Robots have already been deployed to check on survivors and structural damage following the March 11 earthquake in Japan. Recently, robots… (smartplanet) [mappress] Source: smartplanet ,May 06, 2011;
In a few months, a team of Irish and British scientists will boldly go where no man has gone before – to the depths of the Atlantic ocean… (irishtimes) [mappress] Source: irishtimes ,May 06, 2011;
Aker Solutions’ operating revenues in the first quarter of 2011 were NOK 12 billion, and earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation amounted to NOK 1.8 billion, including profit from asset sales and non-recurring items. “The streamlining of our business is nearly complete, and Kvae
CARIS, the world’s leading marine GIS organization, has released a 64-bit version of its comprehensive hydrographic processing software HIPS and SIPS. HIPS and SIPS 7.1 with 64-bit support will provide users who have access to a 64-bit computer the ability to handle large multibeam sonar datasets ev
BMT Scientific Marine Services (BMT) has patented a strain measurement system and unique attachment scheme that can be integrated into the insulation and anti-corrosion layers on ultra deep water Steel Catenary Risers (SCRs). This technology was developed because production SCRs typically have thick
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
