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Chiles Offshore Executes Letter Of Intent

Chiles Offshore LLC has executed a Letter of Intent for use of Chiles Magellan, the second of its Explorer

Class jackup drilling units, currently under construc- tion at AMFELS shipyard in Brownsville, Texas.

The Letter calls for the drilling of one well in more than 300 ft. (91.4 m) of water in the U.S. Gulf of Mex- ico, which will begin between December 1, 1999 and

April 30,2000, lasting 120 days. The customer also has the option for use of Chiles Magellan, under certain circumstances, to drill additional wells in the same area. The drilling unit will complete final outfitting, ^NORTELBOER

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Telefax: +31 10 429 6459

E-mail: [email protected]

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GALLEY EQUIPMENT SPECIALISTS

FULL LINE GALLEY EQUIPMENT * DESIGN-SALES-INSTALLATION

A (Vide, lidt,. auviim equifcmwt MtomfactuneM, ittclucUtty \ Itt&iHcpi. H&Mtmaoteri. including the extension of the legs from 477 ft. (145.3m) to 544 ft. (165.8 m), for scheduled delivery this September.

Caterpillar To Supply Power For New Rigs

Six diesel-fueled Caterpillar 3616 engines will pro- vide more than 26 MW of safe, reliable electricity to power three technologically-advanced, deepwater semisubmersible drilling rigs from Schlumberger

Desco Forex. Two of these rigs are currently being built at French DCN Brest shipyard, with a third under- going construction at Singapore-based PPL.

Compared to usual semis, Sedco Express is designed with a lower center of gravity, providing more stabili- ty, increased deck load capacity and less noise. Rated at 4.4 MW of continuous power, each engine has been combined to form a completely redundant power sup- ply and distribution system — a main factor required for DPS3 certification.

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EMI Awarded Digital Steering System

Contracts

Engine Monitor, Inc. was granted several new con- tracts to provide its technologically enhanced digital steering system. The system is designed to eliminate systems shock by sending a controlled ramped hydraulic flow to the cylinders, rather than the conven- tional rapid release of flow.

Available with a Built-in-Test-Equipment (BITE) option, this innovation is designed to lower life-cycle costs by improving reliability and ease of trou- bleshooting, while also upgrading the life expectancy of the hoses, cylinders and jockey bar connection pins.

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Kamewa Finland To Supply Thrusters

The deepwater drilling rig, Stena Don is to be fitted with underwater mountable Aquamaster azimuth thrusters manufactured by Kamewa Finland Ltd.

The rig will be constructed by Kvaerner Warnow

Werftin in Germany for delivery to owner Stena Drilling at the begin- ning of 2001.

Specifically designed for under- water mounting/dismounting for modern offshore applications, each thruster in the six piece delivery will hold an input power of 3,300 kW.

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SCHILLER INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION, lOl Eaton St, Suite 300

Hampton, VA 23669

Telephone (757) 727-0700, Fax (757) 727-0993

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Hughes Global Services To

Market ORBCOMM

ORBCOMM, the first commer- cial provider of global low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellite data and mes- saging communications services, has signed a reseller agreement with Hughes Global Services to deliver ORBCOMM's satellite- based communications services to

U.S. government and military cus- tomers. Hughes intends to market the company's two-way communi- cations services under a GSA Fed- eral Technology Service contract.

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