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Chiles Offshore Executes Letter Of Intent Chiles Offshore LLC has executed a Letter of Intent for use of Chiles Magellan, the second of its Explorer Class jackup drilling units, currently under construc- tion at AMFELS shipyard in Brownsville, Texas. The Letter calls for the drilling of one well in more than 300 ft. (91.4 m) of water in the U.S. Gulf of Mex- ico, which will begin between December 1, 1999 and April 30,2000, lasting 120 days. The customer also has the option for use of Chiles Magellan, under certain circumstances, to drill additional wells in the same area. The drilling unit will complete final outfitting, ^NORTELBOER ANCHORS CHAINS G.J. Wortelboer Jr. B.V. P.O. Box 5003, 3008 AA Rotterdam The Netherlands Telephone: +31 10 429 2222 Telefax: +31 10 429 6459 E-mail: gjw@wortelboer.nl Circle 232 on Reader Service Card STRONGER REPAIRS FASTER, EASIER Unique epoxy resin system bonds to almost anything—produces proven, long lasting repairs with outstanding impact strength, tensile strength, and abrasion resistance • Repairs everything from pinholes and ruptures to complete breaks in pipes, pumps, ducts, tanks, valves, flanges, joints, and machinery casings, including equipment carrying water, low-pressure steam, gases, gasoline, oil, alcohol, and caustics • Bonds tenaciously to most surfaces including steel, plastic, fiberglass composites, ceramic, and wood STANDARD RESIN for small holes/cracks (large holes/cracks with fiberglass reinforcement) RED PUTTY for medium to large holes, cracks and other defects STEEL PUTTY for steel-like repairs on metal —can be drilled, tapped, machined SEALER for small holes and cracks LEVELING COMPOUND to level corroded surfaces For detailed literature contact: Ferro Corporation Liquid Coatings and Dispersions Division 1301 N. Flora St., Plymouth, IN 46563 Tel: 219-935-5131 • Fax: 219-935-5278 0 FERRO. Circle 230 on Reader Service Card GALLEY EQUIPMENT SPECIALISTS FULL LINE GALLEY EQUIPMENT * DESIGN-SALES-INSTALLATION A (Vide, lidt,. auviim equifcmwt MtomfactuneM, ittclucUtty \ Itt&iHcpi. H&Mtmaoteri. including the extension of the legs from 477 ft. (145.3m) to 544 ft. (165.8 m), for scheduled delivery this September. Caterpillar To Supply Power For New Rigs Six diesel-fueled Caterpillar 3616 engines will pro- vide more than 26 MW of safe, reliable electricity to power three technologically-advanced, deepwater semisubmersible drilling rigs from Schlumberger Desco Forex. Two of these rigs are currently being built at French DCN Brest shipyard, with a third under- going construction at Singapore-based PPL. Compared to usual semis, Sedco Express is designed with a lower center of gravity, providing more stabili- ty, increased deck load capacity and less noise. Rated at 4.4 MW of continuous power, each engine has been combined to form a completely redundant power sup- ply and distribution system — a main factor required for DPS3 certification. Circle 194 on Reader Service Card EMI Awarded Digital Steering System Contracts Engine Monitor, Inc. was granted several new con- tracts to provide its technologically enhanced digital steering system. The system is designed to eliminate systems shock by sending a controlled ramped hydraulic flow to the cylinders, rather than the conven- tional rapid release of flow. Available with a Built-in-Test-Equipment (BITE) option, this innovation is designed to lower life-cycle costs by improving reliability and ease of trou- bleshooting, while also upgrading the life expectancy of the hoses, cylinders and jockey bar connection pins. Circle 195 on Reader Service Card Kamewa Finland To Supply Thrusters The deepwater drilling rig, Stena Don is to be fitted with underwater mountable Aquamaster azimuth thrusters manufactured by Kamewa Finland Ltd. The rig will be constructed by Kvaerner Warnow Werftin in Germany for delivery to owner Stena Drilling at the begin- ning of 2001. Specifically designed for under- water mounting/dismounting for modern offshore applications, each thruster in the six piece delivery will hold an input power of 3,300 kW. Circle 13 on Reader Service Card ® A.R. LARSEN COMPANY, INC. 15040 N.E. 95th Street, Redmond, WA. 98052 800-735-7286 425-861-8868 FAX: 425-861-8668 Circle 202 on Reader Service Card OFFSHORE CRANES SCHILLER INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION, lOl Eaton St, Suite 300 Hampton, VA 23669 Telephone (757) 727-0700, Fax (757) 727-0993 Circle 257 on Reader Service Card 52 Hughes Global Services To Market ORBCOMM ORBCOMM, the first commer- cial provider of global low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellite data and mes- saging communications services, has signed a reseller agreement with Hughes Global Services to deliver ORBCOMM's satellite- based communications services to U.S. government and military cus- tomers. Hughes intends to market the company's two-way communi- cations services under a GSA Fed- eral Technology Service contract. Circle 11 on Reader Service Card Maritime Reporter/Engineering News
