Offshore Express, Inc. already has large interests in the oil field service industry in the Gulf of Mexico and now with this vessel can provide a broader range of services to it's clients. The M/V Gulf Supplier with its 3-D, 3 streamer shallow water capability and the state of the art seismic equipment on board which includes a 24 Bit recording system and fiber optic streamers, can cover a larger area in a shorter period. This is not the case for the conventional non-towed streamer methods. "Thus, for the clients of the M/V Gulf Supplier, this represents a considerable cost saving", per Bill Steel, Operations Manager.

After successful negotiations between Mr. William Kallop, CEO of Offshore Express, Inc. and Mr. Pascal Lipsky of Terra Energy Services, the M/V Gulf Supplier currently is being mobilized to West Africa to begin acquisition of 2D/3D seismic surveys. Parallel negotiations have also been successfully concluded with Mr. Simon Redford of Gardline Surveys.

For more information regarding the technical specifications of the M/V Gulf Supplier, its capabilities and availability, please contact Bill Steel in Lima, Perú at (511) 440-9550, ext. 205 or Pascal Lipsky in Guilford, UK, at (44) 1483 549 472 or (44) 7939 019 121.

Project Supervisor (Manager Desig.)
Reporting to the Operations Director the successful candidate will be a talented and self-reliant problem solver, capable of managing all aspects of project management including commercial quotations, project costing, technical advice to clients, logistics, personnel and technical support. You will have at least 5 years offshore/onshore experience in the survey industry and preferably have a good understanding of multibeam survey techniques. The ability to work in a small dynamic team is essential as well as possessing good communication skills and a customer driven attitude. This position is based at our UK office in Oxfordshire and will require some UK and overseas travel. A competitive salary is offered together with private health scheme, performance bonus and financial assistance with relocation, where necessary.

Senior Multibeam Surveyors/Engineers
These two senior staff offshore positions are available to highly motivated and experienced offshore surveyors or engineers with solid track record working with swath bathymetry systems on survey projects. Further training will be provided but the successful candidates will be expected to contribute skill and experience to the existing team. These staff may be based home or office based. A basic salary is offered together with a generous offshore bonus, private health scheme, training and career progression.

Graduate Multibeam Surveyors/Engineers
Graduate level hydrographic surveyors are required with a formal training in a relevant technical discipline. While we expect candidates to possess a basic knowledge of offshore survey and have some field experience, determination, talent and personality are more important than practical experience as full training will be given. These positions are an opportunity to join a rapidly moving organisation, receive comprehensive training and travel on a world-wide basis.

If you are interested in becoming part of a dynamic and growing company with specialist skills apply by fax, letter or email to:

Minnie Bowden, Operations Coordinator, Octopus Marine Services, Suite 3 Business Centre. Castle Farm, Deddington. Oxon, OX15 0TP UK. Tel: +44 1869 337570 Fax: +44 1869 337571 or Email: minnie@octopusmarine.com

The HOS Dominator is a sister ship to the highly successful HOS Innovator and includes all the experience gained by Sonsub in one year of intense offshore work in DP 2 mode for deepwater projects. Configured for light subsea construction, well intervention, flying lead and umbilical installations, the vessel includes a stern mounted A-frame, a moon pool, a roll stabilization system and accommodations for 36 people.

Already contracted for long-term support operations for Shell's Na Kika project, tasks for the vessel spread comprises of installation support consisting of pre-lay and as-built surveys, touchdown monitoring, completion work and any commissioning and intervention tasks required during the installation.

Sonsub, a Saipem Group company, is recognized as an established leader in the development and application of quality, cost-effective solutions for subsea environments. Specializing in subsea construction engineering and remote intervention, Sonsub maintains offices in the USA, United Kingdom, Norway, Italy and South East Asia. For more information, please contact Wade Abadie at Sonsub Inc., 15950 Park Row, Houston, TX 77084. Telephone: 281-552-5800. Fax: 281-552-5909. E-mail: wade.abadie@sonsub.com

The Leonid meteor shower is brought to us by comet Tempel-Tuttle, a ball of ice and rock that orbits the Sun every 33 years, jettisoning tiny fragments of itself. Each pass lays down a new trail of bits and pieces, or meteoroids, which burn from the friction of the Earth's atmosphere as we cross the Tempel-Tuttle trails every November. The resulting meteors are popularly called shooting stars.

Tempel-Tuttle's path is slightly different each orbit, and the individual debris streams spread out and drift through space. So each year the number of shooting stars varies depending on which trails Earth passes through. Forecasters say 2001 should provide the most spectacular show since 1966. Several peaks of activity are expected in various parts of the world.

