SWiG's Wireless Acoustic Standard to Improve Comms Between Offshore Vessels & Subsea Vehicles
companies.The JIP, SWiG says, creates space for industry players to work together on technical matters related to subsea wireless technologies.Shreekant Mehta, Senior Vice President, Energy Sector at Sagentia Innovation, says the SWiGacoustic specification is geared towards activities such as process control, monitoring, diagnostics, and maintenance. By improving these areas, it has the potential to enhance the overall performance of subsea operations. “Subsea vessel and vehicle operators use various wireless technologies, from radio-frequency and acoustic to inductive power and data
Balmoral Tanks Appoints Lockwood, Tsang
and raised from an early age in Scotland, Tsang received his BSc in production engineering and management from Strathclyde University and, from there, has followed a career in engineering and manufacturing. Mr Tsang has held various management and directorial roles in design/development, quality/process control, production and operations and has worked extensively in the UK, China and Germany
Sonardyne Acquires Chelsea Technologies Group
Group Ltd. as part of a long-term growth strategy that includes market diversification.In acquiring Chelsea (also known as CTG), Sonardyne said it looks to strengthen its presence in the maritime, marine and ocean science sectors and create new opportunities in the water environmental, defense and process control markets. Chelsea will gain access to Sonardyne’s considerable research, production, testing, compliance and global distribution capabilities, allowing the company to access many more international territories.Chelsea, based in West Molesey, Surrey, has a broad base in environmental sensing
Kongsberg Wins Johan Sverdrup Phase 2 Contract
will also extend and modify already delivered systems for the field center, in addition to providing three Subsea Production System tie-backs and technology solutions for shore power at Haugsneset, near Haugesund.The core scope of supply for Johan Sverdrup phase 2 features SAS technology including Process Control, Subsea Control Unit, Power Distribution Control, Process Shutdown, Emergency Shutdown, Fire & Gas systems, Life Cycle Simulator, Information Management System and OPC-UA data gateway. The latest generations of Kongsberg Maritime SAS technology for production, integration, presentation,
Powering the Seafloor: Put a Socket in It
be eliminated completely by also moving chemical storage and injection subsea, and even having local power generation for power needs (ENI is working with a wave energy buoy firm on such a concept) and using wireless communication.DataThere’s also another benefit to going all-electric: greater process control and condition monitoring capabilities, and the potential to leverage big data. “Electric systems are inherently more instrumented than hydraulic systems, so you have better knowledge and predictability, and availability and you can further reduce system cost,” says Lundanes.Electric
CTG Introduces New Non-contact Algae System
A new Algae-Station Non-Contact system from water quality sensor designer Chelsea Technologies Group (CTG) will be launched at Sensing In Water (UK) on September 27-28 and WEFTEC 2017 on October 2-4. The Algae-Station NC provides water process control operators with a unique monitoring system which reduces cleaning and maintenance requirements that are commonly associated with in situ sensors, reducing cost of ownership of these type of sensors, CTG said. These non-contact systems, up till now only available for such parameters as turbidity and flow, are now, with the Algae-Station NC
Greensea Adds Wingart as Quality Control Engineer
Greensea has appointed Kevin Wingart as Quality Control Engineer. In this role he will lead the company's quality control department and is primarily responsible for designing and implementing methods for process control and quality assurance. Prior to joining Greensea, Wingart worked as a principal engineer for ERIN Engineering and Research where he performed probabilistic risk assessment for nuclear power plants. Wingart served four years in the U.S. Air Force as an Information Technology Specialist and one year in the Peace Corps as a renewable energy technology transfer volunteer. He
BIRNS Invests in New Automated Molding Press
firepower to the company’s molding facility for connector inserts, allowing computer controlled precision for functions like injecting glass reinforced epoxy (GRE) and providing increased speed and output for large orders. The press has an advanced user interface for seamless set up and process control, offers the options of either manual or fully automated cycles, and features multiple zone heat control, with closed loop thermocouple connections on the system used for monitoring precise mold temperature. Control transfer pressure, velocity, time and position provide the exact transfer profile
Top 10 Cyber Security Issues for Oil & Gas Industry
cyber security incidents are rare, but a lot of lesser attacks go undetected or unreported as many organizations do not know that someone has broken into their systems. The first line of attack is often the office environment of an oil and gas company, working through to the production network and process control and safety systems,” says Petter Myrvang, head of the Security and Information Risk, DNV GL - Oil & Gas. While the study focused on operations on the Norwegian Continental Shelf, the issues are equally applicable to oil and gas operations anywhere in the world. The
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