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An Equal Opportunity Employer

GLOBAL AND GULF OF MEXICO

OPERATIONS

Drilling Rig Operations

With new contracts pending the

C-MAR Group are seeking suit- ably qualified and experienced

Crews for Offshore Drilling units including DP semi-submersibles and Jack Up units

Marine Qualifications required include:-

Oceans Unlimited Licences

OIM

Full up to date STCW certification

MODU Certificate,

Ballast Control Certificate

Nautical Institute DP Certificates

Following drilling crew required:-

Superintendent, Toolpusher, Driller,

Asst Driller, Derrickman, Mechanic,

Electrician Elect Techs,Hydraulic

Eng and Subsea Engineers

Competitive pay scales - Benefits package with Medical, Life, 401K after qualifying period

Forward resumes and copies of

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C-MAR America Inc 11231 Richmond Avenue #111D

Houston

Texas 77082

Tel 281 556 1115

Fax 281 556 1141 e-mail : [email protected]

Lubmarine's Installs New $2M Test Engine

Lubmarine installed a unique test engine at its

TOTAL Research Center (CRES) located in Solaize, near Lyons, France. The $2 million MAN B&W

Innovator-4C test engine replaces the single-cylinder

Elf-Optimizer test-bench (Pielstick PC2.6) first installed at Solaize 20 years ago and extensively modi- fied in 1994 to cope with changing development needs.

It is desiged to help Lubmarine maintain a competitive edge in developing and testing new formulations and in undertaking fundamental marine lubricants research.

The new engine, based on an original MAN 5L 16/24 (160 mm bore, 240 mm stroke) unit, has undergone an innovative redesign, specified by Lubmarine. Its five cylinders have been re-configured into three separate lubrication circuits, two for testing and one for opera- tional requirements. It has also been fitted with multiple high-tech sensors and a comprehensive electronic con- trol and information management system. It is equipped to analyze exhaust gas, in anticipation of future more stringent environmental controls on emissions of parti- cles and oxides of sulphur and nitrogen.

The Innovator-4C will be used for validating both two-stroke and four-stroke engine oil formulations before proceeding to in-service trials, and for funda- mental research, including experiments with new addi- tives, synthetic and biodegradable base stocks. "The cylinder configuration of the Innovator-4C lets us compare two formulations at the same time under precisely the same temperature and pressure condi- tions," said

Denis

Lancon, head of the marine lubri- cants team. "And carry- ing out two tests at the same time means more tests are pos- sible on a given formulation within a given timeframe.

The very high safety margins of the MAN 5L 16/24 mean we can push lubricants much further in testing, and it also allows us to obtain meaningful results faster, more than doubling our previous testing productivity". "The Innovator-4C gives us the unique ability to test new-generation lubricants in a closely controlled envi- ronment," said Lubmarine general manager David

Bleasdale. "It will be a major asset in our quest to sup- ply lubricants that give greater fuel economy, lower maintenance costs and longer engine life. The

Innovator-4C also allows us to test a wider range of for- mulations more cost-effectively, with savings that can be passed on to customers in competitive pricing. And of course we'll be testing Lubmarine formulations against rival lubricants to ensure that we stay ahead." "To stay in the lead in the increasingly high-tech field of marine lubricants, you must have top R&D tools," says Claude Ouvrier-Buffet, head of Lubmarine's

Marine Technical Dept. "A test engine plays a key role in the development process, so having a proper marine engine specially adapted for research purposes gives us a big advantage."

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