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Oct. 22, 2007 Update on the JOIDES Resolution

Jon Corsiglia — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 09:31:58 -0700

A message from Steve Bohlen:

I have just returned from Singapore where, along with Bill Ball (SODV Program Director), Peggy Delaney (Chair of the Program Advisory Committee) and several NSF leaders, I was having a careful look at progress on the refit of the JOIDES Resolution.

Pictures speak louder than words, and I direct you to the ship conversion Web site for a series of pictures taken over time from the drill floor of the forward section of the ship. The pictures show demolition and rebuilding of the ship - a huge amount of work.

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JOI News

Rob Wright — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 06:51:40 -0700

JOI News is a newsletter that covers community news, education and outreach activities, lectureship, fellowship, service, and funding opportunities of interest to the U.S. science community working in the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program.

Fall 2007 (PDF: 416 KB)

Spring 2007 (PDF: 970 KB)

Fall 2006 (PDF: 2.1 MB)

Summer 2006 (PDF: 2.36 MB)

Deep Earth Academy

SODV FAQ's

Rob Wright — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 10:59:11 -0700

1. What are the market forces driving the need for cost cutting and quick turn-around?

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Documents

Rob Wright — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 08:29:16 -0700

Links to various document sources.

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Bigger, better U.S. scientific ocean drilling ship for Integrated Ocean Drilling Program

joi — Mon, 07 May 2007 19:53:48 -0700

All-new quarters and laboratories – labs more than 25% larger

Overseas Drilling Limited has signed a contract with Jurong Shipyard PTE LTD for the overhaul and enhancement of the research vessel JOIDES Resolution, a 20-year workhorse for scientific seabed exploration and observation.

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Ship Conversion & Capabilities

velir — Sun, 06 May 2007 23:50:07 -0700

Enhanced JOIDES Resolution

FAQs | Photos | Plans

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Conversion & Meeting Schedule

velir — Sun, 06 May 2007 23:48:36 -0700

Conversion Schedule

• Awarded Drilling Contract, Dec 05
• Engineering Design, Jan 06–Jan 07
• Shipyard Selection Process, Mar 06–Mar 07
• Shipyard Contract Award, Mar 07
• Conversion Complete, Aug 08
• Testing and Acceptance, Aug 08–Sept 08
• Transit, Oct 08
• Begin First Expedition, Nov 08

Meeting Schedule

May 2008
On-Site Review, May 14-15, 2008, Singapore

June 2008
Science Test Drive, June 17-19, 2008, College Station, TX

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Drilling Contractor

velir — Sun, 06 May 2007 23:44:02 -0700

After a competitive bid process to provide integrated science services in support of the U.S. drillship of the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP), Overseas Drilling Limited (ODL) was selected as the provider of an existing vessel, the JOIDES Resolution, that will be converted into

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Conversion Design

velir — Sun, 06 May 2007 23:43:03 -0700

Four Conversion Design Teams (CDTs) have been established to design the Science Facilities, the Science Support Areas, the Drilling and Coring Systems, and the Information Technology (IT) systems. The objective of these teams is to specify the final design requirements for the onboard facilities and to develop the science equipment priorities and procurement plan.

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Implementation

velir — Sun, 06 May 2007 22:31:02 -0700

The SODV implementation organizational structure is composed of five internal Ocean Leadership Alliance teams (one management team, three implementation teams, and an administrative team), and an advisory committee, the Program Advisory Committee (PAC).

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Oversight

velir — Sun, 06 May 2007 22:29:21 -0700

The SODV oversight organizational structure is composed of the National Science Foundation (NSF), the Ocean Leadership Alliance, and an external advisory committee, the Independent Oversight Committee (IOC).

National Science Foundation

The Marine Geosciences Section of the Ocean Sciences Division sponsors the SODV program.

Dr. Rodey Batiza, Section Head
Dr. James F. Allan, Program Director, Ocean Drilling Program
John F. Walter, SODV Project Officer

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Organization

velir — Sun, 06 May 2007 22:27:37 -0700

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Status

velir — Wed, 02 May 2007 09:03:16 -0700

There have been great efforts by NSF and the Ocean Leadership Alliance to keep the SODV project moving forward, despite severe cost pressures. Purchase of new science equipment is nearly complete, refurbishment of some existing equipment continues, and land based testing and integration has begun. Many of ship and drilling service life extension projects have been completed and others are continuing. The drilling equipment including derrick were removed from the ship to be refurbished for reinstallation. A conversion contract for construction and integration of the improved science facility has been awarded to a Singapore shipyard with operations to begin again in November 2008.

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Plan

velir — Wed, 02 May 2007 08:55:56 -0700

This SODV Project Execution Plan (PEP) documents the approach to design, develop and convert an existing drill ship to support the IODP, which is the successor to the very successful ODP.

The PEP is viewed as a living document and will be updated as this MREFC project reaches critical milestones, or when external factors, such as final decisions on each fiscal year’s federal budget, materialize.

Program Execution Plan

PEP - June 2007 (pdf 1.0 MB)

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