138:, adding the challenge of a deepwater specification. Shell's Chief Scientist Geophysics stated that the concept was to be tested "in earnest" for a few months whilst recognising the cost and acknowledging that "we're happy to partner with others". Shell provided the company with over £4 million of investment. Subsequently GO Science announced it was under contract to "two very large companies". In May 2012 the planned trials for Shell E&P consisted of a five vehicle trial in the Gulf of Mexico, USA, for the summer of 2012, with a larger trial of fifty vehicles in 2013. Neither of these trials were undertaken.
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212:", a hydrofoil section rotated about the axis to form a toroid. Of fixed chord, the leading edge was also swept aft toward the top and bottom of the toroid. This form can generate lift in descending or ascending glide paths. With twin thrusters mounted inside the duct, the vehicle was very manoeuvrable in comparison to a torpedo type design, for a slight drag penalty. The first of a number of international patents was filed in October 2006.
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executive in 2011. The GO Science accounts to the end of 2012 showed a loss of £0.3m. In June 2013 the company applied for funding from the West of
England Going for Growth campaign. At the same time the company's commitments to Shell E&P, with regard to the planned trials, were slipping.
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supplying two 2 kW thrusters and was capable of 8 knots. Trials were conducted in enclosed waters around the UK and in the
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181:(ROV). The ambition at this time was for the first production vehicles to be operational by 2010. Thalassa have described this technology as having the "potential to have a massive impact on the way marine seismic data is collected".
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