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Pacific Marine Expo (continued)

Price Savers

Professional Mariners

Pump Industries

RDH Propeller

R.L. Haugland

Ross Laboratories

Royce Industrial Compressors

Sea First Bank

Sea School

Servus

Sky Mar

Sound Environmental

Sound Marine Electronics

Sound Products & Design

Spencer Fluid Power

Stearns

Survival International

Theraputic Products

Thermal-Tec

Thrustmaster of Texas

Tra-mo Rotational Moldings

Valdez, City & Port of

Vessel Safety Program

W-H Autopilots

West Coast Insulation

West Coast Propeller Service

Western Alaska Brokerage

Westmar

West Pacific Industries

Women's Fisheries Network

Wright McGill

Zellerbach Paper

Continental Maritime

Awarded $4.9-Million

Maintenance Contract

Continental Maritime, San Fran- cisco, Calif., is being awarded a $4,878,885 firm-fixed-price contract for materials and services for the drydocking phased maintenance availability of USS Mauna Kea (AE-22). Work will be performed in

San Francisco, and is expected to be completed January 27, 1987. Five bids were solicited and four offers were received. The Supervisor of

Shipbuilding, Conversion and Re- pair, San Francisco, is the contract- ing activity (N62798-86-C-0103). $5.6-Million Contract

Awarded To Sperry

Sperry Corporation, Sperry Man- agement Division and Defense

Products Group, Great Neck, N.Y., is being awarded a $5,567,000 firm- fixed-price contract for the United

Kingdom fleet ballistic missile and navigation update and Trident II effort for Ships Inertial Navigation

Systems (SINS). Work will be per- formed in Great Neck (97.4 per- cent), and the United Kingdom (2.6 percent), and is expected to be com- pleted June 30, 1987. This contract is in support of a Foreign Military

Sale to the United Kingdom. The

Naval Sea Systems Command,

Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity (N00024-86-C-4173).

Marathon LeTourneau

Awarded Contract

To Convert Rig

Marathon LeTourneau Company of Houston, Texas, has been awarded a contract by Placid Oil

Company of Dallas, Texas, to con- vert the Penrod 72, a semisubmersi- ble offshore drilling rig, to a floating production unit.

The conversion will be done at

Marathon's Brownsville, Texas yard. The work involves a complex- ity of modifications to the existing piping, electrical and drilling sys- tems, and includes the addition of a new heliport, four sponsons, vent booms and a production process support module.

In addition, on arrival at Mara- thon's Brownsville yard, the unit will be drydocked and a number of repairs will be made. All modifica- tions and repairs are scheduled to be completed in January 1987. The unit will then work for Placid Oil

Company in the Gulf of Mexico.

Marathon is a Penn Central Com- pany. Penn Central manufactures products and supplies services in the areas of electronics, telecommu- nications, defense and energy.

For free literature on Marathon

LeTourneau,

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The 12th International LNG/LPG Conference & Exhibition

Congress Centrum, Hamburg, November 25-28, 1986

Session 1 WORLD GAS SUPPLIES

Chairman: A. Pastuhov, President, AVP Corporation,

Newbury Port, Mass., USA

World gas reserves and availability

J.T. Jensen, Jensen Associates, Inc., Boston, Mass., USA

Obstacles to new natural gas developments in low- income countries

D.M. Spottiswoode and J.E. Jenkins, Gasistance Ltd.,

London & M.H. Shirazi, Gas Coordinator, Energy

Department, World Bank, Washington D.C., USA

The competition to supply West Europe with gas — what are the prosects for the USSR in particular?

