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ABS OIL TESTING SERVICES Summary of Fuel Oil Samples analyzed at select ports, September 15,1999 ABS Oil Testing Services is recognized as a global leader in the provision of quality, professional and practical fuel management, fuel analysis and consultancy programs for the marine, offshore and power generation industries. AVERAGE MAX AVERAGE MAX AVERAGE MAX AVERAGE MAX AVERAGE MAX AVERAGE MAX AVERAGE MAX AVERAGE MAX AVERAGE MAX AVERAGE MAX AVERAGE MAX AVERAGE MAX AVERAGE MAX AVERAGE MAX AVERAGE MAX AVERAGE MAX AVERAGE MAX AVERAGE MAX @15c: . V@50c: MCR %: Ash %: . H20 %: D@15C VPC MCR% ASH% H20% V NA AL+SI TSP% 977.2 978.7 973.5 978.1 979.5 984.3 983.3 989.8 969 983.9 989.5 989.6 983.8 989 986.9 989.9 985.6 994 987.8 996.4 985.4 996.6 981.1 989.5 986.4 991 988.6 990.1 980.2 991 988.2 990.9 966.8 989.5 965.2 971 939.4 1009.5 984.2 994.8 983.2 988.3 958.5 960 987.6 993 BALBOA, PANAMA 331.7 14.1 .05 .17 374 14.8 .06 .20 CEUTA, SPAIN 258 10.2 .03 .30 341 11.7 .04 .40 CRISTOBAL, PANAMA 231 12.0 .03 1.16 264 12.7 .05 2.12 DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA 170.6 15.5 .04 .05 192 17.9 .05 .05 FUJAIRAH, UAE 343.8 15.1 .04 .22 464.6 19.9 .20 .60 GENOVA, ITALY 271 10.4 .03 333 12.1 .03 GIBRALTAR, SPAIN 307.9 14.1 .03 371 16.7 .06 GOTHENBURG, SWEDEN 358.6 385 15.8 17.2 .03 .04 HOUSTON, TX 203.4 14.6 .04 340.5 17.9 .09 LISBON, PORTUGAL 312.5 13.1 .03 414 13.8 .04 LOS ANGELES, CA 272.1 10.0 .04 378.4 13.9 .08 MOIN, COSTA RICA 370 14.0 .05 379 16.3 .06 MONTREAL, CANADA 319.8 16.3 .03 373.8 18.2 .04 NEW ORLEANS, LA 204.5 14.4 .03 239.4 16.1 .04 NEW YORK, NY 234.5 11.6 .06 359.1 19.2 .09 NORFOLK, VA 205.6 10.5 .19 268.7 11.7 .52 PIRAEUS, GREECE 339.6 10.8 .02 389 18.1 .04 .18 .25 .12 .15 .12 .70 .09 .20 .10 .15 .30 1.00 .11 .20 .06 .10 .07 .10 .52 .90 .38 .40 .05 .05 PUERTO LA CRUZ,VENEZUELA 299.3 10.8 .04 .07 405 11.4 .04 .10 ROTTERDAM, NETHERLANDS 341.5 474 13.7 18.5 .03 .07 .19 .80 .13 .20 .53 5.80 SEATTLE, WA 374.4 13.4 .03 712.2 17.1 .05 SINGAPORE 337 14.6 .03 405 17.9 .05 SUEZ, EGYPT 306.8 10.8 .03 376 11.4 .05 WILHELMSHAVEN, GERMANY 333 14.4 .05 .20 KEYCODE . .Density at 15 degrees centigrade. .Viscosity at 50 degrees centigrade. Microcarbon Residue %. Ash level in fuel. Percent water in fuel. .07 S%: ... V: .... NA: .. AL+SI: 2.31 2.64 2.89 2.97 2.33 2.44 3.36 3.46 3.16 3.8 3.51 4.53 3.39 3.93 2.38 3.23 3.05 4.17 3.45 3.45 2.51 2.97 1.61 2.14 3.94 4.13 2.68 3.37 2.87 3.35 2.74 3.9 1.96 2.02 3.35 4.47 1.73 2.23 3.46 3.97 3.12 3.32 2.67 2.77 176 243 112 37 134 47 184 18 210 28 156 15 208 22 126 31 170 54 92 18 122 34 172 27 236 54 163 18 214 31 183 208 96 12 274 24 135 10 161 13 110 15 110 19 194 15 291 25 226 9 298 18 130 23 168 80 132 141 133 24 302 69 55 14 71 25 65 10 79 36 167 16 208 22 176 15 296 23 27 0.01 0.01 55 0.02 0.03 15 0.02 0.02 27 0.05 0.05 0.02 0.07 48 0.02 0.02 23 0.02 0.05 22 0.03 0.04 19 0.02 0.04 21 0.01 0.01 0.03 0.1 31 0.01 0.02 36 0.04 0.09 17 0.03 0.05 18 0.05 0.16 19 0.03 0.04 22 0.01 0.04 32 0.01 0.02 26 0.03 0.05 15 0.02 0.03 29 0.03 0.09 25 0.02 0.02 34 0.06 0.1 TSP%: Percent sulfur. Vanadium in ppm. Sodium in ppm. ... .Combination of aluminum .and silicon expressed as ppm. . .Percent total dissolved solids Mobil-Brand Marine Lubricant Service Available Mobil Corporation's affiliates will now offer marine lubricant service to ship-ping companies calling on ports located in the Dominican Republic, Curacao, Aruba and Bonaire. A full range of Mobil-brand marine lubricants is avail-able in 11 ports in the Dominican Republic, as well as the ports of Willem-stad and Bullenbaai in Curacao; Oran-jestad in Aruba and Kralendijk in Bonaire. GlobeOffshore Now Available From Globe Wireless GlobeOffshore, the first fully integrat-ed workboat management system, is now available from Globe Wireless. The system acts as a decision support tool helping to improve vessel utilization, streamline