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Sugihara Named McQuown Chair
Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego has named George Sugihara as the inaugural holder of the McQuown Chair in Natural Science. A former holder of the John Dove Isaacs Chair in Natural Philosophy at Scripps, Sugihara employs his skills in applied mathematics and theoretical biology to explore natural systems and to more fully understand their nonlinear or 'chaotic' patterns. Sugihara's current research at Scripps is aimed at finding solutions to environmental problems through a combination of scientific and financial market innovations, two areas which reflect his unusual background as a scientist and investment banker. In June 2006, John 'Mac' and Leslie McQuown made a gift of $350,000 to create an endowed chair in natural science at Scripps. The McQuowns wanted to support a stellar faculty member with exceptional multidisciplinary scope, who could contribute to novel interdisciplinary education and research programs in mathematical biology, environmental science and economic resource issues. Their gift was supplemented by $150,000 in matching funds from UC San Diego Chancellor Marye Anne Fox as part of a sixmonth Chancellor's Chair Challenge.
The flowlines and subsea structures will be assembled at the Group's spoolbase at Dande (Angola), contributing to Technip's local content policy. Offshore installation will commence in 2010, using Technip's vessels Deep Blue and Deep Pioneer. Technip was also awarded by the National Gas Company of Trinidad and Tobago Limited (NGC) a services contract for two pipelines to be installed offshore the islands of Trinidad and Tobago, in the Caribbean Sea. Technip's operating center in Houston (Texas) will execute the contract.
DeepOcean Wins LOI
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DeepOcean received a confirmation that the subsea construction company Constructora Subacuática Diavaz in Mexico has been awarded a letter of intent from Pemex for a five-year inspection, maintenance and repair contract in the Gulf of Mexico, which is based on the DeepOcean vessel MPSV Arbol Grande. The contract value for DeepOcean is approximately $93m.
C & C Technologies do Brasil Awarded Contracts
Seacom, Ltd. and its supplier, Tyco Telecommunications have commenced construction of the 15,000 km Seacom submarine cable system for South and East Africa. Seacom will have 1.28 Tbps of capacity and will run from Mtunzini, near Durban in South Africa to Mumbai in India and Marseille in France, via Mozambique, Madagascar, Kenya and Tanzania. The project is expected to be completed by June 2009, ensuring that the Southern and Eastern African regions and will have increased network bandwidth when South Africa hosts the FIFA Confederates Cup in 2009 and the FIFA World Cup in 2010.
Hydroid Wins Contract from New Company
C & C Technologies do Brasil, a subsidiary of C & C Technologies, Inc., was awarded contracts from Petrobras to charter the R.V. Emma McCall and to support oceanographic data acquisition along the coast of Brazil. Services include the collection of oceanographic data to support the design and installation of offshore structures and pipelines. The duration of each contract is two years with an extension option for an additional two years. C & C Technologies do Brasil, headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, currently
Hydroid, LLC won a contract from the Underwater Archaeology and Exploration Corporation (UAEC) for a REMUS 100 AUV. The REMUS 100 will feature an Edge Tech 2200S Side Scan Sonar System to enhance the UAEC's underwater exploration missions. "At the UAEC, we believe in Hydroid as a company, and the REMUS as a capable, reliable tool for underwater survey and exploration," said John Chatterton, president of the UAEC and one of the world's most accomplished wreck divers. Chatterton is best-known for his sixyear search to identify a sunken WWII U-boat he discovered off the coast of New Jersey, as told in the New York Time's bestselling book Shadow Divers
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