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Raymond Unit Sells Jackup Barge To Abu Dhabi Firm For $7.25 Million A unit of Raymond Interna- tional Inc. of Houston, Texas, re- cently sold a jackup construction barge to National Petroleum Con- struction Company, Ltd., an Abu Dhabi firm, for $7.25 million. The Regulus, built in 1976, is a 230-foot jackup barge with living quarters for 84 persons. It has been stationed in the Arabian Gulf since last year serving as an ac- commodations and maintenance vessel for National Petroleum Construction Company's work in the Zakum field. The Regulus was owned by Raymond International Builders (Liberia) Inc., a wholly- owned subsidiary of Raymond In- ternational Inc. Chinese Plant Receives Manufacturing License For M.A.N.-B&W Diesel Engines Under an agreement concluded recently between the China State Shipbuilding Corporation and the M.A.N. Maschinenfabrik Augsburg-Nurnberg Aktiengesell- schaft, Augsburg Works, the Xinzhong Power Machine Plant in Shanghai has been granted a li- cense to manufacture medium- speed four-stroke engines in the 300-4,000-kw power range. The engines are suitable for in- stallation in ships, as main pro- pulsion engines for river vessels, and as auxiliary engines for ship- board electricity generation. They can also be used in stationary plants in combination with gener- ators as stand-by generating sets or for smaller solo-operation power stations. The first three medium-speed 5- cylinder diesel engines (612 hp/ 450 kw at 900 rpm), which were assembled at Xinzhong from parts delivered from M.A.N.'s Augsburg plant recently passed testbed trials. Jacobs Elected To Society Of Marine Consultants R.D. Jacobs, president of R.D. Jacobs and Associates of Roscoe, 111., has been elected to member- ship in the Society of Marine Con- sultants of New York City. The so- ciety is organized to advance the professionalism of its members and to provide the maritime industry with a reliable source of profes- sionally qualified consultants with marine expertise. Consulting services are provided by the Jacobs firm in a wide range of marine activity such as design, operational studies, repair prob- lems, supervision services in both construction and repair work, damage surveys, diesel engine op- erations, ships service and diesel generator sets. For more information on R. D. 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