For North American skywatchers, Earth will enter the heavier parts of the stream at about 11 p.m. EST on Saturday, Nov. 17. Activity will peak around 5 a.m. Sunday morning, when as many as 13 meteors per minute could be visible, likely for a stretch of time that lasts less than 1 hour. While Europeans will likely miss the strongest bursts, the Leonids should still offer a decent shower there.

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Oceanscience CEO Ron George says that the Barnacle was produced in response to profiler users who wanted a more portable version of Oceanscience's 2.1 m diameter Oyster platform. The small size and convenient shipping package make the Barnacle very attractive for scientists and engineers who work from small boats with limited lifting capabilities.

Ballast and instruments are inserted from outside the Barnacle. This allows the package to be assembled on the seafloor, further reducing the required lifting capacity. A pair of divers can easily deploy the Barnacle without lifting apparatus.

The Oceanscience Group manufactures and imports a wide variety of oceanographic and hydrologic instrument platforms for universities, government agencies and private industry. Products include buoys, solar-powered buoy lights, oceanographic instrument platforms, remotely controlled instrument boats, mooring equipment and wave gauges. Website is at www.oceanscience.com. Offices are in Oceanside, California.

For additional information contact Ron George, The Oceanscience Group, Ltd, 105 Copperwood Way, Suite J, Oceanside, CA 92054 or at Tel: +1 760 754 2400, Fax +1 760 754 2485, e-mail to: rgeorge@oceanscience.com or visit their website at http://www.oceanscience.com

Among recent deliveries, two sets of UWM1000 widebeam modems were shipped to the University of Maryland for real-time monitoring of CTD and ocean currents in costal areas. UWM4000 modems were provided to the Dunstaffnage Marine Lab of United Kingdom for image transfer from deepsea underwater cameras. US Naval Oceanographic Office purchased the UWM3000 omni-directional modems for command, control and status uploading of its Seahorse AUV. A commercial instrument company used UWM2000 modems to interface to its subsea instrument deployed at 800 meters of water depth. The high speed modem allows the vessel of opportunity to upload the sensor data without ever retrieving the sensor.

With an extensive line of acoustic modems tailored for various applications and their superior technical performance, LinkQuest's acoustic modems have become the preferred choice for commercial, scientific and navy users all over the world. For more information, visit http://www.link-quest.com or contact the company at sales@link-quest.com .

POS LV 220 is available with the RT option, which dedicates the system to Real Time data processing. POS LV 220 RT is an ideal low cost solution for such applications as roadway video logging - where there is no need for post processing.

"POS LV 220 is perfect for environments in which continuous positioning is important during occasional GPS outages - while under overpasses, or other occasional cover," said Manfred Sever, POS LV Product Manager. "For a lower price, POS LV 220 provides precise and robust positioning during occasional GPS outages."

About Applanix Corporation:
Applanix Corporation develops, manufactures, sells and supports precision products that accurately and robustly measure the position and orientation of vehicles in dynamic environments. Applanix Position and Orientation Systems (POS™)are used in a variety of applications including road profiling, aerial survey and mapping, railroad track maintenance and seafloor mapping. Applanix strives to support customers around the world with exceptional service - anywhere, at anytime.

Established in 1991, Applanix Corporation has enjoyed continuous, profitable growth. It has been named one of the fastest growing Canadian companies by PROFIT magazine, and has been recognized as a leading exporter by FedEx Canada and by the Government of Ontario (as a recipient of a Global Traders award).

For further information, contact Applanix Corporation via Mike Stanko - Marketing & Communications, Tel +(905) 709-4600 x269 or E-mail: mstanko@applanix.com

Console design, construction, and integration was accomplished at Seacoast's Jacksonville facility. Technical support and engineering services will be completed by Seacoast as well. Brian Kraut, Project Engineer, commented "This program provides strict proof of our design/build flexibility to meet regulatory compliance, the builders needs, and the owner's requirements".

Gretna, Louisiana-- Seacoast also announced delivery of the Raytheon Marine Co. Integrated Bridge System for the third of five Polar Tanker at Avondale Shipyards. The system is reportedly the first Integrated Bridge System fully compliant under the American Bureau of Shipping's NIBS classification standards at a U.S. shipyard.

Installation aboard the Polar Discovery will be accomplished by Seacoast's worldwide technical support and engineering group through their Gretna facility. Jim Calzada, Program Manager, explained "As reported in the media, these vessels represent the leading edge of maritime technology for safe navigation and total situation assessment at sea. We are proud to be a part of this alliance with the Northrop Grumman team."

