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Three Major Beth Steel Programs Highlight New Offerings To The Offshore Industry Bethlehem Steel Corporation of- ficials recently provided an update on three major programs in which the company's marine construction group is involved: • A 64,000-ton-capacitv sectional drydock that will be installed at the firm's new 100-acre repair yard on the Sabine-Neches Ship Channel in Port Arthur, Texas. • A new generation mat-sup- ported offshore jackup rig, named The Bethlehem 600, that can drill in 600-foot water depths. • A tension leg platform (TLP) design incorporating highly ad- vanced offshore oil production tech- nology. David H. Klinges, vice presi- dent of marine construction at Bethlehem, noted that modification work at the company's Beaumont, Texas, yard is nearing completion for the 64,000-ton-capacity drydock, one of the nation's largest, and that the initial construction phase is well underway for the new Sabine Yard where the drydock will be moored. Work required by Bethlehem to prepare the site at the Sabine Yard included dredging some two million cubic yards of material from Plea- sure Island in Port Arthur, erection of an office facility, rerouting of two miles of Texas Highway 82, develop- ing a parking area and construction of an electrical power substation. The eight-section, ex-U.S. Navy drydock (built during World War II) was transported from Pearl Har- Wood Joins Nicor Marine As Manager Of New Sales Office In Lafayette, La. A1 Wood has joined Nicor Ma- rine Inc. as manager of the compa- ny's newly opened LaFayette, La., sales office. Mr. Wood was employed as sales representative for two major off- shore service companies from 1980- 85. He is a member of the Interna- tional Association of Drilling Con- tractors and American Petroleum Institute. LiCausi Establishes New Boiler Consultant Firm A.C. LiCausi, Inc., a marine and industrial boiler consultant firm serving the maritime and industrial boiler user, has been formed in New Orleans, La., by A.C. LiCausi, president of the firm. A 1951 graduate of Stevens Insti- tute of Technology, Mr. LiCausi was Foster Wheeler Boiler Corpora- tion's manager-marine sales, Gulf Coast and Southwest regions, as well as product manager, marine marketing and sales for all Foster Wheeler Boiler Corporation's ma- rine activities. Mr. LiCausi's experience and responsibilities have spanned the bor, Hawaii, to the Gulf aboard the heavy-lift vessels Dyvi Tern and Dyvi Tial, each carrying four sec- tions. The sections were then brought by tugboat to Bethlehem's Beaumont yard for modification and reactivation. Following comple- tion of the work, the drydock sec- tions will be towed downriver to the Sabine Yard where they will be joined in a configuration to meet customer requirements. The dry- dock is now owned by the Port of Port Arthur, with whom Bethlehem has an operating agreement. During the 40 years the drydock was idle it was kept in a state of preserved lay-up. A dehumidifying system kept all interior space mois- ture-free to prevent the formation of rust, and all machinery was coated with a protective compound. Cathodic protection was provided for the hull of the drydock sections below water and paint was applied to the above-water portions of the units. For rigs, the eight sections can be arranged in two side-by-side bat- teries of four sections each. This provides a clear docking area of 413 by 362 feet. To accommodate drill- ships, as many as eight sections can be lined up in tandem for a clear docking area of 829 by 122 feet. The new drydock will have enough lifting power and size capac- ity to service any mobile offshore unit working in the Gulf, including jackups (mat-supported or indepen- field of marine and naval auxiliary, waste heat, and main propulsion boilers, from proposal preparation to guarantee claims settlement, in- cluding design, erection, service, sea trials, problem analysis and con- tract negotiation. He has conducted business with shipowners, ship- builders, and naval architects throughout the U.S. in addition to Navsea, MarAd, SupShips, USCG, MSC, and ABS on both the local and national level. His services are offered to these areas as well as to the maritime legal community. Other experience includes coal- fired fluidized bed boilers, munici- pal solid waste disposal, commercial incineration, and cogeneration. Mr. LiCausi is a member of the Propeller Club, Port of New Or- leans, The Society of Naval Archi- tects and Marine Engineers, and the American Society of Naval Engi- neers. He is a past chariman of the Pascagoula Section of ASNE, has authored technical papers, bolds several marine boiler patents and has been a guest speaker at marine society meetings across the coun- try. Mr. LiCausi's office is located at 5366 Tullis Drive, New Orleans, La. 70114 (P.O. Box 1741, Gretna, La. 70053). The telephone number is (504) 393-0093. dent-leg), semisubmersibles, sub- mersibles and