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Pool Energy Makes Several

Offshore Investments

Pool Energy Services Co. announced letters of intent for two international transactions. It entered into a letter of intent to acquire the 51 percent interest (that it does not already own) in its

Malaysia joint venture, Antah

Drilling Sdn. Bhd. Antah

Drilling's assets include a state-of- the-art, 2,000-hp platform drilling rig and a platform workover rig.

The platform drilling rig is sched- uled to commence operations off- shore Australia in the third quar- ter of 1996 for Esso Australia Ltd. under a three-year contract. The platform workover rig is currently working offshore Malaysia for Esso

Production Malaysia Inc.

The company has also entered into a letter of intent to acquire a 51 percent interest in a newly formed Argentinian corporation that will own and operate nine land drilling rigs and 11 land workover rigs. The two transac- tions are subject to, among other things, the negotiation of definitive agreements. "In addition to the scheduled commencement of operation of a 2,000-hp platform drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico in the third quarter of this year, the recently announced an agreement to acquire the operating assets of

Western Oil Well Service Co., and the recently consummated pur- chase of our partner's interest in

Pool Santana Limited, the transac- tions announced should also enhance the company's results in the future," said Jim

Jongebloed, chairman, president and CEO.

Company Initiates Cruise

Operation Between

California And Mexico

International Basic Resources,

Inc.'s subsidiary, Ensenada

Cruiseport Village, S.A. de C.V., has entered into a memorandum of understanding with Piscadera

Management Co. N.V. for the com- mencement of daily cruise ship ser- vice between San Diego and

Ensenada, Baja California,

Mexico.

Piscadera, a Netherlands Antilles company with hotel and gaming operations in Curacao, has con- cluded negotiations to charter its first cruise ship and expects to begin daily service between San

Diego and Ensenada on August 1, 1996. The ship's activities will include gaming as well as food and beverage service.

Ensenada Cruiseport Village has received the approval of the

Ensenada Port Authority for a con- ceptual master plan for a cruise- port village in Ensenada, designed to simultaneously accommodate four of the largest cruise ships.

The daily cruise service is expect- ed to generate at least 340 port calls per year at Cruiseport

Ensenada.

Ensenada Cruiseport Village,

S.A. de C.V. has agreed to enter into the five-year agreement with

Piscadera Management Co., N.V for joint promotional activities for the daily service and passenger activities during Cruiseport

Ensenada port calls, in addition to the daily cruise service.

Steamers' Charters Latest

Containership

Steamers Maritime Holdings

Limited has chartered its latest containership to Swiss-based main line operator Norasia. The 605-

TEU Rajah Brooke will be plying in the Arabian Gulf during the one- year charter, which was scheduled to commence in June. Classed by

Germanischer Lloyd, Rajah Brooke is equipped with two 40-MT cranes and 50 reefer points for refrigerat- ed containers. The 7,800-dwt ship, capable of a speed of 16.5 knots, has three cargo holds fitted with foldable hatch covers. Rajah

Brooke is the first in a series of ves- sels ordered by Steamers in its new initiative to invest in container feeder ships. The company has an additional eight container vessels under construction for delivery in 1997 and 1998.

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