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pounds, along with a new motion compensator to maintain constant weight despite vertical motion of the vessel; •Installtion of a top drive drilling system; •Installation of a horizontal drill pipe racking system capable of handling 30,000 ft. of pipe; •Installation of a marine riser handling system on the main deck; and •Upgrade of the dynamic position- ing system (DPS) with the addition of four new retractable thrusters to allow for long-term stabiltiy in extreme weather conditions. The

DPS utilizes a global positioning system and power managment sys- tem which maintain the vessel's location without the use of heavy anchoring equipment.

The Glomar Explorer project brings to four the number of major drillship conversion performed at

Atlantic Marine in the last two years.

The three privious vessels were

Transocean Offshore Discoverer 534 and Discoverer Seven Seas, and Diamond Offshore Ocean

Clipper.

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Moeller To Buy

Three Gas Vessels

A.P. Moeller reportedly entered an agreement with Norway's

Westfal-Larsen to buy their

Westgas gas carrier fleet of three 15,000-cu.-m. capacity vessels.

The ships were all built in the early 1990s, and are expected to join Moeller's fleet in the next six months. Moeller reported the deal meant it would also take over

Westfal-Larsen's newbuilding con- tracts for two 20,500-cu.-m. capac- ity gas carriers scheduled for deliv- ery from Japan's Mitsui

Engineering & Shipbuilding Co.

Ltd. later this year.

Moeller already has four vessels of the same capacity.

Ceanic Acquires

Dynamically Positioned

Vessel

American Oilfield Divers, Inc. d/b/a Ceanic has entered into a definitive purchase agreement with Edison Chouest Offshore,

L.L.C. for the acquisition of

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DSVSS Laney Chouest. This 240- ft. (73.1-m) vessel is a dynamically positioned special service vessel with accommodations for 54 per- sons and features an 85,000-lb. A- frame and two five-ton cranes.

Ceanic expects to add this vessel to its Gulf of Mexico fleet for ROV support and other remote inter- vention services. The company currently operates 21 vessels, 16 of which are in the Gulf of Mexico.

Laney Chouest is scheduled for delivery to Ceanic in the fourth quarter of 1998, when its exiting time charter on the West Coast expires.

This transaction is subject to precedent conditions, including satisfactory inspection and deliv- ery of the vessel in Louisiana. "We are excited about adding this dynamically positioned vessel to our Gulf of Mexico fleet, as it reflects our commitment to expand our deepwater intervention ser- vices," stated Rod Stanley, presi- dent and CEO of Ceanic. The company intends to rename the vessel Ceanic Legend.

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