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Ocean Drilling And Two Australian Firms In Rig Partnership Ocean Drilling & Exploration Company has announced that it has entered into a joint venture agree- ment with two Australian interests, who will share ownership in one ODECO rig currently working in Australian waters and another pre- sently under construction in Aus- tralia. The two firms participating with ODECO in the joint venture are Ampol Petroleum Ltd. (Ampol), and Australian Industry Develop- ment Corporation (AIDC). Ampol is the leading Australian-owned in- tegrated oil company, and AIDC was established by the Australian Government to foster development of Australian industry. Under terms of the agreement, the two Australian companies to- gether will contribute approxima- tely $21 million, with each acquir- ing a 25 percent interest in the two drilling rigs. The rigs are the semi- submersible Ocean Digger, present- ly working off Western Australia, and the self-propelled semi submer- sible Ocean Endeavour, which is presently under construction in Western Australia. Ocean Drilling & Exploration Company's newest drilling rig, the Ocean Kokuei, has completed a 15,000-mile propulsion-assisted tow from Japan to the North Sea, where it has begun a drilling program for Burmah Oil (North Sea) Ltd. The big new self-propelled semi- submersible unit has spudded its first well in Block 3/3 of the United Kingdom Sector of the North Sea, according to James L. Kilpatrick, ODECO senior vice president of drilling. In completing the journey to its new location, the Ocean Kokuei covered the distance in 90 days, much of it under its own power, Mr. Kilpatrick said. The addition of the new vessel to ODECO's North Sea drill fleet makes a total of seven rigs working there, the largest number of any offshore drilling contractor. The Ocean Kokuei is 320 feet by 266 feet, has a rated water depth of 600 feet afloat and drilling depth of 25,000 feet, with 7,000 diesel-elec- tric horsepower and modern quar- ters for 81 personnel. It joins another recently com- pleted rig of its class in the North Sea, the Ocean Rover, which was built in New Orleans, La., and went to work for Phillips Petroleum Co. at the end of the summer. The Ocean Kokuei was built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. at Hiroshima, Japan. Armco Catalog Offers New Data On Cryogenic Steels Armco Steel Corporation has just published a comprehensive 20-page engineering catalog comparing nickel steels, aluminum, and stainless steels for cryogenic containment. Extensive data is given for Armco 9% nickel steel and for CRYONIC 5 (5% nic- kel steel) developed for use in cryo- genic applications. The catalog also provides material properties, notch and fracture toughness, fatigue, weld- ing and availability. Armco-developed CRYONIC 5 provides basically the same strength and notch toughness as higher alloyed 8% or 9% nickel steels, but costs approximately 20 percent less. It is designed for transporting, storing and processing liquefied gases such as ethane, ethylene, methane (LNG) and oxygen. For a copy of the catalog, titled "Cryogenic Steels for Exceptional Performance," write to Armco Steel Corporation, P.O. Box 723, Houston, Texas 77001. Atlantic Richfield Names Kollar Manager Marine Engineering Atlantic Richfield Company, 260 South Broad Street, Philadelphia, Pa. 19101, has announced the ap- pointment of Walter L. Kollar as manager, marine engineering and repair, with headquarters at Fort Mifflin, Pa. He formerly was super- visor of marine inspection at the Fort Mifflin Marine Terminal. A native of Brooklyn, N.Y., Mr. Kollar joined the Sinclair Oil Cor- poration (now Atlantic Richfield) in 1946 as an engineer. Houttuin-Pompen B.V. Sophialaan 4 - Utrecht The Netherlands Telephone 441644 Telex 47280 Just a matter of having a chat with Houttuin-Pumps . . . about the new Series 211 pumps. It just so happens that these pumps have a from 30 to 50 p.c. larger capacity. You might even be better off with a smaller pump in your particular application. This means a smaller investment, which in turn has a favourable influence on your profits. Being of optimal this vertical pump - specially designed for use as luboil pump for marine diesel engines - also has the advantage of greater stability. Thus less vibration. The fact that have fully maintained the attractive features of earlier pumps is not likely to surprise anybody. An absolute lifetime and If you use screw pumps, your figures could look better. exceptionally reliable service are properties to which few people will object. Having specialized in screw pumps ever since 1929, it's no coincidence that this Series 211 screw pump is likewise a Houttuin product. To pumpmakers like Houttuin specialization means presenting better and better pumps. Better in two respects: construction and price. A sales organization adapted to world-wide shipbuilding advises on selection and application. 18 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News
