Oceanography Group (PhOG) of University of Maine, School of Marine Sciences, has purchased an Iver2 (model EP42) for research programs, with delivery expected in July of this year. Professor Neal R. Pettigrew’s PhOG research unit has operated an array of oceanographic real-time data buo
CDL announces that their newly released DiverLevel attitude measurement system has seen a very early adoption rate from the major rental companies in Aberdeen; with both Seatronics and DPS Offshore committed to multiple purchases within days of the systems launch. Building on the success of the orig
Rising out of the depths of New Hogan Lake is an odd underwater entity. It has bright, glowing eyes, a single powerful claw and a bright green tail that’s hundreds of feet long. Fortunately, it obeys every command of the Sacramento District Park Rangers stationed at the surface. This is an underwate
The unmanned deepwater research vehicle Liropus 2000, operated by the Spanish Institute of Oceanography, will be used for the first time in… (sciencedaily) [mappress] Source: Science Daily, July 7, 2011;
Micro Motion® Coriolis flowmeters from Emerson Process Management are being used by Cryostar in its fuel dispensers for liquefied natural gas (LNG)-powered vehicles. Cryostar, a leading provider of advanced technologies for LNG applications, chose the Micro Motion flowmeters not only for their inher
Deep Down, Inc. ,an oilfield services company specializing in complex deepwater and ultra-deepwater oil production distribution system support services, today announced it has just completed the assembly and test running of its own 3,200 MT carousel located at Core Industries near Mobile, Alabama, a
EXMAR announces that the OPTI-EX® floating production system has been successfully delivered to LLOG Deepwater Development Company on July 5th, at Mississippi Canyon 547 in the Gulf of Mexico. Mooring and installation of the OPTI-EX® will follow. Processing capacity of the OPTIEX® is 60,000 BOPD and
Aibel is installing two winches for pull-in of risers on the Gullfaks C platform for Statoil. The assignment is awarded as a contract amendment. The estimated value is NOK 100 million. The winches will be used in the work with replacing the existing pipeline between Gullfaks C and Tordis, which is a
GE Oil & Gas’ Drilling & Production business has received a contract of approximately $45 million to supply and service the industry’s largest tension leg platform (TLP) marine riser Tensioner Systems to Chevron for deployment in its Big Foot oil and gas field in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico. A TLP
