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Bath Iron Works Awarded $40M Navy Contract

The U.S. Navy has awarded Bath Iron

Works, a subsidiary of General

Dynamics, a $40 million modification to a previously awarded contract for DDG 51 and FFG 7 Class planning yard serv- ices. Bath Iron Works will provide engi- neering and design services and logis- tics support for maintenance, modern- ization and repair of DDG 51 and FFG 7

Class ships. Work will be performed in

Bath, Maine, and is expected to be com- pleted by September 2004.

CSC Wins $27M Navy

Training Order

Computer Sciences Corporation has received a task order from the Navy

Program Executive Officer for

Integrated Warfare Systems (PEO IWS) to develop shiphandling simulators and provide enhanced instructional support.

The task order, which has one base year and four one-year options, has an esti- mated value to CSC exceeding $27 mil- lion if all options are exercised.

BP Exercises Option for

Leiv Eiriksson

Ocean Rig announces that BP

Exploration (Angola) Limited has exer- cised the fourth option well under the present contract in Angola for Leiv

Eiriksson. This well, which will last for an estimated 50 days, will be drilled in a sequence with the previously announced third option under the contract, together estimated to employ the rig until early

December 2003. Ocean Rig owns and operates two of the worlds largest and most modern drilling-rigs, built for ultra deep waters and extreme weather condi- tions. The units are currently operating in Angola and off the east coast of

Canada.

GlobalSantaFe Announces 3Q Earnings

GlobalSantaFe Corp. reported net income for the third quarter ended

September 30. 2003, of $15.1 million, or $0.06 per diluted share, on revenues of $458.1 million, as compared to net income of $75.0 million, or $0.32 per diluted share, on revenues of $514.4 million for the same quarter in 2002.

Revenues for the third quarter of 2003 were down by $56.3 million compared to the third quarter of the previous year as a result of a $73.4 million decline in revenues from the contract drilling seg- ment, offset by a $17.1 million increase in revenues from the drilling manage- ment services and the oil and gas seg-

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