H. Cavill and H.M. Rowson, Tricnem Consultants Ltd.

Gas Prospects off the Northern Territory coast

Hon. B. Coulter, Minister for Mines & Energy, Northern

Territory Government, Darwin, Australia

Korean plans for LNG imports

H.B. Sunwoo, Vice President, Korea Gas Corporation

The role of the LNG transporter

M.J. Cooper, Chief Executive, Shipping, and J.J.L. Packer,

Burmah Oil Trading Ltd., London

Panel Discussion — The LNG Trades: adjusting to the challenge of the buyers' market

Chairman: A. Pastuhov, President, AVP Corporation

Moderator: J. Ball, Editor, Financial Times' International

Gas Report, London

Panellists: Dr. M.K. Faid, Director of Gas Exports,

Sonatrach, Algiers, Algeria, J.T. Jensen, Jensen Associates

Inc., Boston, Mass., USA, D.M. Spottiswoode, Director,

Gasistance Ltd., London, P.J. Anderson, Associate

Director,Institute of Gas Technology, Chicago, III., USA.,

H. Cavill, Director, Trichem Consultants Ltd., London,

M.J. Cooper, Chief Executive, Shipping, Burmah Oil

Trading Ltd., London, H.B. Sunwoo, Vice-President, Korea

Gas Corporation, Seoul, Korea, M.W.H. Peebles,

Director, Shell International Gas Ltd., London,

B. Bramono, Head of Gas Marketing, Pertamina, Jakarta,

Indonesia, M.B. Hashim, Managing Director, Malaysian

LNG Sdn. Bhd., Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, P. Hodgson,

Project & Export Financial Consultant, Henley on Thames,

UK, C. A. Durr, Manager Technology, Gas Processing,

M.W. Kellogg Company, Houston, Texas, USA

Session 2 LPG PRODUCTION AND TRADE

Chairman: S.M. Boushehri, Poten & Partners (UK) Ltd.

Speakers:

The marketing of new LPG exports from Indonesia

B. Bramono, Head of Gas Marketing Bureau, Pertamina,

Jakarta, Indonesia

Potential diversification of LPG markets from the Middle

East

K.A. Harami, Manager, Sales, Western Hemisphere,

Kuwait Petroleum Corporation, Safat, Kuwait

The development and future growth of LPG in Korea

Y.I. Jin, Managing Director, Yosu Energy Co. Ltd.

Japan and international LPG trade

K. Kasuga, General Manager, LPG Division, Showa Shell

Seikiyu K.K., Tokyo, Japan

Butanes to gasoline

Dr. R. Lambert, Supply and Distribution Manager, ARCO

Chemical Europe Inc., Eton, Berks., UK

The outlook for oil prices in 1987

M. Varzi, Kleinwort Grieveson & Co., London

Panellists:

Dr. A. Abduljawad, Export Services Division, Petromin,

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Miss S. Haddad, Head of LPG

Research & Planning Division, Petronal, London,

E. Al-Mutawa, Acting Manager, Marketing & Transporta- tion Department, Qatar General Petroleum Corporation,

Doha, Qatar, Dr. M. K. Fai'd, Director of Gas Exports,

Sonatrach, Algiers, Algeria, C. Medina, Manager, LPG &

Special Products, Maraven S.A., Caracas, Venezuela,

L.A. Nielson, President, Trammo Gas & Petrochemicals Ltd.,

Bahamas, H.D. Wehner, Progas, Dortmund,

Germany FR

Session 3 SAFETY AND TRAINING

Chairman: R.C. Gray, General Manager, Society of

International Gas Tanker and Terminal Operators Ltd.

The SIGTTO recommendations and guidelines for linked ship/shore emergency shut down

J.B. Whitmore, Chairman, SIGTTO Working Group, BP

International Ltd., London and R.C. Gray, SIGTTO

An approach towards establishing a safety survey of a liquefied gas marine terminal

M.Z. Navaz, Lloyd's Register of Shipping, London

A safety training programme onboard LNG carriers

E.C. Blogg, Marine Safety Services Ltd., London

Approach and experience of training new personnel for gas processing plant from grassroots

