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vessel to weather vane freely, responding to wind and current forces, minimizing the use of the vessel's thrusters. Made possible by monitoring many aspects of its operation, the chain stopper is rotated on the turntable to maintain the ship in position. This ensures that the chain does not become twisted as the vessel swivels around its single bow chain stopper. There is no interruption to loading operations and the mooring table can be rotated under full load. The chain stopper's unique remote control system is a major safety feature allowing crews to operate at a safe distance from the chain. Designed to operate up to 300 tons, it is releasable in an emergency at loads up to 200 tons.
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projects off its coastline, Forbes reported. The demand was contained in the provinces 35-year energy plan recently released. The province will take a 10% stake in future offshore oilfields if they meet long-term strategic objectives and will pay its share of exploration and development costs, he said. Last month the province reached an agreement with oil companies Chevron, ExxonMobil, PetroCanada and Norsk Hydro ASA, giving it a 4.9 pct stake in the offshore Hebron project. (Source: Forbes)
ABB to Provide Systems for Offshore Australia
ABB was selected by four contractors Maersk, APL, Aibel and Keppel - to supply integrated control and safety systems (ICSS) for the subsea production units and the topside process module on the floating production and storage off-loading vessel (FPSO). The systems will be integrated into a single control and safety system operated from the FPSO. The solution is based on ABB's
Newfoundland to Take Offshore Stake
The Canadian province of Newfoundland plans to take a 10% stake in new oil and gas
Rig Upgrades Acoustic Riser Angle Monitoring System
Japan Drilling has upgraded its acoustic riser angle monitoring system on the Hakuryu 5 to a Ranger MRAMS system supplied by Sonardyne Asia Pte. The equipment was shipped to the rig when it was operating in the U.S., but due to time constraints was installed when the rig was in a dry dock in Singapore in May. The rig then sailed to Japan where the equipment was set to work and calibrated by Sonardyne engineer Nge Aik Moh. The installation work took only three days during the dry docking. The setting-up and calibration of the system was also completed in just three days which included training for the rig crew. Ranger MRAMS is Sonardyne's latest generation Marine Riser Angle Monitoring System. It uses the latest digital wideband signal technology to provide significantly more robust telemetry and positioning than previous generation systems. A Sonardyne The Sonardyne MRAMS can be seen as the Radian pitch and roll sensor was also pro- two small, narrow orange and white rectanvided as a reference to the system to take gles on the top right and bottom left of the Hakyryu BOP prior to deployment. account of the dynamic motions of the rig.
October 2007
Alexander: Not So Great? Alexander the Great founded Alexandria to immortalize his name, but according to researchers, his was apparently not the first city on that site in Egypt, according to a report in the July 27, 2007 edition of New York Newsday. The paper reported that a Smithsonian team uncovered underwater evidence pointing to an urban settlement in the area more than 700 years before Alexander arrived in 331 BC. 14 MTR
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