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Santa Fe Int'l Awards

Oil Rig Contract To

Tacoma Boatbuilding

Santa Fe International of Or- ange, Calif., has awarded a $10.5- million contract for an offshore oil- drill rig to Tacoma Boatbuilding

Co. The contract, which puts the company's construction backlog at a /record $31 million, contains an option, to be exercised within 10 months, for Tacoma Boat to build an even bigger offshore platform.

The contract will immediately add 220 workers to the Tacoma yard's 400, and makes the company the Pacific Northwest's first build- er. of an offshore oil-drill rig.

President of the construction firm, Frank Lynott, said another $15 million to $20 million in ves- sel construction contracts are ex- pected within 90 days. He also said that the company will con- tinue to produce its line of tuna vessefls and military boats while diversifying into the oil-rig busi- ness.

One of the world's largest drill- ing companies, Santa Fe operates 44 land and 15 marine rigs and has six other platforms under construc- tion.

Named Mariner III, the rig is designed to drill in water 600 feet

The unique design of the Geislinger* Coupling offers a simple, economical solution to torsional vibration problems. Proven worldwide in more diesel driven ships than any other coupling.

Using highly elastic leaf springs for torsional flexibility combined with oil displacement damping, the Geislinger Coupling shifts major critical speeds outside of the engine operating speed range and effectively dampens torsional vibrations. Damping is 5 to 10 times higher than a comparable rubber coupling.

Since the unit has no axial stiffness, axial vibration cannot be transmitted. Thermal shaft growth and •Trademark of Dr. Ing. Geislinger & Co. angular and parallel misalignment are easily accommodated with the standard Geislinger Coupling.

Mates perfectly with Airflex® drum-type air clutches for compact installation between the engine and driven machinery.

Available in a wide range of sizes from Eaton, exclusive agent in the U.S. and Canada.

Write Eaton Corporation, Industrial Drives Division, 9919 Clinton Road, Cleveland, Ohio 44111.

Power Transmission Systems

Dampen Vibes with Geislinger torsional coupling from Eaton. deep and is identical to another in use off Trinidad. It is 270 feet long, 106 feet wide, and has accommo- dations for 80 workers. The steel in it will weigh six million pounds —equivalent to four medium-size ships. Eight anchors, each weigh- ing 30,000 pounds, will moor the platform at its four corners.

The cost of machinery and oth- er equipment, to be procured by

Santa Fe for about $7 million, is not included in the $10,565,000 contract.

Carboline Elects

Hercules D. Tarlas

Exec. Vice President

Hercules D. Tarlas

Stanley L. Lopata, president of

Carboline Company, St. Louis, Mo., has announced the election of Her- cules D. Tarlas to the position of executive vice president and chief operating officer of the company.

Mr. Lopata will remain chief ex- ecutive officer and president.

A native of Greece, Mr. Tarlas graduated from Washington Uni- versity, St. Louis, in 1955 with a

B.S. degree in chemical engineer- ing.

His career with Carboline Com- pany started as a part-time em- ployee while a senior in college, and upon graduation he worked in the company laboratory as de- velopment engineer. His next as- signment was with the technical service department. In 1960, he was made manager of the depart- ment.

In 1961, Mr. Tarlas was named vice president and technical di- rector, and five years later was placed in charge of manufactur- ing. In 1971, he assumed the po- sition of general manager of inter- national operations.

When the company acquired the

Admiral Paint Company, Lake

Charles, La., Mr. Tarlas took over the additional responsibilities of president of the Admiral subsidi- ary. .

He is a member of the American

Institute of Chemical Engineers,

National Association of Corrosion

Engineers, and has served on a number of technical committees, including Task Group chairman.

Carboline Company, internation- al in scope, markets a wide-range of products including protective coatings, waterproofing mem- branes, roof coatings, fireproofing coatings, industrial finishes, paints and adhesives. Headquarter offices are located at 350 Hanley Indus- trial Court, St. Louis, Mo. 63144. 10 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News