Alliance Says No Link Between Offshore Wind Surveys and Mammal Deaths
, significant funding has gone into research regarding marine mammal interaction with sound, including that from seismic surveys. The BOEM has spent more than $50 million on protected species and noise‐related research without finding evidence of adverse effects. The geoscience and petroleum & natural gas industries, the National Science Foundation, the U.S. Navy, and others have spent a comparable amount on researching potential impacts of seismic surveys on marine life and have found no evidence of adverse effects…As New Jersey and the nation look to develop alternative energies offshore in
Trelleborg Achieves O&G Certification in Brazil
Trelleborg’s offshore operation in Macae, Brazil, has been awarded ISO 9001:2008 certification. The standard defines the quality management system requirements for the design, development, production, installation and service of products for the petroleum, petrochemical and natural gas industries. Alexandre Soares, Manager of Quality at Trelleborg’s manufacturing facility in Macae, said, “The oil and gas industry is by nature one of the most challenging environments in the world, so a high level of business integrity is critical to safely keep operations up and
Rayotek: Seeing Under Pressure
says. “We don’t just make the part, we engineer a solution. We help NASA make windows safer for their spacecraft.” Rayotek products are used in many industrial applications, to include commercial refrigeration and heating systems, and compressors for the petroleum and natural gas industries. The company provides sight windows for furnaces and incinerators, and windows for surface vehicles that must endure extremely hostile environments. The military is a big end user, as well. The company makes sight windows for aircraft hydraulics, lens covers for sensors, mirrors
The Quest for Arctic O&G Standards
Improving and updating Arctic design standards for material, equipment and offshore structures for the petroleum, petrochemical and natural gas industries. Seventy representatives from seven countries met for two days in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador in early October 2013 to further the creation of standards for resource development in the Arctic. The countries represented included Canada, U.K., France, Italy, Norway, Netherlands, and Russian Federation. It was the third annual meeting of the International Organization for Standardization’s (ISO’s) Technical Committee on
GMC Wins Tendon Connector Contract
a tension capacity rated at over 2,000 tons. The scope of supply includes the connectors, the make and break tool, and a tendon handling tool. GMC technicians will support Heerema on the tendon installation. GMC’s mechanical connector is fully tested to the ISO 21329:2004, Petroleum and natural gas industries – Pipeline transportation systems – Testing procedures for mechanical connectors and independently certified by Det Norske Veritas (DNV) in 2010