Construction on a self-propelled work barge for Gulf Energy & Minerals Company U.S. has been completed by the Marine Services Division of Geosource Inc., Harvey, La.
According to Marine Services Division vice president and general manager D.M. Gordon, Geosource performed a complete turnkey operation, including providing and installing all equipment for the new 90-foot by 28- foot by 5-foot 6-inch barge.
The Marine Services Division (formerly known as the Shipyard Division) of Geosource Inc. provides repair, c o n s t r u c t i o n and modification services for barges, dredges, inland drilling barges, tenders and other vessels, as well as drilling rig equipment repair.
The division has two locations on the Harvey Canal near New Orleans, La., and one on the Intracoastal Canal at Morgan City, La.
For a copy of the Marine Services Division complete capability portfolio, write to Dan M.
Gordon, Marine Services Division, Geosource Inc., P.O. Box 24, Harvey, La. 70059.
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