operational and strategic decisions and maximize vessel efficien-cy. Onboard, the GlobeOffshore log cap-tures all types of information ? cargo, operational, crew and passenger, and position. The data is then available to the vessel owner via the Internet. Opera-tional and strategic managers can track their fleet and produce timely reports on vessel activities. GL Area Manager Retires Klaus Muller, area manager of Ger-manischer Lloyd (GL) for China and former head of the Hong Kong branch office, will be retiring effective Novem-ber 30. Muller has been with GL since 1970. Kaplan & Associates Enters Maritime Industry A1 Kaplan, formerly of Harbormaster Marine, announced the formation of Kaplan & Associates, Inc. ? a marine propulsion parts and products manufac-ture/supplier. Propulsion parts, includ-ing gear sets, prop shafts and seal kits are available as well as new and used propulsion units. Keppel Elects New Chair Keppel Corp. Limited and Keppel TatLee Bank Limited have appointed Lim Chee Onn as executive chairman upon the retirement of Sim Kee Boon, effective January 1, 2000. Boon will continue to act as senior advisor to the Keppel Group. Onn holds a BSc in Naval Architecture from the University of Glasgow and a Masters in Public Administration from Harvard Universi-ty. FLOATING PRODUCTION SYSTEMS a series of business reports to be published in August 1999, December 1999 and April 2000 $1,400for the report series Rapidly growing business sector ? 107 floating production units are currently in operation, 21 are on order ? and we see no slowdown of growth in this sector. Our forecast calls for the inventory of operating units to grow 48 to 66 percent between 2000 and 2005, requiring orders for 62 to 84 FPSOs, production semis, TLPs or spars over the next five years. IMA's coverage ? We closely follow this market sector and issue a series of business reports that ? summarize floating production systems in opera-tion, on order and planned ? assess underlying business conditions driving future activity in floating production ? provide details for floating production systems planned, on order and recently delivered ? identify recent developments impacting floater technology and companies Floating Production Systems to Increase 48 to 66 Percent Between 2000-2005 as of the end of each year Contents of the August 1999 Report I. INVENTORY OF CURRENT AND PLANNED FLOATING PRODUCTION SYSTEMS 1. Floating Productions Systems Now in Operation 2. Systems Installed Since September 1996 3. Floating Systems Now on Order 4. Where Floaters are Currently Being Built or Converted 5. Floating Productions Systems Planned or Being Studied II. ANALYSIS OF UNDERLYING MARKET DRIVERS FOR OFFSHORE ACTIVITY 1. World Economy Recovering as Asia Turmoil Recedes 2. Growth in Crude Demand Rebounding 3. Major Producers Adhering to Agreed Cutbacks 4. Excess Stocks to be Drawn Down in the 2nd Half 5. Spot Oil Prices Have Returned to Fall 1997 Levels 6. Recent Developments Are Beginning to Impact E&D 7. What Are the Threats to the Current Recovery? 8. Is The Rise in the Price of Crude Sustainable? III. FORECAST OF ORDERS FOR FLOATING PRODUCTION SYSTEMS THROUGH 2005 1. FPSO Vessels 2. Production Semis 3. Tension Leg Platforms 4. Production Spars IV. ASSESSMENT OF RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 1. Projects in the Planning or Design Stage 2. Floating Systems on Order 3. Systems Recently Installed 4. Equipment Acquisitions and Contract Changes V. TECHNOLOGY AND COMPANIES 1. DeepStar 2. Heated Pipelines 3. Buoy Based Production Unit 4. M&A Continues in the Offshore Sector How to order the report series ? Just fax your order to 1-253-681-7453 or e-mail to [email protected]. Should you wish, call us at 1-202-333-8501 or mail your order to International Maritime Associates ? 700 New Hampshire Ave., NW ? Suite 103 ? Washington, DC 20037 USA. November, 1999 Circle 227 on Reader Service Card 95