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Editorial Insight
 The Power of Communications
Developing the program for the Offshore Communication show was a group effort, as for the first time in the 10 years of the show, an advisory board of end users was involved in creating the show’s content. Executives from companies such as Halliburton, Shell and ExxonMobil worked with communications experts such as CapRock Communications and Rignet to craft a program that will serve the communications needs of the oil and gas community ...More»
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From The Show Floor
Offshore Energy Sector Sees Wider Variety of Satellite Video Options
The use of video in the energy industry has grown by leaps and bounds over the last decade. In other cases, video also has replaced surveillance flights in the Gulf of Mexico after hurricanes. Before helicopters can begin ferrying workers back to rigs and platforms, fixed wing aircraft are contracted to survey the structural integrity of the heliports on offshore structures to insure they are safe to land on... More»
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DigitalGlobe CTO Scott: Satellite Imagery Played Key Role in Oil Crisis Management
Since the Gulf of Mexico oil spill occurred last Spring, DigitalGlobe CTO and Founder Walter Scott has seen an increased reliance on commercial satellite imagery for oil and gas companies to manage crisis events and prevent future catastrophes. DigitalGlobe's one-year Crisis Event Service (CES) imagery agreement with the U.S. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), signed last Summer, allowed the company to meet imagery demand... More»
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Industry Briefs
Vizada to Launch Expanded Maritime VSAT Service
Satellite communications provider Vizada is set to launch a maritime VSAT fixed-satellite broadband service. The service will fall under the Vizada Solutions platform... More»
CapRock Completes iDirect Evolution Rollout in the Gulf of Mexico
CapRock Communications has completed rollout of iDirect’s next-generation Evolution platform to more than 300 energy and maritime vessels in the Gulf of Mexico, with more sites scheduled for implementation over the next year... More»
MTN Delivers VSAT Broadband to Intership’s New Bulk Carriers
Cyprus-based maritime company Intership Navigation has contracted MTN Satellite Communications to provide VSAT broadband satellite connections for two of its new giant bulk carriers... More»
Phoenix Releases Iridium Satellite-based Asset Tracking, Monitoring Gateway
Phoenix International, a subsidiary of the John Deere Co., introduced an addition to its integrated telematics solutions product line with the release of Satellite Gateway, a tracking and monitoring product... More»
GE Satcom Finds Middle East Satellite Network Partner
Satellite communication services provider GE Satcom and United Arab Emirates’ integrated telecom service provider Du have entered into a partnership agreement that will see the two companies cooperate to deliver satellite network solutions throughout the Middle East, Africa and beyond... More»
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