M.H. Embong & Dr. R. Karim, PETRONAS Gas Sdn. Bhd,

Terengganu, Malaysia and J.F. Rutten & J.W. Bouten,

Stamicarbon B.V., The Netherlands

Fire protection of LPG tanks

Dr. B.W. Fullam, Fire & Explosions Division, Health &

Safety Executive, Bootle, Merseyside, UK

Attenuation of radiant heat on LNG/LPG carriers with free-standing water curtains

Miss S. Stephenson & Dr. M.J. Coward, Principia

Mechanica Ltd., London

Session 4 DEVELOPMENT OF FRONTIER GAS

FIELDS: THE TECHNOLOGICAL CHALLENGE

Chairman: R.S. Kvamsdal, Kvaerner Subsea Contracting

A/S, Lysaker, Norway

Moderator: Prof. K. Kokkinowrachos, Professor of Ocean

Engineering, Technical University of Hamburg-Harburg

Panellists: Dr. E. Reren, Chief, Industry & Offshore

Division, Det norske Veritas, Hovik, Norway, R.D. Miller,

Vice-President, MacDermott Marine Construction Inc.,

New Orleans, LA, USA, J. Delacour, Director for Research,

Institut Fran^ais du Petrole, France

Session 5 TRANSPORTATION, TECHNOLOGY &

OPERATIONS

Chairmen: R.J. Lakey, Robert J. Lakey & Associates, Inc.,

Houston, Texas, USA and R.C. Ffooks, Consultant, UK

Some design aspects of multi-grade liquefied gas/chemical/products carriers

M. Bockenhauer, Germanischer Lloyd, Hamburg

An overview of the design features of the self-supporting prismatic tank system (SPB) LNG carrier

T. Fujitani, Y. Okumura, A. Ando, T. Nagano, E. Aoki,

K. Yamakawa & A. Abe, H.H.I. Co. Ltd., Tokyo, Japan

Experiences and results of gas tanker operation with the

CATO on-line computer

Dr.-lng. D. Ackermann & Dipl.-lng. W. Hutmacher, LGA

Gastecnnik GmbH, Rolandseck, Germany FR

Fatigue tests on an LNG carrier tank corner assembly

P. Vercamer & P. Sauve, Gaz de France, St Denis and

R. Lootvoet, Gaz Transport, Trappes, France

Evacuated insulating boxes giving low boil-off for Gaz

Transport methane carriers

E. Flesch, Gaz de France, DETN, Nantes and R. Lootvoet,

Gaz Transport, Trappes, France

Reliability and safety verification of membrane components

M. Huther, P. Anslot and M. Zehri, Bureau Veritas,

Levallois, France

The key to higher loading limits for cargo tanks on LNG carriers — the LGA additional pressure-relieving systems

W. Kolb and H. Boltze, LGA Gastechnik GmbH, Remagen-

Rolandseck, Germany FR

Nitrogen production by membrane separation

Th. Jonannessen, Maritime Protection A/S, Kristiansand,

Norway

Nitrogen producing inert gas plants on board liquefied gas tankers — experiences ana aspects

Dr. L.R. Oellrich, LGI Ingenieurgesellschaft mbH, Bonn,

Germany FR

Inert gas systems on board liquefied gas tankers

H.J. Tepper, Smit Ovens B.V., Nijmegen, The Netherlands

Development of the Sulzer dual fuel diesel engine

B. Engesser, Sulzer Bros. Ltd., Switzerland, T. Imai,

Ishikawajima Harima Heavy Industries Co. Ltd., Japan,

Y. Koyama, Sumitomo Heavy Industries Ltd., Japan, and

K. Takahashi, Nippon Kokan K.K., Japan

Development of a large bore two-cycle diesel engine for

LNG carriers

Y. Terashima, J. Maehara, K. Imanishi, T. Yamada,

Y. Matsumara & Y. Izumi, Mitsubishi H.I. Ltd., Japan

Large diesel engines using high-pressure gas injection technology

O. Grone & P.S. Pedersen, M.A.N.-B&W Diesel A/S

The case for Steam Turbine Propulsion systems, presented by P.E. Larsson, ASEA-Stal, Sweden and J.B. Donnelly,

Foster Wheeler Power Products Ltd., London.

