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INTERNATIONAL OFFSHORE TECHNOLOGY

Offshore Studies C02

Emission Reductions

A joint industry project orga- nized by the Norwegian Oil

Industry Association will be sub- mitting a report on offshore power supplies this summer. The overall aim is to identify cost-effective ways of reducing carbon dioxide emissions from offshore installa- tions. Statoil is cooperating with

Norsk Hydro and Saga.

Possibilities being studied include taking electricity from land or from centralized offshore power sta- tions, reports Vice President Anne

Therese Hestenes in the produc- tion technology unit. Other con- cepts are an electricity grid in and between offshore regions as well as available technology and the devel- opment of new technical solutions. "The end product will be a refer- • AMFELS VALUE • RELIABLE SERVICE • QUALITY WORK • COST COMPETITIVENESS • AMFELS VALUE •

OFFSHORE & PETROLEUM SPECIALISTS

Mi'iWM AMFELS Inc., located in the Port of Brownsville,

Texas, has the proven marine and offshore construction and design capabilities to reliably complete any of todays sophisticated upgrade, repair and new construction projects to the rules of ABS, DNV,

USCG, HSE, etc.

AMFELS operates an ASME and API certified fabrication facility for efficiently building process packages for onshore and offshore production applications in addition to

TLP's, SPAR's and other MOPU's (Mobile

Offshore Production Units).

A Leader

In Servicing The

Offshore Marine Industry

AMFELS' new 48,000 ton drydock is capable of lifting the largest

Jackup and Semisub- mersible Drilling Units.

Access to AMFELS' modern 130 acre facility is by a 42 foot deep channel, with no height restrictions, from the Gulf of Mexico or the

Intercoastal Waterway.

AMFELS is fully equipped to offer quality service to the marine and offshore industries with large covered fabrication, blasting and machine shop facilities supported by land cranage up to 300 tons, and floating cranes of 700 tons & 150 tons.

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AMFELS

U.S. Representative

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Main Office:

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Highway 48

Brownsville, Texas 78523, USA

Phone: 210/831-8220

Fax: 210/831-6220 • aniVA S13JWV • SS3N3Allll3dWOD ISO D • MHOM AlllVflO • 33IAH3S 31SVI13U • 301VA S13JWV • ence document for further work on the energy and environmental con- sequences of different technologi- cal approaches," said Ms.

Hestenes.

Cegelec, Kamewa Team To

Supply Propulsion Systems

Sedco Forex (Schlumberger

Group) has placed an order with

Cegelec and Kamewa for the deliv- ery of Pod propulsion systems for two 6,000 ton semi-submersible vessels. Each vessel will be fitted with four Pod systems, each com- posed of one 7,000 kW, double- wound synchronous motor at a speed of 144 rpm. The Pods are underwater mountable/demount- able, with facilities to replace the propeller blade and seal while underwater.

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GE Gas Turbine Makes

Splash In North Sea

The commercial start up of the first Dry Low Emissions (DLE) equipped LM aeroderivative gas turbine in the North Sea recently took place. The GE LM2500 DLE unit was sold, packaged, commis- sioned and started up by Kvaerner

Energy, Oslo. Two DLE gas tur- bines will replace two non-DLE

LM2500s, which were also sold and packaged by Kvaerner Energy.

The DLE units will provide mechanical drive service on the

Nome FPSO, which is operated by

Statoil. The gas-fired LM2500s, which were manufactured at GE

Marine & Industrial Engines plant in Evendale, Ohio, provide 31,200 shp at ISO ratings.

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Partnership Forged To Offer

Unprecedented Fire

Protection

National Foam — which manu- factures fire fighting foam concen- trates — has joined forces with

Boots & Coots International Well

Control Inc. to create a compre- hensive emergency response pack- age for the hydrocarbon processing industry. Boots & Coots, based in

Houston, is a global emergency response company that specializes in responding to and controlling all types of emergencies, both on and offshore, for the oil, gas and petro- chemical industries.

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