drillships. If needed, the Beaumont Yard's 500-ton-ca- pacity derrick barge can be placed into service at the Sabine Yard as a supplement to the smaller cranes that are part of the drydock units. In addition to electrical generat- ing equipment, utility capacity, and cranes, the dock is equipped with machine, carpenter and electrical shops, and has more than 28,000 square feet of potential office and shop space in the wing walls. Mr. Klinges said the new Sabine Yard will have greater flexibility than any other rig repair facility in the Gulf area. Since it is located only eight nautical miles upstream from the anchorage at Sabine Pass and there are no bridges to restrict marine traffic, it will provide easy access from and to the Gulf of Mexi- co. Employment at the new yard could grow to approximately 750 in the initial development phase, ac- cording to Mr. Klinges, with addi- tional employment opportunities as phases two and three are imple- mented. The Bethlehem 600 Since introduction of The Bethle- hem 600 last year, a number of mod- ifications and refinements have been made in response to customer requirements expressed during Bethlehem's presentations to repre- sentatives of oil companies and drilling contractors. The cantilever mat jackup, the world's largest unit of this type, is designed for work in hostile envi- ronments and for long periods in remote areas where resupply may be difficult. It has been estimated that The Bethlehem 600 will be able to Secretary Dole Appoints W.A. Creelman Deputy Maritime Administrator Secretary of Transportation Elizabeth Hanford Dole recent- ly announced her intent to appoint William A. Creelman as Deputy Maritime Administrator for Inland Waterways and the Great Lakes. Mr. Creelman, now a private consultant, retired this past spring as president of National Marine Service, Inc., St. Louis, Mo., one of the largest carriers of bulk liquids on the inland waterways. "Mr. Creelman will bring to this position a wealth of maritime expe- rience, especially in waterways transportation," Secretary Dole said. "He will be a strong addition to my management team in the Mari- time Administration." Marine Data Systems Symposium Issues Final Call For Papers The Gulf Coast Section of the Marine Technology Society, spon- sor of the Marine Data Systems International Symposium to be held in New Orleans April 30-May 2, 1986, invites abstracts of papers to be considered for presentation at work in more than one million square miles of prospective oil pro- ducing regions throughout the world, with water depths ranging from 250 to 600 feet (an area nearly double that of the Gulf of Mexico, spread out along the coastlines of the world). TLP Program Bethlehem entered the TLP (ten- sion leg platform) market with the signing of a licensing agreement with Fluor Engineers, Inc. that as- signs Bethlehem exclusive rights on TLPs designed by Fluor for installa- tion on the Gulf and East Coasts of North and South America and the Caribbean. In commenting on the agreement, Mr. Klinges said: "Our objective is to work together to de- sign, fabricate, outfit and install a TLP in the Gulf of Mexico." Assisting Mr. Klinges at the news update were Sherman C. Perry, general manager of Bethle- hem's Beaumont, Texas, yard; Richard E. Blackinton, general manager, operations and facilities; Frank Richardson, manager of the new Sabine Yard under con- struction on Pleasure Island, Port Arthur, Texas. Mr. Klinges concluded that de- spite current depressed conditions in the industry, "We're confident that we are in a good position to ser- vice our customers with the facilities and the technological know-how that they require. As business im- proves we will be able to build to satisfy the special requirments of the oil patch." For free literature on Bethlehem Steel's new programs, Circle 14 on Reader Service Card that meeting. Deadline for submission of ab- stracts is October 15, 1985. For fur- ther information contact Ray Can- ada, National Data Buoy Center, Building 1100, NSTL, Miss. 39529; (601) 688-2806. LaChance Elected Vice President Of Phillips Cartner & Company John A. Cartner, chairman of Phillips Cartner & Company, Inc. of Alexandria, Va., an engineering, naval architecture, and consulting firm, has announced the appoint- ment of Robert W. LaChance as a vice president of the firm. He will assume responsibility military logis- tics and transportation activities. Prior to joining Phillips Cartner, Mr. LaChance served as a princi- pal engineer in the Logistics Sup- port Laboratory of the U.S. Army's Belvoir Research and Development Center. In that position he served as the Army's technical authority on containers, flatracks, and refriger- ated intermodal equipment. Prior to that, he was engineering manager for Line Fast Corporation, where he supervised the design of ISO and intermodal containers, securing sys- tems, and material-handling equip- ment. 36 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News
