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Santa Fe Drilling's

Seven Rigs (continued from page 41) ezuelan oil companies. A British- based affiliate, Taywood-Santa Fe

Ltd., is designing and building two fixed-platform rigs for Gas

Council (Exploration) Ltd., a sub- sidiary of British Gas Corpora- tion. These fixed platform rigs will be operated by a joint ven- ture, Taywood-Santa Fe Drilling

Ltd.

James C. Thrane, vice president and manager of capital projects at Santa Fe Engineering Services

Company, said his design and con- struction people are as busy now as they have ever been.

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The Melinda Brent (shown above), an 86-foot inland water- ways towboat, was christened re- cently in New Orleans by her owners, Brent Towing of Green- ville, Miss. Designed and built by

Superior Boat Works of Green- ville, the vessel is powered by

Cummins KTA-2300-M marine diesel engines generating 1,880 total continuous duty horsepower at 1,800 rpm. Power is transmit- ted to 76-inch, stainless-steel

Kahlenberg propellers through

Twin Disc MG-540 gears set at 6.18:1. The Melinda Brent is the first of Brent's 18 boats powered by Cummins engines.

The company plans to operate the boat primarily on the Illinois

River and Chicago area water- ways, where it will transport chemicals to contract customers.

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Manufacturer's published fuel curves show the 12-cylinder KTA- 2300-M consumes 47.4 gallons per hour under full-load, continuous- duty applications. Aside from fuel efficiency, Brent also looked at power and service considerations before choosing Cummins. "The twin engines give us over 1,800 horsepower—plenty of power for the harbor maneuverability we need with the Melinda Brent," vice president Lea Brent says.

The Melinda Brent is also equipped with a Cummins fuel/ oil blender to convert dirty lube oil into a mixture that can be burned with diesel fuel, thereby stretching fuel supplies. The ves- sel is also equipped with four

Sarex 10 oil/water separators to filter water and contaminants from fuel.

Two Lima 75-kw generators powered by Cummins NT-495 ma- rine auxiliary engines supply power for electronic gear and

Gardner-Denver air compressors.

Patterson 20-ton deck winches powered by a five-horsepower electric motor secure tow ropes.

Communication equipment in- cludes Triton 20 SSB and 55/75

VHF radios. Radar from Furuno and a LAZ-43 depth sounder pin- point potential waterways haz- ards.

Paneled quarters for the eight- man crew are located on the main deck and a spacious galley fea- tures full-size range, refrigerator and dishwasher along with a col- or television. The Melinda Brent is equipped with a full array of warning and safety equipment including Kahlenberg air horns,

Carlisle & Finch searchlights,

Perko navigation lights, and An- sul fire extinguishers.

Brent Marine Supply Company outfitted the boat, while Cum- mins Mid-South, Inc. of Jackson,

Miss., supplied both the main pro- pulsion engines and the auxiliary generator sets. 42 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News