IMS Issues New Rules
egulating Platform
emoval
As the major oil companies at-
impt to sell their Gulf of Mexico
iases to independent operators, the
jderal government has activated
ules requiring the new operators to
ost cash or cash equivalent collat-
ral with the government to insure
iltimate platform removal and site
emediation.
Haunted by the spectre of bank-
rupt companies' derelict platforms
•emaining indefinitely on inactive
lelds, the Minerals Management
Service (MMS) of the Department
)f the Interior can and has blocked
the sale of certain properties if the
buyer is not of a sufficient size, or
does not have sufficient collateral in
place, to insure removal of the plat-
form after production ceases.
Appropriate collateral is deemed
to be a cash escrow account, a pool of
government securities, a perfor-
mance and payment bond, or, in the
case of larger companies, self insur-
ance equal to the anticipated cost.
The use of an appropriate perfor-
mance bond or contractor guaran-
tee provided by one of the larger
marine contractors is one way to
solve the impasse, according to Eric
Smith of McDermott, Inc. Large
offshore contractors, who are not
typically working interest owners
or operators of offshore oil or gas
fields, can use their financial
strength to satisfy the government
requirement, supporting the trans-
fer of the lease and helping to break
up the logjams at MMS.
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new design features, longer service
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The new features include a rede-
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SNAME Prepares For
Centennial Celebration
The Society of Naval Architects
and Marine Engineers (SNAME)
will hold its Centennial Meeting
celebration on September 14-19,
1993, at The New York Hilton and
Towers, in New York City.
This celebration of SNAME's
100th birthday will be composed of
many activities, including a techni-
cal and social program. Two books -
one a comprehensive historical trea-
tise covering the past 50 years of the
marine industry, and the other
chronicling 100 years of activities of
the Society - are being prepared for
distribution at the meeting. The
International Maritime Exposition
will be held concurrently with the
Centennial Meeting.
New Munson Catalog
Displays Range Of
Aluminum Workboats
Demonstrating that Munson
Manufacturing has models and con-
figurations for virtually any pur-
pose, the Volume 12 Munson cata-
log of aluminum work boats is now
available.
With a new, full color format, the
72-page catalog features Munson's
Hammerhead, Hammercat and
Seasled lines.
Munson Manufacturing offers a
full line of industrial and utility ves-
sels, including emergency response,
oil pollution control, passenger, pi-
lot, cargo, dive, survey, patrol and
fishing vessels. These models are
available in lengths from 21- to 72-
feet and can be outfitted in a wide
variety of ways.
For a copy of the newest Munson
Manufacturing catalog,
Circle 77 on Reader Service Card
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