Shipwrecks Teem with Underwater Life, from Microbes to Sharks
to the naked human eye initially settle on the wreck’s surface, forming a carpet of cells, called a biofilm. This coating helps to make the wreck structure suitable for larval animals like sponges and corals to settle and grow there.Diverse sea creatures living on the 19th-century, wooden-hulled Ewing Bank wreck, which lies 2,000 feet (610 meters) deep in the Gulf of Mexico. (Photo: NOAA)Larger animals like fish sometimes appear within minutes after a ship sinks. Small fish hide in the structure’s cracks and crevices, while large sharks glide around it. Sea turtles and marine mammals such as
TGS, Schlumberger reimaging central GOM
Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) blocks (~23,000 km2) from 3D WAZ programs previously acquired by TGS and Schlumberger with the WesternGeco Q-Marine* point-receiver marine seismic system between 2008 and 2012. This large reimaging program will process data from the Mississippi Canyon, Atwater Valley and Ewing Bank areas using the latest imaging technology to provide a significant uplift in data quality for upcoming licensing rounds. The area is expected to remain a high priority for E&P companies in the foreseeable future and will benefit from two licensing rounds every year for the next five years under
Dual Coil Shooting Full-Azimuth Multiclient Acquisition in GoM
TGS and Schlumberger today announce commencement of the Dual Coil Shooting* multi-vessel full-azimuth acquisition Revolution XII and XIII surveys in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. The surveys will cover approximately 7,150 km2 (306 blocks) in the Green Canyon, Atwater Valley and Ewing Bank protraction areas of the Central Gulf of Mexico. The Revolution XIl and XIII surveys will be acquired using the Schlumberger WesternGeco Q-Marine* point-receiver marine seismic system combined with the proprietary multivessel, Dual Coil Shooting acquisition technique, which will provide broadband, long-offset, full-azimu
Gulf Island Fabrication Gets Platform Contract LOI
a Letter of Intent from Walter Oil & Gas Corporation in anticipation of a contract for the fabrication of topsides totaling approximately 4,500 short tons. The topsides will accompany the 1200' jacket, previously awarded to Gulf Marine Fabricators, for Walter's Coelacanth Project located at Ewing Bank 834 in the Gulf of Mexico. Revenue backlog and man-hours associated with this project will be reported in connection with the Company's announcement of financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2013. Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc., based in Houma, Louisiana, is a leading fabricator of offshore
Gulf Island Fabrication to Ink GoM Jacket Contract
Company subsidiary Gulf Marine Fabricators, gets Letter of Intent for the fabrication of a 1200’ jacket from Walter Oil & Gas Corporation. The platform jacket is for Walter Oil & Gas Corporation's Coelacanth Project located at Ewing Bank 834 in the Gulf of Mexico. Revenue backlog and man-hours associated with this project will be included in the Company’s consolidated backlog and will be reported when the Company announces its earnings results for the year ended December 31, 2012. Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc., based in Houma, Louisiana, is a leading fabricator of offshore
February 2024
