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Signal International, a major Gulf of

Mexico builder and services provider for the offshore business, has completed work on the hull unit for SBM Atlantia's

Neptune SeaStar Tension Leg Platform.

The unit was floated off of Signal's Port

Arthur, Texas, and wet towed to location on

BHP Billiton's Green Canyon 613 Block, located 99 nautical miles south of Port of

Fourchon, La. The project consisted of fab- ricating the hull, including pontoons, and the hull jacket. Outfitting included exter- nal top connector buckets for the tendons that keep the platform on location. Also installed at Port Arthur were the supply boat bumper guards and the porches for supporting the export and flowline risers.

At the production site, the hull assembly will be mated with the topsides platform where the production unit will be brought on stream. "This job has been an important project for the company," said Dick Marler,

CEO and President of Signal International. "The success reflects the pride of workman- ship that goes along with a 'built in the

USA' statement.

The exceptional quality that Signal's

Texas workers built into the Neptune TLP should contribute to many years of success- ful operation, helping to produce much- needed energy for America." news

Signal Delivers TLP Hull

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