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EM 120 Multibeam Echo

Sounder to Portugal

Estrutura de Missão para a

Extensão da Plataforma Continental (EMEPC)/Ministry of National

Defense and Kongsberg Maritime AS signed a contract for the supply of the following equipment: EM 120 2x2;

EM 710 1x2; Seapath 200 RTH;

EK60 38/120, Sync. unit and SVP

Plus. The contract also included installation, sea trials and training.

The equipment will be installed onboard R/V Almirante

GagoCoutinho (ex. T-AGOS 5), of the Portuguese Navy during 2006.

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FMC Debuts SONARtrac

Surveillance Technology

FMC Technologies and CiDRA

Corporation announced the com- mercial release of SONARtrac

Surveillance Technology, a clamp-on monitor that uses sonar array process- ing to help accurately measure top- side performance data and allow operators the opportunity to enhance separator performance and the poten- tial for increased well production.

SONARtrac is the newest product in FMC's portfolio of oil and gas solutions, which includes its Smith meters and Sening tank truck prod- ucts. "Offshore oil and gas producers often find it difficult to achieve com- plete separation because of the inher- ent variation in operating condi- tions," said Ed Otto, SONARtrac product manager. "SONARtrac

Surveillance Technology helps meas- ure gas in liquids and liquids in gas and provides information operators need to make adjustments in the event incomplete separation should occur. With daily production values reaching several million dollars, oper- ators need all the information they can get to make the right well pro- duction and recovery choices."

SONARtrac's clamp-on design is designed to allow quick installation in the field without process interrup- tion. Operators will have access to constant, real-time data to detect measurement error and the ability to identify the presence of liquid carry- over in gas that could cause expensive downstream equipment damage.

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RCS-100 Digital

Observation Camera

The RCS-100 Digital Observation

Camera is a rugged and reliable digi- tal camera for capturing images in both day and low light situations.

Using both CCD and SPD technolo- gies, the RCS-100 can use a standard

Canon EF lens or specialized lens to capture images up to 1km away. Its rugged and lightweight design allows the user to operate in the worst con- ditions and the camera can function underwater to a depth of 100m. The operator can also remotely operate the RCS-100 from up to 1km away using a PC and specialized software.

Additional software is also supplied to manage the images captured by the

RCS-100.

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Kongsberg Delivers Final

Production Sit Camera

The replacements for the SIT cam- era in the Kongsberg Maritime prod- uct line are the OE15-102 and

OE15-103 Enhanced CCD camera products. They use Cooled-CCD sensor technology combined with high-gain low-noise amplification to provide equivalent low-light perform- ance to the SIT in underwater opera- tions. They are virtually immune to the image burn-in problems that can affect all image-intensifier cameras in bright daylight conditions. The suc- cess story of the SIT low-light camera for underwater ROV navigation began in the early 80's with the beginning of the boom in ROV oper- ations within the fledgling Offshore products

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