NSRI welcomes a wew PhD Student, Beenish Ayaz, who is about to begin her research project “Dynamically Reconfigurable Underwater Wireless Sensor Networking” Dynamically Reconfigurable Underwater Wireless Sensor Networking Land-based wireless sensor networking (WSN) is a highly active field of resear
Inventor of the Bowflex®, Tessema Shifferaw introduces The Shifferaw Oil Ocean Leak Prevention System, SOOLPS, guaranteed to put both environmentalists and oil companies at ease. Shifferaw designed this system in response to the lackluster solutions for the disastrous Gulf oil spill. Now, a year lat
WFS Technologies announces an agreement with EV Offshore, to provide wireless capability for EV’s new subsea video camera; the Neptus WSC, launched at OTC 2011 in Houston. WFS Technologies founded in 2003, is the world’s leading supplier of Radio and Acoustic Solutions for communication, navigation
Canadian firm Thin Red Line Aerospace has completed the first structure specifically designed and built for undersea compressed air energy storage (CAES). The structure, also referred to as an “Energy Bag”, is to be anchored to the seabed off the coast of Scotland next month as part of a major renew
Endeavour International Corporation reported adjusted EBITDA for the first quarter of 2011 was $4.1 million compared to $9.7 million in the first quarter of 2010. On a GAAP basis, net loss was $(7.5) million for the first quarter of 2011 as compared to $(15.2) million for the same quarter in 2010. “
Emerson Process Management launched the Roxar Downhole Wireless PT Sensor System – Annulus B at OTC 2011. The new instrument will measure online and in real-time previously inaccessible pressure and temperature information behind the casing in subsea production wells, providing operators with an imp
At the OTC in Houston Ulstein Sea of Solutions and NLI introduced a new, integrated derrick solution based on existing drilling equipment, readily available in the market. With the development of the ‘Northern Light’ drilling derrick an alternative solution is provided based on proven and well known
GE Oil & Gas has expanded its suite of blowout preventer (BOP) and remote monitoring and diagnostic (RM&D) technologies for the offshore drilling industry. The newly launched, technology-intensive products will help offshore drillers increase equipment performance, safety and reliability and optimiz
Subsea 7, a global leader in seabed-to-surface engineering, construction and services, announced that it has completed the design and build of the first commercial AIV, a technology which has the potential to revolutionise Life-of-Field projects. Subsea 7 has an ambitious plan to develop a series of
University of Maine engineering students and researchers working at a facility in the Netherlands are now into the third week of testing… (physorg) [mappress] Source: physorg, May 03, 2011;
Halliburton announced the delivery of its next generation well-testing technology for deepwater environments. The technology provides improved economies to operators by enabling more efficient and reliable reservoir testing. DynaLink® – Halliburton’s proven, two-way wireless acoustic telemetry syste
Oceanic Research and Recovery Inc. , a marine salvage and exploration company, announced that team members have discovered two shipwrecks in the Philippines. Preliminary investigations indicate that at least one of the ships located is believed to be a Manila Galleon that was outbound from Manila to
FLIR Systems, Inc. announced financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2011. Revenue was $373.5 million, up 30% compared to first quarter 2010 revenue of $287.3 million. Operating income in the first quarter was $76.6 million, compared to $84.3 million in the first quarter of 2010, and
NOAA and partners conducted 11 ocean explorations in the Gulf of Mexico during the past ten years, providing a foundation of information against which to measure change to the region’s ecosystems — changes that may relate to the Deepwater Horizon event that took place a year ago. With this foundatio
