field is estimated to contain between 400 and 500 million barrels of oil equivalent. The field is developed with a floating spar platform producing from six subsea wells. "I'm very proud to have been a part of the Tahiti development, together with Chevron. This is the deepest producing field in the Gulf of Mexico with the deepest well at 8,400 m depth beneath more than 3,000 m of salt," said StatoilHydro's Tahiti Asset Manager Randy Perry, who has worked with the project from the conceptual phase in 2003 to first oil. Tahiti is located in Green Canyon blocks 596, 597, 640 and 641, approximately 305 km south of New Orleans. The field is in a Miocene play where the sands have good recovery rates. StatoilHydro recently sanctioned the Caesar/Tonga development located close to the Tahiti field. The recent Heidelberg discovery is also located nearby. StatoilHydro holds a 25% working interest in the Tahiti field. Operator Chevron holds 58% and Total 17%.
LBV Verifies Reactor Integrity
Taiwan Nuclear Power Plant used its newly acquired LBV150N (N for Nuclear) system to verify the integrity of its reactor cooling tank. Operating in a low radiation area the LBV inspected the cooling tank for signs of leakage and areas in need of repair. The operating conditions are not suitable for human divers due to radiation (as high as 10mSv), confined spaces and high temperatures. Taiwan Nuclear Power Plant has been using ROVs for inspecting their facility, but the previous equipment was no longer suitable. With its compact size, clear video imagery, intuitive controls and capability, the LBV was chosen There are several LBVs being used around the world in the Nuclear industry. Most are fitted with a high resolution 10x optical color zoom camera capable of resolving hairline fractures. Some are in more hostile conditions than others, and all provide feedback to the plant owners.
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New NOAA System in Lake Charles
Mariners can get free real-time information on water and weather conditions for the Port of Lake Charles, La., from a new NOAA ocean observing system at the port. The NOAA Physical Oceanographic Real-Time System (PORTS) at Lake Charles provides observations of tides, currents, water and air temperature, barometric pressure, winds and bridge clearance. Collected from a variety of sensors in and around the
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