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MARINE FINANCE
Oceaneering Completes
Offshore Heavy Lift
Program
Oceaneering International, Inc. has successfully completed a major offshore heavy lift program aboard floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel Safiro
Producer. The heavy lifts were performed with the FFOSI on sta- tion and operating offshore
Equatorial Guinea, West Africa, with minimal interruption to pro- duction as part of the Phase 2 development of Zafiro Field for operator Mobile Equatorial Guinea
Inc. (MEGI).
Serving as project manager for the Phase 2 modifications to the
FPSO within an integrated Mobile- led team, Oceaneering managed the fabrication and offshore instal- lation of 10 modules with an over- all total weight of 3,000 tons. Five main lifts, ranging in weight from 300 to 830 tons, set modules for seawater treatment, water injec- tion, turbine generators, turbine fuel gas compression and a three- story quarters with accommoda- tions for 58 people were also installed . Lifts were performed by heavy lift derrick barge Pearl
Marine, operated by SaiBOS.
Austal Wins Contract From
Turkish Interest
Austal Ships has won a contract to supply two 282-ft. (86-m) Auto
Express high-speed vehicle/pas- senger catamarans to leading
Turkish fast ferry operator
Istanbul Deniz Otobusleri. The vessels are the first of their design in the Auto Express range. The first vessel, Adnan Menderes, was launched in April and the sec- ond is scheduled for delivery in
December.
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Bardex Scores Another
Deepwater System Contract
Bardex Industries has been cho- sen by R&B Falcon to provide a riser centralizer system and cen- tral hydraulic power units for an ultra-deepwater drillship. Bardex recently won contracts for the sup- ply of the same type of equipment for Deepwater Pathfinder and
Deepwater Frontier, each owned by separate joint ventures between
Conoco and R&B Falcon. All three
June, 1998 drillships are designed for opera- tions in water depths up to 10,000 ft. (3,048 m).
Shipment of the equipment under this latest contract will be
ABS certified and delivered later this year.
YVC To Take Over
Wilton-Fijenoord Shipyard
Yssel-Vliet Combinatic (YVC) has undergone negotiations with
RDM Technology Holding and
Wilton-Fijenoord Holding concern- ing the takeover of the repair yard
Wilton-Fijenoord at Schiedam.
Once this transaction occurs, YVC will conduct the ship repair, con- version and silencer fabrication at the Schiedam yard. 1938 - 1998
ON COURSE FOR OPTIMAL EFFICIENCY
A ship is operated as a business. That means efficient installations are as cru- cial on board as anywhere else. High technology, high precision, low mainte- nance equipment leads to lower running costs.
For 60 years VAF Instruments has delivered excellent measuring and control instruments for the shipping, shipbuilding, offshore and process industries. Our ISO 9001 certified organization can ^ rely on a worldwide network of sales and service points in more than 50 countries.
Four VAF tools leading to cost reductions
Fuel meters. Accurate and multi-functional, both for bunkering and fuel consumption.
S Viscotherm®. Fully automatic fuel viscosity con- trol systems. Improve the overall performance of your power plant.
Palco® Torque Measuring Systems. Continuously measure shaft power in proportion to fuel con- sumption.
Oilcon® oil-in-water monitors. Ensure compliance with MARPOL legislation, continuous measure- ment of oil content in ballast water.
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Tel +31 78 6 18 31 00. Fax +31 78 6 17 70 68.
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