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The "BEAVER"

Gets There First!

Jackup Rig For Foramer

Completed By Hitachi

NEW 650 KW DIESEL GENERATOR

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A jackup offshore drilling rig, the lie du

Levant (shown above), was completed re- cently at the Ariake Works of Hitachi Zosen in Japan. The cantilever type rig will be op- erated by Foramer S.A. of France. Follow- ing delivery, the rig was towed to Abu

Dhabi, where it was scheduled to begin drilling in late January. lie du Levant is the first Drill Hope (C-150) rig to be completed to Hitachi's own standard design. Of the 17 drilling rigs ordered from Hitachi, this one is the ninth to be delivered and the fourth to be con- structed at the Ariake Works.

Hitachi's standard Drilling Hope design rig is compact in size and light in weight, making it economical to construct. Two ad- ditional rigs of the same design are now under construction at the Osaka Works of

Hitachi.

Under normal usage, this rig can drill to a depth of 19,685 feet and operate in water depths up to 150 feet. The rig's spud tank is designed so that it is completely con- tained within the platform, with no projec- tion from the rig bottom. This construction allows the rig to be towed in shallow waters or to be lifted on a barge for transport.

The platform is 193.5 feet long, 173.9 feet wide, and 21.3 feet deep. Classed by Bureau

Veritas, the rig has accommodations for a maximum complement of 80 persons.

Recent Contracts For

McDermott Incorporated

Total $49 Million Plus

The McDermott Incorporated Shipyards

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New Iberia, La., and Gulfport, Miss., re- cently secured contracts totaling more than $49 million.

Included are the following: Phoenix Man- agement Corporation—one 210-foot by 54- foot posted drilling barge; Atlantic Pacific

Marine Corporation—two 210-foot by 54-foot posted drilling barges; Noble Drilling Corpo- ration—one 210-foot by 54-foot posted drill- ing barge; Mistoil Tub Corporation — one 126-foot 4,200-bhp tug; Coastwise Trading

Corporation — one 128-foot, 4,000-bhp tug; and Sea Level Boat Company—one 192-foot, 3,000-bhp supply vessel.

McDermott is a leading international en- ergy services company. The company and

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Wall Shipyard Completed $11.5 Million In Vessel Repair

Work And Service In 1980

Wall Shipyard Inc. has announced $11.5 million worth of service to the maritime industry during 1980, an increase from $7 million in 1979, according to Charles W.

Wall Sr., president. He said that the ma- jority of his Harvey, La., shipyard's work comes from repairs to boats, barges, and rigs that navigate the inland waterways of the Gulf Coast, the Mississippi River and its tributaries. "What is significant about this work," said Mr. Wall, "is that 80 percent of it comes from firms outside Louisiana. So we're not talking about only local dollar turnover— this is new revenue for our local economy."

He added that he is proud to be a part of one of the greatest collections of marine re- pair facilities in the world, and to make such a significant contribution to the local economy.

About one-third of Wall's work comes from vessels and equipment serving the oil production industry. Five drydocks are in service presently at Wall, and a sixth is due for completion by the spring. These facil- ities are used for repairs to inland floating rigs, spud barges and dredges, crewboats and supply boats, and work barges that carry pipe and other equipment to offshore drilling sites.

Another third of Wall Shipyard's busi- ness is generated by the petroleum trans- porting industry. Wall's gas-freeing plant cleans barges of petroleum products to make them safe for repairs or for use for other products. The balance of Wall's business comes from those vessels involved in the transportation of agricultural products.

Wall is located on two plants in the Intra- coastal Waterway. The 14-acre Plant Num- ber 1 is the site of the drydocks, machine and propeller repair shops, and the office.

Plant Number 2, occupying 50 acres, is the location of the barge cleaning and gas-free- ing plant and topside repair facilities. This plant was placed into service in 1975 and is reserved for future expansion.

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