Bardex Receives Contract For Rig Skidding S y s t em F r om Shell U . K.

Shell U.K. Exploration and Production has contracted with Bardex Corporation, through its London Office, for the rig skidding system on the Shell Eider platform in the North Sea.

The system will consist of a control console and four hydraulic gripper jacks. The control console will have the capability of skidding the skidbase in an east/west direction or the substructure in a north/south direction. The system will use two 400-ton hydraulic piston gripper jack assemblies for skidbase skidding and two 275-ton hydraulic piston gripper jack assemblies for substructure skidding.

Bardex Corporation (formerly Hydranautics Hydraulic Systems) is headquartered in Goleta, Calif., with offices in London and Houston.

The company designs and manufactures heavy-load moving equipment for offshore- and shipyardrelated activities.

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Maritime Reporter Magazine, page 41, May 1986

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