Seacoast is a leading provider of technology based products and global service to the commercial, defense, new construction, and offshore marine markets. Visit their website at: http://www.seaserve.com

• Houston, Texas: Monday, December 10, 2001, 1-3 p.m., Houston Airport Marriott, 18700 Kennedy Boulevard;
• New Orleans, Louisiana: Tuesday, December 11, 2001, 1-3 p.m., Minerals Management Service, 1201 Elmwood Park Boulevard; and
• Mobile, Alabama: Wednesday, December 12, 2001, 1-3 p.m. and 6:30-8:30 p.m., Adams Mark Hotel, 64 South Water Street.

The contact person for the hearings is Ms. Janet Diaz at telephone number (504) 736-2540. Interested individuals, representatives of organizations, and public officials who wish to testify at the public hearings are requested to notify Ms. Diaz at least five days prior to the hearing. If time is available during the hearing period, after the presentation of oral statements by those who have pre-registered, other individuals will be given an opportunity to be heard. Time limitations may make it necessary to limit the length of each oral presentation to ten minutes or less. An oral statement may be supplemented by a written statement, which should be submitted to the hearing officer at the time of the oral presentation. Hearings will recess when all speakers have had an opportunity to testify. If there are no additional speakers, the hearing will adjourn immediately after the recess.

The Agency is seeking comments from the public on the draft EIS and proposed Program. The 90?day comment period closes on January 24, 2002. The Agency will prepare a proposed final Program and final EIS to be issued in April 2002. Sixty days after the proposed final Program is submitted to the President and Congress, the Secretary may approve the 5-year Program for 2002-2007 to take effect on July 1, 2002.

Written comments on the draft EIS should be mailed to the Minerals Management Service, 381 Elden Street, MS 4320, Herndon, Virginia 20170-4817, Attention: Richard Wildermann. The MMS will accept hand deliveries at the Department of the Interior, 1849 C Street, NW, Room 4227, Washington, DC 20240. Envelopes or packages should be identified as "Comments on the 2002-2007 OCS Oil and Gas Program Draft EIS." The MMS will also accept comments submitted by e?mail to MMS5?year.eis@mms.gov.

MMS is the federal agency in the U.S. Department of the Interior that manages the nation's oil, natural gas and other mineral resources on the outer continental shelf in federal offshore waters. The agency also collects, accounts for and disburses mineral revenues from federal and Indian leases. These disbursements totaled nearly $8 billion last year and more than $110 billion since the agency was created in 1982. Annually, nearly $1 billion from those revenues go into the Land and Water Conservation Fund for the acquisition and development of state and federal park and recreation lands.

For more information, contact one of the following at MMS: Barney Congdon +504-736-2595, Caryl Fagot +504-736-2590, or Debra Winbush +504-736-2597. You can also visit their web site at http://www.mms.gov

CARIS Users' Conferences offer a profusion of software and technology information from clients, business and academic alliances, sponsors and exhibitors. With a reputation as a source for quality presentations, discussions, and insights on the latest advancements and methods in geomatics technologies, CARIS Conferences draw a distinguished international attendance. Papers covering the use of CARIS geomatics software across several applications are encouraged. Of particular interest are papers that address experiences with concrete applications in S-57 ENC and DIGEST DNCâ Electronic Charting, Bathymetric Data Processing, Hydrographic Database and Port and Harbour Management.

Papers selected for presentation at the conference will also be published on CD-ROM for distribution to all Conference participants. Abstract submissions are invited in accordance with specifications published at http://www.caris.com/caris2002 no later than June 1, 2002.

CARIS is recognized worldwide for the development, distribution and support of software for the hydrographic and marine industries. Offering solutions for all anticipated geospatial data collection, processing and production needs within the broad marine environment, CARIS brand software embeds knowledge gained through work with hydrographic organizations around the world for more than 20 years. For more information, contact Sheri Flanagan, Communication Specialist, CARIS, 264 Rookwood Avenue, Fredericton, New Brunswick. Canada, E3B 2M2 Tel: +1-506-458-8533 Fax: +1-506-459-3849 or E-mail: sheri.flanagan@caris.com

According to University Spokesperson, Dr. Antonio Rodriguez, the University of Alabama will be using the X-STAR system to map lithologic units sampled in sediment cores regionally within bays along the Gulf of Mexico coast. >From examining maps of these units, we can determine what a bay looked like in the past, and calculate how quickly, and under what environmental conditions the bay evolved to its present form. This is important because Gulf of Mexico bays are particularly sensitive to present and future climate change. Before we can accurately predict how coastal environments will respond in the future, we need to examine how they responded to specific forcing mechanisms, such as sea-level rise and climate changes, in the past.

For more information, e-mail Roger L. Caron: rlc@ses-services.com, Sales & Marketing Manager, Survey Equipment Services, 1424 W. Sam Houston Parkway North Suite 160, Houston, TX 77043 Tel:+713-827-0430 Fax: +713-827-8093 or visit their website at http://www.ses-services.com

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