Kongsberg Discovery Unveils Sub-Bottom Profiling Tool for Proprietary Echo Sounders
Norwegian ocean science technology provider Kongsberg Discovery has introduced EM®SBP software system, which offers sub-bottom profiling capability for Kongsberg's deep-water multi beam echo sounder (MBES) systems EM 124 and EM 304, without the need for additional hardware.A sub-bottom profiling system complements MBES surveys tailored to map the seabed and sub-seafloor.Gathering sub-bottom data is necessary to understand sediment thickness and distribution, as well as for detecting buried objects or infrastructure, such as boulders or pipelines.A sub-bottom signal must have specific properties
Aker BP Taps Vissim to Develop Digital Platform for Offshore Oil Spill Monitoring
systems shall be registered.According to Vissim, the new software is an easy configurable web-based solution for any oil and gas assets. It will be applied to Aker BP-operated assets on the Norwegian continental shelf, and will be easily accessible for both onshore and offshore personnel.The software system will also integrate meteorological data to allow Aker BP to plan for so-called compensating measures in connection with the company’s offshore operations.Vissim’s contract with Aker BP is valid for two years, with options for further extensions. Vissim has not disclosed the value
BOSS' Ocean Bottom Seismic Robotic Vehicle Prototype Passes Sea Trials
Blue Ocean Seismic Services (BOSS), the company developing autonomous subsea vehicles for seismic survey applications, said Tuesday it had completed sea trials navigating a test prototype version of its underwater vehicle autonomously underwater using BOSS’ electronics and software system during a series of sea trials completed in Perth, Australia. BOSS said that its long endurance self-repositioning autonomous underwater nodes will conduct offshore seismic surveys for oil and gas exploration and reservoir optimization, while also identifying and monitoring carbon storage opportunities
Dive Technologies, Metron Partner Up
suite is a critical enabler to the DIVE-LD’s success in long-duration survey missions for our offshore oil and gas and wind customers where unplanned contingencies occur and mission failure is not an option.”According to a press release issued Tuesday, Metron’s advanced autonomy software system is based on nearly a decade of research and development focused on enabling long-duration underwater missions in complex and dynamic environments. "Capabilities such as obstacle avoidance and dynamic mission replanning and re-tasking are enabled through internal simulations that allow
OSIL, URI Collaborate on Research Project
RI C-AIM. The data from this platform will be sent back to a computer system hosted at URI’s Bay Campus and parsed to a networked database, RI C-AIM’s Rhode Island Data Discovery Center, for real-time or near-real time data display. This database would operate within a suitable software system that would allow users to change settings or trigger samplers remotely (using either programmed interval sampling, or manually triggered by a user). OSIL have an established reputation for providing fully integrated systems that consistently deliver high quality data to the end user in practical
Charting Terradepth's Big Ambitions in the Unmanned Vehicle Space
Kauffman. Testing of a 9m-long, 1 m-deep prototype (the commercial system will be smaller) is due to start in Lake Travis and then the US Gulf of Mexico closer in October. Tank testing of the energy recharge system was due to start in August.The ultimate goal is something like a Google Earth type software system users can sign into and then go to the bottom of the earth and fly through a 3D point cloud terrain we’ve built, says Kauffman. And they’re not just talking about a map. They’re looking at building multi-dimensional data set to include <1m bathymetry, but also water column
SRO Updates Stena Drilling's Rigs with IBM’s Maximo System
Offshore drilling contractor Stena Drilling has had its asset management software system on six offshore rigs replaced.The company hired UK-based tech firm SRO Solutions which, over the course of 14 months replaced its existing asset management system with IBM’s Maximo software. Six engineers from SRO carried out the work, and also delivered training on the rig fleet in the Canary Islands, Israel, Guyana, and Scapa Flow in Scotland.SRO operations director Andrew Carrie led the project which is the 20th major asset management system upgrade SRO has undertaken, using IBM’s Maximo
ROVCO Completes Galloper Offshore Wind Farm Project
vessel, Atlantic Voyager. A second ROV inspection campaign to assess internal foundations is due to mobilize this month.For the project ROVCO inspected all 56 turbines at the Galloper Wind Farm. Data for this project is being delivered via Rovco’s in-house Data Command Center, a proprietary software system which allows for all the various datasets collected to be combined and presented through a simple internet browser. Within the platform, Rovco’s clients view survey data libraries, reports, videos and 3D point clouds, as well as use tools to measure point-to-point distances, surface areas
Remote Surveillance for Subsea Equipment Manufacturing
of our Customers. In addition, this creates a safer way of working for surveyors,” Viteri noted. “We are happy to see that customers continue to positively receive this alternative and view this as a model for future inspection technologies.” The camera and software system are fully operational and licensed by an independent provider.
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