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The Deep Chemosynthetic Community Characterization Cruise was conducted on the Wood’s Hole Oceanographic Institute (WHOI) research vessel R/V ATLANTIS and the ALVIN Deep Submergence Vehicle (DSV) from 7 May � 2 June 2006, and was the second cruise conducted for this contract. The cruise mobilized and embarked from Key West, Florida, and de-mobilized at Galveston,

TDI-Brooks recently conducted an analytical and historical seepage investigation for a deep water Gulf of Mexico operator around a field that came on stream in late 2004. On December 16th, pronounced oil slicks were observed approximately 3-miles to the northwest of the operator’s field in the Green Canyon lease area. Figure 1 shows a photograph

TDI-Brooks as a subcontractor to Kinnetic Laboratories Inc. (KLI) completed a project for the Prince William Sound (PWS) Regional Citizens’ Advisory Council (RCAC). The RCAC is interested in the long-term input of hydrocarbons from the operations of the Alyeska Marine Terminal (AMT) and other anthropogenic sources of hydrocarbon input into Port Valdez and surrounding waters.

TDI-Brooks announces the availability of two multi-use, 45m research vessels for charter in West Africa for 2005 – 2006. The RV GeoExplorer and RV Powell are outfitted for multi-beam survey, geotechnical and geochemical coring, heat flow, environmental sampling and hazard survey operations. The JW Powell has recently been outfitted with a Kongsberg EM1002 multi-beam survey system

During March and April 2005, TDI-Brooks using the R/V GEOEXPLORER completed two pre-drill environmental baseline survey (EBS) cruises for ESSO and SHELL in OPL-209 and OPL-322, respectively. Figure 1 shows an updated map of all the pre- and post-drill EBSs that TDI-Brooks has conducted offshore Nigeria using the R/V GEOEXPLORER. The GEOEXPLORER has conducted virtually

During June 2004, TDI-Brooks was contracted by ChevronTexaco Exploration and Production Company to conduct a geotechnical coring site investigation in their Tahiti Development Project in the Gulf of Mexico. Locations of interest within Blocks 596, 640, and 641 of the Green Canyon Area were examined. TDI-Brooks collected several jumbo piston, standard piston and box cores

During January and February 2005, TDI-Brooks was contracted by Shell International Exploration and Production, Inc. to undertake a geotechnical site investigation in the south-central portion of the Alaminos Canyon Area in the Gulf of Mexico. Locations of interest within Block 857 and 813 were examined. The water depth at these locations ranges from 7,700 to

TDI-Brooks International Inc. incorporated TDI-Brooks Nigeria Ltd (TDI-BN) in January 2005 to support our extensive field operations in Nigeria. The office is located on the second floor of the building pictured below at No. 1 Airport Estate Road, off Lord Emmanuel Street, Rumumasi, Port Harcourt. TDI-BN’s VAT Certificate of Registration is PHV06002615583. TDI-BN has been

TDI-Brooks has been contracted by the Nigerian Institute for Oceanographic and Marine Research (NIOMR) of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development to provide vessel and logistical support for three 12-day fisheries research studies around Bonny Terminal. The three (3) survey periods are as follows: Mid-October 2004  First Wet Season Sampling Mid-January 2005  First