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PEOPLE & COMPANY NEWS

In 1994 Mr. Mott was appointed

GM of Crude Transportation for

Hibernia Management and

Development Co. and was respon- sible for establishing the tanker transportation system for the

Hibernia project.

NTL is owned by Mobil,

Chevron and Petro-Canada, and the company is presently building a transshipment facility at Whiffen

Head, Newfoundland.

Bellingham Australia

Names GM

Australian floating dock sys- tem designer and manufacturer

Bellingham

Marine Australia

Pty Ltd. has appointed John

R. Spragg as its general manager. He was previ- ously employed by long-time

Bellingham licensee Fletcher

Construction Australia in its

Marine Division, and is extremely knowledgeable of the Southeast

Asian marine market.

Ship Automation Specialist

Changes Name

Norway's Lyngs0 Marine has changed its name to Valmarine in order to emphasize its product identity, and distinguish itself from a Danish company of the same name which manufactures a different range of products.

Located outside Olso, Valmarine supplies Damatic XD control, alarm and monitoring systems to a wide range of vessels, including cruise ships, product carriers, high-speed craft and research and naval vessels. The company was originally founded as a subsidiary of Valmet Automation in Finland, which is still its major sub-suppli- er.

Texaco Promotes Young

Carole Young was named assistant to the president of Texaco

North America Production. She formerly served as staff coordina- tor in the Corporate Planning and

Economics department of Texaco

Inc. In her new role, Ms. Young will be responsible for supporting

Texaco's E&P activities in North

America, as well as coordinating

July, 1997

John Spragg community outreach and diversity initiatives.

Navy Initiates Vessel-

Naming Competition

Elementary and secondary school students have been invited to form teams of four or more to research and propose a name for the U.S. Navy's newest oceano- graphic survey vessel. This project was initiated by Oceanographer of the Navy Radm. Paul Tobin, and authorized by Navy Secretary

John Dalton.

Reps from winning teams will receive trips to Washington, D.C., and the grand winner will receive a trip to the ship's christening and launch.

Entries will be judged on cre- ativity, evidence of educational

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