Under this contract, Phoenix will operate and maintain US Navy sonar search systems and Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs) for the Supervisor of Salvage and Diving (SUPSALV). Phoenix will also provide a wide range of engineering services to support operations and for modification and upgrade of these systems. Phoenix will provide operations personnel, as well as its commercial sonar and ROV systems, to support underwater search and recovery operations in water depths to 20,000 feet. Typical missions include location and recovery of lost aircraft to assist crash investigation teams. Phoenix will also operate and maintain the Navy’s new submarine rescue system, which is currently being built by several contractors.

Phoenix International, Inc., is headquartered at 2361 Jefferson Davis Highway, Suite 1004, Arlington, VA, 22202. The company conducts complex manned and unmanned underwater operations worldwide. For the full press release or for further information, e-mail Mike Kutzleb or Tim Janaitis or visit their web site at www.phnx-marine.com

Technical Programme: The Technical programme will provide a unique opportunity to get up to date with all the technology developments in the Geosciences and related Engineering fields. The programme starts on Sunday 10 June at 09.00 hrs with workshops and ends on Thursday 14 June at 17.00 hrs with the closing session. Oral presentations and poster sessions will run concurrently from 12 till 15 June 2001. Papers and posters will be presented in English.

Several interactive sessions, running in parallel and focused around specific themes, will take place in a special booth area where seats will be limited in order to create an atmosphere conducive for discussion. The interactive sessions will be conducted twice, one in the morning and again in the afternoon. The timings will be synchronized with the rest of the conference programme. Acceptance of papers for the interactive slots will be based on the same criteria as for oral and poster sessions.

A call for papers can be obtained from their website. The deadline for submitting abstracts is 15 January 2001. Visit the EAGE web site for more information.

Among these are discounted software, training, technical support services, access to the Spatial Components Developer’s Network and a listing and link on the Solution Providers member page. Solution Provider Program members also benefit from qualified sales lead referral and the opportunity to influence future development through participation in the CARIS Spatial Components Beta Program. CARIS Spatial Fusion, the technology supplied through this program, is a web-mapping development toolkit that enables the seamless integration of distributed mapping sources and GIS functionality with individual business processes and logic.

Through leading edge technology such as Java, C++ and CORBA, CARIS Spatial Fusion lets users optimize the existing IT infrastructure and build a truly distributed Internet GIS solution. The Spatial Components Division of CARIS was formed to meet the needs of the growing GIS components market. The Division offers a powerful and flexible suite of spatial application programming tools founded on more than twenty years experience in the development of geospatial data management software. For more information e-mail info@spatialcomponents.com.

Based on the successful and proven Seabed Visualisation technology which is already in use throughout the De Beers Marine offshore mining fleet, the AVS is SRD’s most recent development aimed at meeting the growing requirement for the AUV and ROV market. The system will acquire and store full seabed visualisation data via a configurable data storage system available to suite any mission duration, and has a power consumption of only 40 watts, which is significantly lower than alternative systems currently available. Synchronisation to other payloads such as sub-bottom profiler and sidescan sonar is also available, as is forward looking sonar for obstacle avoidance.

In addition SRD has supplied De Beers Marine with a full post mission-processing suite to create full 3D DTM’s of the areas surveyed in the search for offshore diamond deposits. The AVS system and the processing suite have been tailored to meet De Beers Marine exacting requirements for their first AUV. SRD has worked closely with De Beers Marine for many years and have developed systems to assist with the actual mining operations as well as survey applications.

For further information on the latest developments contact SRD on via thier web site at www.srduk.com or call marketing at Tel: +44 (0) 1482 869559

Underwater Acoustics 2-3 July 2001
Advanced Underwater Acoustics 4-6 July 2001
Acoustic Wildlife Monitoring 4-6 July 2001

Presented by Prof. Rodney Coates and Dr. John Goold To be held at Imperial College of Science Technology and Medicine, London, UK. Further Information from: Hersha Mistry, Centre for Continuing Education, Room 530 Sherfield Building, Imperial College, Exhibition Road, South Kensington, London, SW7 2AZ Tel: +44 (0)20 7594 6884 Fax: +44 (0)20 7594 6883 Email: h.mistry@ic.ac.uk Website: www.ad.ic.ac.uk/cpd/acoustics.htm

These capabilities are to be developed within PCI Geomatics' new Geomatica(r) product line. PCI Geomatics is one of nearly fifty contracts to be awarded during the first round of endowments by the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) for both the Earth Observation Application Development Program (EOADP) and the Space Technology Development Program (STDP). The sum total of all contracts awarded during this phase of the programs is estimated to be close to $12 million.

PCI Geomatics is a world leading developer of geomatics software and solutions based on its remote sensing, digital photogrammetry, spatial analysis, and cartographic editing programs. For the full press release, visit their web site at (www.pcigeomatics.com) or read their February newsletter.

The program contract calls for the first SPAR delivery in 2003. The contract arrangement includes options for delivery of additional hulls and mooring systems for BP operated deepwater prospects in the Gulf of Mexico in water depths ranging from 1,220 to 1,830m (4,000 to 6,000 feet). Option for additional SPARs are to be exercised in line with BP's operational requirements. The "truss" SPAR platform solutions to be provided are based on CSO Aker Maritime Deepwater Division's (CSO Aker Maritime) licensed SPAR technology. For the cfull press release, go to http://www.oilonline.com/news2/news_domestic_expanding_bp022301.html

The line would begin at the existing Pioneer Natural Resources Canada Inc. facilities in the Chinchaga area of British Columbia, 80 miles north of Fort St. John. Terminal point will be at the PNRC compressor station, 80 miles northwest of Manning, Alberta. Murphy proposes to complete pipeline construction by March 15, 2001. Visit: http://www.oilonline.com/news2/news_domestic_discoveries_ca022601.html

Staatsolie plans to offer six near-shore and one onshore licenses in November this year, and they will remain open until May 2002, Exploration and Production Contracts Administrator Marny Daal-Vogelland told Reuters in an interview. "The survey started on January 12 and the past 40 days Western Geco sailed up and down in our offshore area, obtaining additional seismic data," she said. Western Geco will process the data and, on behalf of Staatsolie, market them to potential bidders. Visit: http://www.gulf-news.com/Articles/news.asp?ArticleID=10172

TGS-NOPEC is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange (OSLO:TGS). Full press release at http://ny-web1.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/f_headline.cgi?day0/210570605&ticker= or the TGS-NOPEC web site at: http://www.tgsnopec.no/whatsnew/symtronix.htm