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Survey,
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13, 2001) |
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OI Americas
- An Event Not To Be Missed
April 3 - 5, 2001, Miami, Florida |
In three weeks
time, the first OI Americas will open with an anticipated 3000 visitors and
over 300 exhibiting companies. The is the one event catering to the whole
of the Americas where industry, science and government policy makers will
meet in one place at one time.
If you are looking
for new equipment, OI has always presented the ideal opportunity to try,
test and compare the latest products. OI Americas will be no different -
the exhibitors list at
http://www.oiamericas.com/exhibit/ExhibitorsList.htm
confirms that the world's leading suppliers of marine science and ocean
technology equipment will be in attendance.
The organizers
are pleased to announce that the recent activity in pre-registration, visits
to their website and just general inquiries looking for smaller meeting rooms
is emphazing that the community is set to make this a new US tradition. Dates
for the 2003 event have already been set.
The conference
programs and schedule of events for all 12 associated meetings are now up
on the web and can be viewed by clicking on the following link:
http://www.oiamericas.com/AddOnEvents/AddOnEvents.htm.
You can register online by visiting
http://www.oiamericas.com/registration/registration.htm
and book your hotel by visiting
http://www.houseol.com/conventions/oceanology/.
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| HYPACK
MAX Version 0.05A Finally Shipped |
Coastal
Oceanograhics Inc. has announced that the new HYPACK MAX version 0.05A is
now available. HYPACK MAX is a powerful hydrographic software package and
is used throughout the world for survey design, data collection, graphical
editing, plotting, volume computations, surface modeling and contouring.
HYPACK MAX version 0.05A represents almost a half of a year of improvements
to the original 00.5 release with feedback from several hundred users. One
of the nice improvements in this version is the new TIN Model Program.
The new TIN generation
engine is almost 50 times as fast as the previous one. Models that used to
take over an hour are now completed in less than a minute! The volume computation
routine has also been speeded up. Founded in 1981, Coastal Oceanographics
has evolved from a small hydrographic consultancy to one of the most successful
providers of Windows-based hydrographic dredging and navigation software.
For more information visit or website :
www.coastalo.com or contact: Lourdes
Ramos @ +860-349-3800. |
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| Sub-Atlantic
(UK) Delivers APACHE ROV System To Norway |
Sub-Atlantic
have supplied a complete Apache System to Sonsub AS. The vehicle has been
modified to meet the stringent requirements of Sonsub AS. The system has
been rated for work to 1000m, comprising of a side entry TMS, launch and
recovery system. The vehicle is fitted with a removable tooling skid and
will be installed on the Snorre B Platform due to be in production in the
next few months.
This is the first
vehicle that Sub- Atlantic have sold in Norway. Spare parts and back up will
be available locally through their agent Innova based in Stavanger. For more
information on this and any of Sub Atlantic's products e-mail:
Scott Jamieson at Sub-Atlantic
(UK) Ltd, or visit their website at
http://www.sub-atlantic.co.uk |
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| Top
British Submersible Pilot Praises Diesel Powered Sub |
Alan Whitfield,
a top British submersible pilot and leading civilian authority on manned
submersibles, expounds accolades over a new Diesel Powered Submarine, available
for the first time to the commercial and marine science industries. "The
U.S. Corsair RS-1 is a remarkable vessel " States Whitfield. "I have been
on board her several times now, and each time I become more impressed." The
RS-1 is available through Kokes Marine Technologies LLC in the US.
It is a
state-of-the-art manned submarine capable of over 400nm range without the
need of a large and expensive support vessel. It is ideally suited for side
scan, seismic, salvage, sub-sea inspections, marine research and archaeology.
"There is room for six people in the spacious corporate-jet like cabin."
Whitfield continued "With a galley, head and sleeping quarters, everyone
could live in there quite comfortably. Considering the submarine's many potential
uses, the daily rate makes this the most affordable sub-sea intervention
vehicle available today. It seems that the NR-1 will no longer be lonely!"
To find out more about the RS-1 please visit Kokes Marine Technologies web
site at
http://www.ResearchSubmarine.com |
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| $1.2M
Contract Award TO DSSI For Pipeline Survey ROV |
March, Cataumet,
Massachusetts, USA-- Deep Sea Systems International, Inc. announces the award
of a contract for $1.2M USD for a MAX-Rover underwater vehicle (ROV) for
the Saudi Aramco Corporation. The ROV will be configured with DSSI video
cameras and lights and a new high resolution “Laser Still-Camera”
for pipeline inspections. Other sensors include Simrad scanning sonars, TSS
pipe location and motion sensing systems, an RDI Doppler Navigator, a KVH
compass,and a Paro Scientific depth sensor. The ROV will be delivered ready
for installation of a Reson dual head multi-beam profiling sonar, and a corrosion
potential measurement sensor. The contract calls for delivery and commissioning
on board the Aramco survey vessel in Saudi Arabia.
