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Testing Completed On

Discovery Well In

Baltimore Canyon Area

Texaco and the five companies associated in exploring Block 598 announced completion of testing procedures on their discovery well in the Baltimore Canyon Area on the Outer Continental Shelf. Par- ticipants in the venture are: Tex- aco Inc., 31.5 percent; Getty Oil

Company, 20 percent; Sun Oil

Company (Delaware), 16 percent;

Allied Chemical Corporation, 12.5 percent; Transco Exploration

Company, 10 percent, and Free- port Oil Company, a subsidiary of Freeport Minerals, 10 percent.

After plugging, the drilling rig,

ODECO Ocean Victory, will be moved approximately 1 y2 miles to the west to drill a confirmation well. At least one, and possibly two additional test wells will be required to determine whether a commercial field has been dis- covered.

Data Sheet Describes

Shipboard Interior

Fireproof Panels

Marinite® XL Fireproof Marine

Joiner Panels are described in a new data sheet available from

Johns-Manville. The 4-foot by 8- foot panels are designed to pro- vide structural strength and high thermal and acoustical insulating values in a variety of interior ma- rine applications. The panels com- ply with U.S. Coast Guard re- quirements for incombustibility, and for divisional bulkheads and linings.

Formed from calcium silicate with inert fillers and reinforcing agents, Marinite XL panels are easy to cut and handle. High strength, insulating value, ease of erection, fire safety, durability and appearance are the advan- tages cited.

The data sheet describes the product, available forms, typical applications and available finishes.

Tables outline specifications, in- cluding physical properties, di- mensional tolerances, thermal con- ductivity, and fire hazard classi- fication.

A copy of the data sheet,

Marinite XL Fireproof Marine

Joiner Panel (IND-3221), can be obtained by writing to Larry

Hall, Industrial Products Division,

Johns-Manville, Ken-Caryl Ranch,

Denver, Colo. 80217.

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NORTHWEST MARINE

IRON WORKS

U.S. Offices:

P.O. Box 3109

Portland, Oregon 97208

Telephone: 503-228-8222

TWX: 910-464-6107

Telegram: NorMarine

European

Representatives:

ATPAC Maritime

Agencies, Inc., Athens,

Piraeus, Greece

A. Silchenstedt, Bergen,

Norway

A/S Krogstads, Oslo,

Norway

Paul Gregersen,

Copenhagen, Denmark

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