EMILY: Hydronalix Finds new Uses for Unmanned Surface Vessel Technology
courtesy HydronalixVirtually indestructible“EMILY is made of Kevlar and aircraft-grade composites. It can handle a 30-foot wave. It can be thrown out of a helicopter or off bridges, Mulligan said. “It’s virtually indestructible.”EMILY has been used in Mongolia and Kazakhstan during floods, in Indonesia for tsunami response, and in Greece to rescue migrants. With Office of Naval Research funding, EMILY has been upsized to a 65” and 75” Autonomous Mobile Bouy ISR platform called AMY with tracking cameras, radar, weather station, and sonar imaging.
Russia Launches Satellite to Monitor Climate in Arctic
more than twice as fast as the global average over the last three decades and Moscow is seeking to develop the energy-rich region, investing in the Northern Sea Route for shipping across its long northern flank as ice melts.The satellite successfully reached its intended orbit after being launched from Kazakhstan’s Baikonur cosmodrome by a Soyuz rocket, Dmitry Rogozin, the head of Russia’s Roscosmos space agency, said in a post on Twitter.Russia plans to send up a second satellite in 2023 and, combined, the two will offer round-the-clock, all-weather monitoring of the Arctic Ocean and the surface
LNG Report: Floating Liquefaction & Regasification
years has been engaged as adviser by numerous clients in the offshore oil and gas sector. Jim has been advisor on planned FSRU projects in Ghana, Jamaica, India, elsewhere.George Tilley, senior researcher, is a 30+ year veteran of the international oil and gas industry having worked in Brazil, Kazakhstan, India and Tanzania for BG Group. In his last assignment in Tanzania George was responsible for the commercial arrangements with partners and government for the proposed LNG project. Our other senior analyst in the study has 30+ years of experience as offshore field development engineer in offshore
Gaylin / Rigmarine Offer William Hackett Subsea Lever Hoist
Gaylin, a specialist supplier of lifting, rigging and marine equipment primarily to the oil and gas industry, also has facilities in Korea, Malaysia, Vietnam, China and Indonesia. Rigmarine hubs, meanwhile, can be found at its most recently opened site in Aberdeen, in addition to Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and the UAE. Mike Duncan, managing director at Gaylin, said, “The SS-L5 is a great product in its own right, specifically designed for use in offshore and subsea operations, a key customer base for our companies. However, what creates the real customer value are the safety features
Magnus Joins Kvaerners Executive Team
Engineering from the Norwegian University of Life Sciences. He comes from the position as Regional Business stream Director in Skanska Norway. From 2011 to 2014 Magnus was Project Director & Branch Manager for the Kashagan Hook-up project responsible for all Kvaerner activities and personnel in Kazakhstan. Sturla Magnus has almost 20 years of experience from large construction projects and corporate management in the international oil and gas and civil construction industry in Skanska, Aker Solutions, Kvaerner, Aker Marine Contractors and AF Gruppen
Van Oord Strengthens Position in Caspian Sea
Van Oord executes several contracts in the Caspian Sea region with a total value of more than 500 million US $. During the visit of the Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte to Kazakhstan on Wednesday 2 December 2015 Van Oord announced the award of several contracts in the Caspian Sea. The first project comprises the dredging of a 68-kilometre-long access channel to a new cargo offloading facility to be operated by TenizService. Four cutter suction dredgers are removing a total of some 17 million cubic metres of soil in shallow water. The project will enable the expansion of the Prorva port to
ROMAR International Expands Global Business
with STEP Oiltools. Last month, a swarf handling contract worth a six figure sum with a major oil and gas operator was secured for ROMAR and work will commence in Q3 2014. The latest deal will involve ROMAR’s products being introduced to the Caspian region, targeting Russia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Iran. ROMAR International Commercial Director Robbie Gray said: “International work now accounts for 35% of our business and we are confident this agreement with STEP Oiltools will dramatically increase our presence in the Caspian region. Working with STEP Oiltools these past
Saipem: No Complaints about Kashagan Leaks
Italian oil industry services company Saipem said on Tuesday it had not received any complaint regarding pipes it laid for the giant Kashagan offshore oil field in Kazakhstan where production has been halted due to leaks in the network. Production at Kashagan, the world's biggest oil find in 35 years, started last September but was stopped in early October after gas leaks were found in the pipeline network. "Saipem laid the pipes, welded them and tested the welding before delivery in 2008," Chief Executive Umberto Vergine told reporters on the sidelines of Saipem's annual shareholders'
The History of Offshore Energy
37% of annual oil production was credited to offshore production, and about 26%, or 41 billion tons, of the then perceived conventional oil reserves lay offshore in ultra-deep (3,500+ ft) waters, including up-and-coming anticipated well fields off India, in the South China Sea, the Caspian Sea off Kazakhstan and even the Arctic and Antarctica. A FPS, which can be a floating semisubmersible or a drillship, places much of the production equipment on the ocean bed, pumping oil or gas into storage facilities on the platform, using dynamic positioning to stay in place. Tension leg platforms are bigger
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