DSSI is located
in Cataumet, Massachusetts. In 2000 DSSI was named the USA SBA (Small Business
Administration) Exporter of the Year for Massachusetts. The company specializes
in application of new technologies for deep ocean vehicles and related cameras,
lights, propulsion thrusters and other instrumentation. For the complete
press release, e-mail Bob Lobecker or
call +508-564-4200, or visit the company web site at
http://www.deepseasystems.com/
for further information. |
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| Saibos
Signs Canyon Express Pipelaying Contract |
| March 8, 2001,--
Bouygues Offshore through its Saibos CML subsidiary (50/50 Bouygues Offshore
and Saipem), has signed with Saipem Inc. a pipelaying contract for the Canyon
Express project in the Gulf of Mexico for TotalFinaElf E&P USA Inc. The
USD 30 million contract consists of the installation of two lines of 12 inches
90km long each, between the new Canyon Station platform and the King's Peak,
Aconcagua and Camdem Hills deep water fields. It also includes the study,
the fabrication and the installation of 11 in-line sleds and their connections
by 6 inches rigid jumpers to the subsea wells. The offshore operations will
begin during the second quarter 2001.
Click
here for complete press release.. |
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| Secretary
Of State For UK Trade & Industry Visits CDL |
After winning
the prestigious Atlantic Telecom Award for Innovation at the recent Grampian
Awards for Business Start-Up, at the Ardoe House Hotel, CDL of Aberdeen,
were visited by Stephen Byers MP, Secretary of State for Trade & Industry
on Friday 9th March. Mr Byers, along with Malcolm Savidge MP for Aberdeen
North, met with CDL's M.D. Colin Crichton & his staff and were given
an insight to CDL's innovative techniques with a tour of the premises.
Since their inception
in September 1998, CDL have already developed 11 new products mainly for
use in the survey, positioning and ROV industries offshore. CDL are about
to launch a new inertial navigation system called the CDL MiniPOS. For the
first time, this system will allow subsea measurements to be made simply
by moving the device from one point to another. E-mail
Kevin Murray-Taylor, Sales & Marketing
Manager, or visit their website at
http://www.cdltd.net |
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| Cal
Dive And Horizon Renew Shelf Alliance Agreement |
| HOUSTON, March
8 /PRNewswire/ -- Cal Dive International, Inc. (Nasdaq: CDIS) and Horizon
Offshore, Inc. (Nasdaq: HOFF) announced that their Alliance Agreement covering
operations on the Outer Continental Shelf (Shelf) has been extended for a
three-year period ending on February 29, 2004. Principal features of the
Alliance are that CDI provides Dive Support Vessel services behind Horizon
pipelay barges while Horizon supplies pipelay and derrick barge services
to Cal Dive. The Alliance was also expanded to include CDI providing the
diving personnel working from Horizon barges, a service Horizon handled
internally last year.
Click
here for press release. |
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| New
Management Team In place At Sensor Technology |
COLLINGWOOD,
Ontario, Canada-- A company which has grown dramatically here in the past
18 years has added a second shift to its production department and has named
a new management team. Sensor Technology Limited started a second shift due
to the large volume of orders being received from around the world, said
Rick Blacow, newly-named by Sensor's board of directors as vice-president
of operations. The number of employees at Sensor Technology is 37 and this
is expected to increase. The company started in 1983. Joining Mr. Blacow
on the management team are Dr. David Waechter, manager of research and
development; Dr. De Liufu, who is manager of materials processing; Vincent
D'Souza, who is manager, transducer products and George Czerny-Holownia,
who is business development manager.
Sensor Technology
is a world leader in the custom manufacture of piezoelectric ceramics,
transducers and hydrophones for both military and commercial customers. Sensor
Technology can be reached on the web at
http://www.sensortech.ca. |
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| Trimble
Completes 1st Marine Survey & Construction Course |
Trimble has recently
completed their 1st Marine Survey and Construction Certified Trainers course
at the Woodlands Texas. This 5 day course was attended by 14 individuals
from the US & Canada who received in-depth training on all of Trimble’s
Marine Survey and Construction products. The course included office based
PC learning as well as field instruction on nearby Lake Conroe with hands
on use of the MS750, MS860 and 5700 RTK receivers, the DSM family of DGPS
receivers, the TrimComm900 radios and the latest release of Trimbles HYDROpro
Construction software. The Certification of these 14 trainers shows
Trimble’s commitment to providing not only the best products for the
Marine Survey & Construction market but also the commitment to provide
the best pre and post sales support.
For contact details
of the closest Certified Marine Survey & Construction Trainer please
contact Brent O’Meagher at
brent_omeagher@trimble or check
out http://www.trimble.com |
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| Halliburton-Landmark
Acquisition Of PGS Data Management |
DALLAS, March 12
/PRNewswire/ -- Halliburton Company (NYSE: HAL) and Landmark Graphics
Corporation, a wholly owned business unit of Halliburton, today announced
that they have completed the acquisition of PGS Data Management (PGSDM),
a division of Petroleum Geo-Services ASA (NYSE: PGO; Oslo: PGS) for approximately
$175 million cash consideration.
The acquisition further
expands the Landmark Graphics portfolio of industryleading technology management
solutions and services by adding PGSDM's PetroBank solutions. PetroBank solutions
are the industry leader for cost effective internet enabled storage, browsing
and retrieval of large volumes of quality controlled exploration and production
(E&P) data and information. For the complete press release,
click here...
