April 2008 Issue

OFFSHORE TECHNOLOGY
& OCEAN ENGINEERING
Volume 49, No. 4

COVER
Ensco International Inc.'s (Dallas, Texas) jack-up Ensco 108 is contracted to drill for BP offshore Indonesia. The high-performance premium rig is an enhanced KFELS MOD V-B design unit, rated to drill in water depths up to 400 feet. The rig was built in Singapore and entered Ensco's fleet in 2007.

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Feature Articles

TRANSPORTING EQUIPMENT AND SAMPLES USING BENTHIC ELEVATORS
Mike Conway and Paul McGill (Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute) examine the development of innovative solutions for deep-sea transportation challenges.

RISING OIL, GAS DEMAND SPUR DEEPWATER ACTIVITIES
Susanne Pagano explains how oil and gas companies are investing record amounts to develop new technology for enhancing exploration and production.

EXTREME WAVE EFFECTS ON DEEPWATER FLOATING STRUCTURES
Bas Buchner and Tim Bunnik (Maritime Research Institute Netherlands) reveal a new method for determining dynamic tension leg platform response.

2008 OFFSHORE TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE
—Conference Preview

OFFSHORE WIND ENERGY: THE NEXT NORTH SEA OIL
Dr. Dong-Sheng Jeng (University of Dundee) discusses the potentials and assessments of offshore wind energy systems and asks where the best sites are for offshore wind farms in Australia.

SEA CON TECHNOLOGY CRUCIAL TO ANTARCTIC RESEARCH PROJECT
Michael Mulcahy (Michael Mulcahy & Associates Inc.) explains how sensors relay data from deep in the South Pole ice cap via satellite to the University of Wisconsin, Madison.

CANADIAN HYDROGRAPHIC CONFERENCE/ NATIONAL SURVEYORS CONFERENCE 2008
—Conference Preview

TELEDYNE MARINE: INDUSTRY COLLABORATION AT ITS BEST
—Company Profile

EARLY-STAGE TIDAL STREAM GENERATORS
Dr. David Fryer and Dr. Stephanie Merry (Marine and Technical Management Consultants Ltd.) consider physical model tests for determining commercial viability.

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