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Acadian Marine Names Vorenkamp Vice Pres.-Operations will provide the project manager and additional supervisory personnel. Headquarters of the management team will be the offices of Taylor- Woodrow Construction in Southall. Signal Oil and Gas is operator for the Halibut Group, which includes Champlin Petroleum Co., (U.K.), Santa Fe Minerals (U.K.) Inc., United Canso Oil and Gas (U.K.) Ltd., Tricentrol North Sea Ltd., and Charterhouse Securities Ltd. U.S. Lines Names Veltre Coordinator Eastern Division Joseph M. Veltre has been ap- pointed Eastern Division Coordi- nator of United States Lines, ac- cording to an announcement by William J. Keely, vice president- Eastern Division. In his new post, Mr. Veltre will organize and operate a Divisional Information and Coordination Cen- ter that will assist Mr. Keely in effectively coordinating sales, con- tainer, terminal and vessel activi- ties in the division. Mr. Veltre, who joined the com- pany in 1970, has been manager of corporate marketing. Previous- ly, he held management positions with American Export Isbrandtsen Lines. Steffan B. Vorenkamp Steffan (Steve) B. Vorenkamp has been named vice president-op- erations of Acadian Marine Serv- ice, Inc., New Orleans, La. Active in various aspects of the marine industry since 1941, Mr. Vorenkamp has served as opera- tions manager for Santa Fe Inter- national Corp., vice president and general manager for Halter Marine Services, Inc., and marine super- intendent and principal drill rig mover for Ocean Drilling and Ex- ploration Co. (ODECO). He has al- so served as an independent consultant on offshore supply boat construction methods. Mr. Vorenkamp studied mechani- cal engineering at the University of California-Berkeley, and has completed several specialized ma- rine and oil industry schools. He is the author of "The Finer Points of Submersible Barge Moving." His brother, Capt. Rudy Voren- kamp, is executive vice president of Acadian Marine Service, an in- ternational marine transportation company serving the oil field and construction industries. Signal Oil Selects Taywood-Santa Fe For North Sea Drilling Signal Oil and Gas Co., Ltd. has selected Taywood-Santa Fe as proj- ect manager for the initial drilling and production facilities in Thistle Field in the North Sea. Taywood-Santa Fe is a joint ven- ture formed by Taylor Woodrow Construction Ltd. of Southall, Mid- dlesex, England, together with a sub- sidiary of Santa Fe International Corporation, Orange, Calif. Taywood-Santa, Fe will provide procurement services and will co- ordinate the engineering, fabrication and installation of a drilling and production platform in Block 211/18 in the U.K. Sector. The platform, designed to handle production of 200,000 barrels a day, is planned for installation in approx- imately 530 feet of water during the 1976 construction season. Thistle Field, 100 miles northeast of the Shetland Islands, is the north- ernmost field yet discovered in the North Sea. It is scheduled to begin commercial production in 1977. Santa Fe Engineering Services, a division of Santa Fe International, Patent Scaffolding Co. The dependable service company g PATENT SCAFFOLDING CO. 2125 Center Avenue, Fort Lee, N.J. 07024 4 DIVISION OF Photo is illustrative only. Products must be used in conformity with safe practices and applicable codes and regulations. liarsco When ships call for climbing Climb the dependable way with Patent Scaffolding Co.'s Motorized Swinging Scaffolds When you have to climb up the hull or down the hold for construction or maintenance work, depend on air or electric powered "Cable Climber18" Motorized Swinging Scaffolds to put you exactly where you want to be, quickly. You can also depend on the many years of experience of the Patent Scaffolding men who will recommend and supply the right equipment and accessories to do your job most efficiently. And to give you instruc- tions on how to use it productively. More than 30 branch offices and ware- houses located throughout the country are staffed with experts who are available to you for technical assistance, maintenance services and consultation. Stocks of spare parts are normally available at every office. Whether your job calls for a platform, a work basket or a bosun's chair, you can depend on "Cable Climber" Motorized Swinging Scaffolds. For more details write for Bulletin CC 11R, Patent Scaffolding Co., 2125 Center Avenue, Fort Lee, N.J. 07024. June 1, 1974 15