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| Cal
Dive Acquires New Orleans Diving Company Assets |
March 8, 2001--
Cal Dive International, Inc. has acquired substantially all of the assets
of Professional Divers of New Orleans, Inc. (PDNO). The Company also has
offered employment to all PDNO offshore personnel, comprised of 20 diver/tender
teams and the marine crew who operate the four dive support vessels acquired.
PDNO operations will be combined with those of Aquatica, Inc., Cal Dive's
wholly-owned subsidiary responsible for diving and marine construction services
in the shallow water Gulf of Mexico (from the shore to 300 feet of water).
The assets purchased
include the Sea Level 21, three high-quality utility vessels that work the
supply, seismic and rig support market, two saturation diving systems, associated
diving chambers and equipment, and a fleet of trucks. The Sea Level 21, a
165-foot four-point moored vessel, has recently been retrofitted to conduct
diving support, jetting and coring operations. The assets were acquired in
exchange for an undisclosed amount of cash. For the complete press release,
click
here... |
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| Upcoming
Main Conferences And Events for 2001... |
•
Building
the Energy E-Commerce Company,Houston, Texas, March 22, 2001
•
Hydro
2001 Conference, U. of East Anglia, Norwich, UK - March 27-29, 2001
• Oceanology International
2001, Miami, Florida, April 3-5, 2001
•
Meeting
Challenges of Deepwater E&P, London, UK, April 23-24, 2001
•
Offshore
Technology Conference (OTC), Houston, Texas, Apr 30-May 3, 2001
• Society of Exploration
Geophysicists, San Antonio, Texas, Sept. 9-14, 2001
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Maridan A/S
Leader in AUVs |
| Maridan A/S
is the world leader in manufacturing and using Autonomous Underwater Vehicles
(AUVs) to perform underwater surveys for the offshore industry. Innovative
AUV design and systems integration establishes them as a leading commercial
AUV survey provider and manufacturer.
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Sonar Acquisition &
Processing Software |
| Sonar Acquisition
& Processing Software Oceanic Imaging Consultants, Inc. provides solutions
for mapping the seafloor for the world's military, commercial and academic
markets. OIC software displays, logs and processes sonar data for a wide
variety of underwater mapping applications.
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Manufacturer's Reps
Marine Electronics |
| C. A. Richards
& Associates, Inc. is a manufacturer's representative specializing in
instrumentation for harsh and offshore environments and selling in the Texas,
Louisiana, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Mississippi area. Their Markets include
academic, diving, geophysical, government, marine and land surveyors, navigation,
oil & gas exploration drilling, and underwater robotics.
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to visit... |
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Satellite Navigation
& Positioning (SNAP) |
| SNAP is
Australia's largest academic GPS research group specialising in high precision
GPS technology and applications. SNAP provides an environment for PhD students
and academic staff to carry out basic and applied research, and advanced
consulting and system development for industry and other clients.
Click here
to Visit.... |
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Deep Water
Gulf of Mexico |
| The deepwater
portion of Gulf of Mexico has shown a remarkable increase in oil and gas
exploration, development and production. In part this is due to the development
of new technologies reducing operational costs and risks, as well as the
finding of reservoirs with high production wells. There are about 90 announced
GoM deepwater prospects.
Click here
to read more... |
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Ships Of Discovery |
| Excellent
knowledge base and intereting site for lovers of shipwrecks, shipbuilding
techniques, exploration history, and artifact conservation.
Click here... |
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Digital Bubbles |
| Movie screens
can never replace an underwater experience, but DVD is having a good shot
at it. Click here
to visit... |
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GPS, GPS, GPS... |
| Joe Mehaffey
and Jack Yeazel's GPS Information Website. Hardware and Software Reviews.
Geography, Maps, Datums, Waypoint Lists, Map Coverage Information, Formulas,
plus more. Click here to
go there now... |
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Hydrographic
Society USA |
| The Hydrographic
Society of America (THSOA) promotes education in hydrography and issues The
Seahorse quarterly newsletter. Visit....
http://www.thsoa.org/ |
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AUV Association |
The Association
for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) is comprised of over 2,000
members from over 20 countries in government, industry, and the academic
communities. Visit....
http://www.auvsi.org/ |
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Earth Viewer |
| The Earth
Viewer generates real-time images based on a full-colour image of the Earth
by day and night.
Click here to view the earth from where you are... |
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Oceanography
Society |
| The Oceanography
Society disseminates knowledge of oceanography and its application through
research & education. Click
here to got there now... |
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(IAG) - Earth
Tides |
| Investigations
related to the observation, preprocessing, analysis and interpretation of
earth tides.
Click
here now.... |
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Australian
Hydrography |
| What is a
Hydrographic Survey? A Hydrographic Survey is the 'mapping' of an area of
sea and surrounding coastal detail...
Click here for
more... |
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Earth's Magnetics |
| Data and
information on the Earth's magnetic field and Earth-Sun environment, including
geomagnetic field models and indices, geomagnetic observatory data, and
geomagnetic surveys.
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here to go there now... |
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