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GULF OF MEXICO REPORT YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU COULD BE SAVING... Thordon Bearings Inc. offers two Hff1 , 3% _ environmentally friendly stem f & H tube bearing systems that IT? ~' '*u save shipowners money. Both the sealed Thor-Lube and open water lubricated COMPAC systems last longer, offer lower friction and install faster. And because they're pollution free, the fines and delays imposed on ships with leaking stem tubes are totally eliminated. So, for your next new build or conversion project, callThordon.You'll prevent pollution, and save money. After all, we swim in the oceans, too. .905.335.1440 Electro-Watt Utility Services, Inc. CALIFORNIA (North) Tel.: (925) 778-7405 Fax: (925) 778-5916 Email: electro-watt@bigfoot.com Pacific Marine & Industrial CALIFORNIA (South) Tel.: (619) 674-1214 Fax: (619) 674-1216 Email: cewats@cts.com Coppedge Marine Inc. FLORIDA Tel.: (904) 398-9586 Fax: (904) 398-0373 Toll Free: 1-800-329-9586 Email: coppedge@coppedgemarine.com Marine Industries Corp. INDIANA Tel: (812) 283-5603 Fax: (812) 283-9628 Toll Free: 1-800-733-3130 Email: mic@aye.net Johnson Packings & Industrial Products, Inc. MAINE Tel.: (207) 797-9212 Fax: (207) 797-? Email: sales@johnpak.com Johnson Packings & Industrial Products, inc. MASSACHUSETTS Tel.: (413) 525-5555 Fax: (413) 525-! Email: sales@johnpak.com Mechanical Supply Inc. MICHIGAN Tel.: (906) 789-0355 Fax: (906) 789-t Toll Free: 1-800-331-1057 American Ship Repair Co. Inc. NEW YORK Tel.: (718) 435-5570 Fax: (718) 871-< Emaii: asrny@aol.com Avalon Marine Ltd. NOVA SCOTIA Tel.: (902) 456-1381 Fax: (902) 462-1004 Email: avalon@ican.net Bates Unlimited & Associates. Inc. TEXAS Tel.: (281) 367-4312 Fax: (281) 367-4326 Toll Free: 1-800-367-9048 Email: buai@infohwy.com BDI Technologies QUEBEC Tel.: (514) 364-0808 Fax: (514) 364-0454 Email: patrick@bdi-canada.com Seal-Pro Technology Group VIRGINIA Tel.: (804) 452-2777 Fax: (804) 452-4809 Pacific Marine Equipment Inc. WASHINGTON Tel.: (206) 281-9841 Fax: (206) 281-9843 Email: pmesea@aol.com Thordon Offices: CALIFORNIA Tel.: (805) 399-7161 Fax: (805) 399-7189 Email: bill@thordon.com TEXAS Tel.: (281) 334-6118 Fax: (281) 538-1924 Email: ataylor@thordonbearings.com FOR OTHER THORDON DISTRIBUTORS CONTACT Thordon Bearings Inc.. ONTARIO Tel.: (905) 335-1440 Fax: (905) 335-4033 Email: info@thordonbearings.com or more information on attend- ng, write to Clean Gulf, c/o ummit Registration Services, 220 Blalock Rd., Ste. 320, "ouston, Texas 77055; tel: (713) 63-5930; fax: (713) 463-6427; mail: registration@sum- itreg.com Dresser Industries, Inc. par- ticipated in drilling a significant crude oil and natural gas discovery in Anadarko Petroleum Corp.'s subsalt exploration program. This discovery — Tanzanite — is locat- ed in the Gulf of Mexico at Eugene Island South Addition Block 346 in 314 ft. of water about 75 miles off- shore Louisiana. For the second year in a row, Halter Marine Group, Inc., Gulfport, Miss., which owns and operates 26 production facilities in the U.S. has received the presti- gious National Shipyard Association (NSA) Safety Award. Halter received the award for hav- ing a 51 percent lower average of lost time accidents compared to over 90 other shipyards in the NSA. Only two other shipbuilders in the association received the annu- al award, which was presented to Mike Davis, Halter's corporate safety director. John Dane III, Halter chair- man, president and CEO said, "We are even more proud to receive this second award because it was achieved when we set new compa- ny records for the total number of employees, number of man-hours, increased production, and record construction backlog." Allen Walker, executive direc- tor of the National Shipyard Association said, "Across the board, the incidence of injury and illness has improved. Shipyards are some of the most injury-prone workplaces in the world, so for Halter to achieve this kind of award in this type of business is quite a compliment. We applaud Halter for its commitment to safe- ty" Halter Marine Group, Inc. has hired three individuals to serve as vice-presidents in newly created positions. Joe Comer has October, 1998 been named vice-president of pro- duction engineering for Halter Marine, Inc., the company's vessel- building subsidiary. In this posi- tion, Comer will manage the provi- sion of engineering services to the 15 shipyards in the Vessels seg- ment. Comer has 25 years of mar- itime production experience, most recently with Bender Shipbuilding & Repair in Mobile, Ala. Bill Coneybear is vice-president of government projects for Halter Marine. In this position, Coneybear will coordinate market- ing efforts with international, fed- eral and local governments. Coneybear has extensive marine Circle 342 on Reader Service Card fabrication experience, having held management positions with Bollinger, McDermott and Avondale shipyards along with Gulf Coast. John Hastings joins as vice-president of investor rela- tions and corporate communica- tions for the parent company, Halter Marine Group.