 2.17.04 Mackay Marine/Transas USA team up to provide sophisticated Collision Warning Radar System for ConocoPhillips Company’s Magnolia Project  (February 17, 2004) Mackay Marine, Inc. of Houston and Transas Marine USA have teamed to provide a powerful automated radar based marine surveillance and monitoring solution for the Magnolia platform. The project is operated by ConocoPhillips Company in partnership with Devon Energy. The system combines COTS components with highly sophisticated radar signal processing technology, that is developed specifically for waterside security/ surveillance and vessel traffic applications, and consists of dual radar antennas, AIS, and Transas Marine’s PC based Navi-Monitor software/hardware package. Navi-Monitor provides a seamless combination of signals from multiple radar antennas, integrates radar and AIS targets, and displays this sensor information at a PC based control station. Data is displayed in an intelligent, user-friendly manner, against a background of a vector-based chart with custom information layers. Transas Marine’s highly advanced radar tracking technology and alert functions built into Navi-Monitor, ensure automated detection and tracking of even the smallest targets at close ranges, and in the worst of climatic conditions. These special tools provide significant performance improvement when compared with standard ARPA/Radar system. In addition, all data is efficiently recorded in digital form with full synchronization and time stamp, ready for replay either at the control station or a remote terminal. At a time when security and safety are of paramount importance, this system gives asset operators all of the capabilities they have been seeking in a fully scalable, flexible system, offering the benefit of minimal operator intervention at an affordable capital expenditure. ConocoPhillips, parent company of ConocoPhillips Company, was founded in 2002, following the merger of Conoco Inc. and Phillips Petroleum Company. Combined, the new company has more than 200 years of experience in the energy industry with a rich history of discoveries and "firsts" that have helped make it an industry leader. Devon Energy Corporation is an Oklahoma City-based independent energy company engaged in oil and gas exploration, production and property acquisitions. Devon is the largest U.S.-based independent oil and gas producer and is included in the S&P 500 Index. For additional information, visit www.devonenergy.com. ConocoPhillips is an international, integrated energy company. It is the third largest integrated energy company in the United States, based on market capitalization, oil and gas proved reserves and production; and the largest refiner in the country. Headquartered in Houston, Texas, ConocoPhillips has interests in more than 40 countries. For Additional Information Contact David Lemoine at Mackay: david.lemoine@mackaymarine.com |
