INDUSTRY NEWS
DEEPWATER POSITIONING TECH INVESTMENT
Norwegian survey company Electromagnetic Geoservices (EMGS) has increased its investment in technology developed by Sonardyne International that allows hydrocarbon-sensing equipment to be positioned in deep water with extremely high accuracy. The Ranger 2 Gyro-iUSBL system combines acoustic positioning and inertial navigation technologies and is the second system now owned by EMGS. It will be fitted to one of its towed electromagnetic sources that operate in water depths down to 4,000m in conjunction with electromagnetic receivers, to detect the presence of hydrocarbons through more than 3km of rock.
Brighter beacons brought to market
Audio and visual signals expert E2S Warning Signals has launched a range of LED beacons for use as warning beacons and status indicators for systems installed in hazardous areas and industrial environments. The LED units, using a multiple
array of high-power white Cree LEDs, offer advantages over traditional Xenon strobe technology in many
Contract win on world’s longest pipeline
M² Subsea, a provider of ROV services, has secured its first contract award that is valued at over £1million. The project will see the firm supplying the Go Electra vessel, ROVs and personnel to support survey work on the world’s longest subsea pipeline system. Next Geosolutions, an independent geoscience and engineering service provider, has chosen the company to deliver the campaign in the Baltic Sea for the Nord Stream 2 project. Next Geosolutions was appointed to carry out unexploded ordnance
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applications. The typical light output level from the LED units is a very bright 338 candela, considerably higher than the 120 candela effective intensity of a 5J Xenon tube unit. E2S LED beacons have five flash rates for warning beacon uses: 1, 1.5 and
2 Hz and double and triple flashes. They also have high and low power steady modes for status indicator uses – enhancing the typical life of more than 60,000 hours. DC voltage versions feature three
remotely selectable stages. enabling multiple warnings to be signalled from one device.
SATELLITE-BASED SOLUTION
Honeywell has recently launched a new satellite-based connected solution to help governments, companies and other organisations monitor the location and safety of workers in remote locations, such as offshore oil and gas platforms. Honeywell’s Personal Tracker
identification (UXO) surveys on the two new pipelines. The campaign for Nord Stream 2, an extension of the world’s longest pipeline, will be undertaken in an area that is noted for munitions discoveries following the end of World War II. To support the project, M² Subsea has signed its first charter agreement for the Go Electra.
uses Iridium’s low-earth orbit satellite network, the only satellite constellation that provides pole-to- pole coverage, which is necessary for effective remote asset and personnel tracking. The mobile device allows companies to communicate with their workers or track assets anywhere in the world – across oceans, airways and even in polar regions.
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