offshore oil
Sixth Supply Boat Delivered To Marsea Marine By Halter
Halter Marine, Inc. recently completed contracts for a series of vessels with the Marsea Marine Companies, New Orleans, with the delivery of the supply boat Marsea Six (shown above). The companies have also signed contracts for 14 additional similar vessels.
Lloyd's Register Studies Deep Oil Technology's Tension Leg Platform
As offshore oil operators move into deeper waters, the cost of constructing and installing conventional steel jacket or concrete gravity platforms rises steeply. The Tension Leg Platform System (T.L.P.) design by Deep Oil Technology Inc. of Long Beach, Calif.
Versatile Semi-Trailers Are Handled By Fork Lifts —Literature Available
Lift-Loaders are a unique family of fork-lift t r u c k operated semi-trailers. They are engaged by a fork lift in a matter of seconds and become very maneuverable truck-trailer combinations. Each Lift-Loader can be used as a conventional trailer or as a self-loading and unloading trailer.
$18.1 -Million Dredging Contract Awarded To T.L. James & Company
A contract to enlarge Bayou Chene and the Avoca Island Cutoff channel has been awarded to T.L. James & Company, Inc. of Ruston, La., by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Col. Thomas A. Sands, New Orleans District Engineer, noted in making the award
Hitachi Zosen Gets Orders For Two More Semisubmersible Rigs
Hitachi Zosen of Japan recently received orders from two Liberian companies—Nymphea Corporation and Actinia Corporation —for two semisubmersible offshore oil drilling rigs. Both rigs will be operated by Foramer S.A. of France. The rigs are each 82.