Shell has ordered an acoustic subsea BOP system for acoustic control and monitoring of a subsea location device within a surface BOP drilling package, according to Nautronix Plc.
Offshore staff
ABERDEEN, Scotland -- Shell has ordered an acoustic subsea BOP system for acoustic control and monitoring of a subsea location device within a surface BOP drilling package, according to Nautronix Plc.
Nautronix will deliver the system to Shell in early 2007 for installation onboard Global Santa Fe'sGlomar Arctic I for surface BOP drilling operations later that year in the BC-10 field in Brazil in 3,000 m.
The enhanced system takes advantage of advances in ADS2 technology offering additional signalling capability and functionality, according to Nautronix. A number of new features are available, including new electronic architecture, lithium batteries, and a new power management system providing subsea power control from the surface to support extended periods of deployment.
