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Intertanko Update

Intertanko Chairman

Testifies Before Senate

Richard du Moulin, chairman of Intertanko, testified before the

Senate Committee on

Environmental and Public Works on June 4, with regards to S. 1730, the Oil Spill Prevention and

Response Improvement Act.

Having stated Intertanko's sup- port for the concepts embodied in

S. 1730, Mr. du Moulin drew attention to Intertanko's concern about Section 101's provisions regarding operational and struc- tural measures.

Section 101 would implement two proposed rules if the U.S.

Coast Guard (USCG) did not issue final rules within the next months.

The USCG proposed a generic, nation-wide underkeel clearance standard in its operational mea- sures rulemaking. Intertanko reportedly believes that determin- ing minimum underkeel clearance requirements is a local USCG issue, and therefore opposes the

USCG proposal and believes S. 1730 offers a better solution to the issue.

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Oceandril Commits Ranger

To Multi-Well Offshore

Program

Oceandril, Inc. has entered into contracts with two Texas-based off- shore exploration companies —

Seagull Energy E&P, Inc. of

Houston and Aviva America, Inc. of Dallas — committing Oceandril

Ranger to a three well workover and well completion program off- shore Louisiana.

Following completion of work for

Seagull at Vermilion Block 75,

Oceandril Ranger will move to

Aviva's Main Pass Block 37 plat- form for a two well workover and completion program.

Oceandril Ranger is a self-pro- pelled, mat-supported, cantilever jackup rig designed for Gulf of

Mexico shallow water well com- pletion and workover service.

Oceandril, Inc. is a Texas corpora- tion providing well completion, workover, project management and rig brokerage services to the offshore energy industry.

Intertanko To Join IACS

Intertanko has been invited to have a seat on the International

Association of Classification

Societies' (IACS) Advisory

Committee, comprising Interna- tional Maritime Organization (IMO) and key industry bodies.

The Committee was formed to oversee the work of IACS.

Restoration of Funding for

USCG VTS 2000 Program

Intertanko is attempting to influ- ence the Senate to restore funding to the VTS 2000 program, elimi- nated in June by the House

Subcommittee on Transportation

Appropriations. VTS 2000 is the

USCG's program for the next gen- eration of vessel traffic systems.

Intertanko will be assisted in its efforts to restore funding by former

Congressman R. Lawrence

Coughlin, who served for 25 years in the House of Representatives before retiring in 1993.

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