Session 6 PETROCHEMICAL GASES: TRADING

PROSPECTS & DEVELOPMENTS

Chairman: P.R. Mitchell, Consultant, U.K.

Worldwide Movements in the ethylene, propylene and butadiene trades

Dr. D.S. Glass, Chem Systems International Ltd., London

Petrochemical gas shipping developments

J.R. Evans, H. Clarkson & Co. Ltd., London

European/USA petrochemical gases — a producer/con- sumer view

S. Kostering, DSM Polymers and Hydrocarbons Division,

Urmond, Tne Netherlands

Current VCM trade in the Far East/South East Asia and its future

M. Meguriya, Mitsubishi Corporation, Tokyo, Japan

Discussion: The speakers listed above will be joined by

B.K. Markussen, Norwegian Gas Carriers Ltd., Norway and

M. Faveret, Interbras, Brazil for a Panel Discussion.

Session 7 LIQUEFIED GAS TERMINALS AND

STORAGE

Chairman: W. Brumshagen, Managing Director, LGA

Gastechnik GmbH, Rolandseck, Germany FR

The commercial implications in the premium gas market of Calor's underground storage at Humberside

A.G. Acketts, Calor Gas Ltd., Slough, England

A prefeasibility study of offshore production and loading at Tromseflaket

G.L. Kjersem and I. Vik, Norsk Hydro, Bergen, Norway

Offshore terminals for low temperature liquefied gases

H. Pakleppa, LGA GastecniK GmbH, Rolandseck,

Germany FR and P.B. van Berkel, SBM Offshore Systems

More than 20 vears of LNG operations at the GL4.Z (ex-CAMEL) plant

A. Benazzouz & H. Abbou, Sonatrach, Arzew, Algeria

Reception of different quality LNG's in a large storage tank

J.F. Lechat & S. Caudron, Gaz de France

Modular engineering — applications in liquefaction plant design

C.A. Durr & R. Tarakad, M.W. Kellogg Co., Houston

Prestressed concrete/steel tanks for liquefied natural gas storage in the Arabian Gulf

D.M. Morrison, Chicago Bridge and Iron Co. USA

Concrete pressure vessels — the preventive answer to the

Mexico City LPG disaster

H. Bomhard, Dyckerhoff & Widmann, Germany FR

Session 8 GASES AS TRANSPORTATION FUELS

Chairman: T.J. Joyce, T.J. Joyce Associates, USA

European automotive LPG — uncertain times, uncertain future

W.C.F. Arnold, William Arnold Associates Ltd., England

Bangladesh CNG pilot project

A.R. Khan and J.G. Edwards, GDC Inc., Chicago, III., USA

Factors influencing the use of CNG as an automotive fuel

A.J. Zwemmer, Sulzer-Burckhardt, Switzerland

Volkswagen conversions to gaseous fuels: some environmental considerations

R.E. Petsinger, CNG Services of Pittsburgh, Inc. USA

Discussion: The future of gases as automotive fuels

Session 9 TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENTS AND

MATERIALS

Ultrasonic flowmeters for cryogenic mediums

G. de Sorbier, Crouzet SA, Valence, France

HIC resistant steels for gas transportation

S. Genet, C. Perdrix & R. Boulet, Usinor, France

Studded foil made of V2A Nobel steel — a cost-saving alternative to conventional liner systems for concrete LNG storage facilities

S.R. Speidel, Bilfinger + Berger Bau-AG, Germany FR

The determination of low concentrations of water in natural gas by coulemetric Karl Fischer titration

G. Robertson, Petrochem Analysis Ltd., Bedford, England

A new approach to gas detection

H.J. Hubner, Gesellschaft fur Geratebau, Germany FR

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