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Reson Launches Low-Cost Multibeam
Reson debuted a new cost-efficient sonar which it says bridges the gap between singlebeam echosounders and high resolution multibeam sonar systems. HydroBat is an entry-level multibeam system operating at 160kHz and covers a swath of 120°. “A task that used to take a week with the old singlebeam echosounders, takes only three days with this new multibeam HydroBat,” said Rich Lear, Reson. HydroBat was demonstrated during Oceanology International 2010 in London.
Statoil: Four Fields on “Fast Track”
”Our ambition on certain fields on the Norwegian continental shelf is to halve the time from discovery to production,” said Ståle Tungesvik, head of reserves and business development in Statoil. Speeding up the development time is an important way of realizing Statoil’s objective of maintaining oil and gas production on the Norwegian continental shelf at the current level. Three of four discoveries made since 2007 have been classified as small.
Ezra Orders Two Subsea Knuckle-Jib Cranes
Cargotec will deliver two large offshore cranes to Singapore-based Ezra Marine Service Pte Ltd. in 2010 and beginning of 2011 respectively. The cranes will be fitted to a deepwater anchor-handling towing/supply vessel (AHTS) and to a self-propelled accommodation barge. The value of the order is approximately $16.4m and it was booked in the first quarter 2010 order intake. The order comprises two large active heave-compensated subsea knuckle-jib cranes.
NSRI Appoints Academic Research Director
The National Subsea Research Institute (NSRI) appointed Dr. Richard Neilson as academic research director. Dr. Neilson has more than 20 years experience as a lecturer and researcher in a number of Scottish Universities. During this time he spent four years on secondment with oil service company, Rotech Drilling Services, where he was responsible for the design and analysis of downhole tools. Dr Neilson has a PhD and BSc in Mechanical Engineering and an MSc in Biomedical Engineering.
DELPH INS Added to IXSEA Range
DELPH INS is the latest addition to the IXSEA software product range. Introduced late last year and formally launched at OI 2010 in London, DELPH INS is a post-processing and bulk data productivity tool for use with all of IXSEA’s inertial navigation systems (INS). Advanced data editing and forward-backward processing functions plus a powerful data export capability make it the ideal tool for a series of navigation enhancement tasks.
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NSRI Appoints Academic Research Director
Mar 16, 2010
The National Subsea Research Institute (NSRI) appointed Dr. Richard Neilson as academic research director. Dr. Neilson has more than 20 years experience as a lecturer and researcher in a number of Scottish Universities.
NOCS Scientists Win IMarEST Denny Medal
Mar 12, 2010
At a ceremony held in London on March 11, 2010, scientists at the National Oceanography Center, Southampton (NOCS) were awarded the Denny medal by the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science & Technology
new product releases
DELPH INS Added to IXSEA Range
Mar 16, 2010
DELPH INS is the latest addition to the IXSEA software product range. Introduced late last year and formally launched at OI 2010 in London, DELPH INS is a post-processing and bulk data productivity tool
FIT Debuts Submersible Particle Imaging and Analysis Instrumentation
Mar 09, 2010
The new Submersible FlowCAMR particle and cell imaging and analysis system from water quality instrumentation manufacturer Fluid Imaging Technologies, Yarmouth, Maine is designed to enables scientists
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