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Levingston And Asmar Deliver First Drill Rig Of A New Class
Levingston Shipbuilding Company of Orange, Texas, a subsidiary of Ashland Oil, Inc., and Astilleros y Maestranzas de la Asmar of Chile recently delivered the first Class 011-C jackup drilling rig. The customer, Diamond M Drilling Company, is a
Higbee And Marchiando Get New Responsibilities At National Supply Company
National Supply Company, Houston-based oilfield equipment firm, has named David A. Higbee and John C. Marchiando to new managerial responsibilities in the National Drilling Equipment Division. Mr. Higbee is promoted to general manager-manufacturing.
Shipbuilding Technology Transfer Discussed By New York SNAME
Levingston Shipbuilding Company, Orange, Texas, and IHI Marine Technology, Inc., a subsidiary of Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Company, Ltd. (IHI) of Japan are working together to introduce a number of Japanese shipbuilding techniques at the Levingston yard.
I.C. Kizilkaya And John Slager Have Joined Designers & Planners, Inc.
I.C. Kizilkaya has joined Designers & Planners, Inc. as assistant vice president and director, hull and machinery design, and John Slager as director, hydrodynamics design. The announcement was made recently by Ferd Serim, president of the company.
OCEANS 78 To Feature Public Policy Issues
Discussions and debates on five critical oceans issues will be featured at OCEANS 78, fourth annual combined conference sponsored by the Marine Technology Society and the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers. The conference will be held September 6-8,
Zapata And Dutch Firm To Build And Operate U.S.-Flag Dredges
Zapata Corporation, Zapata Tower, P.O. Box 4240, Houston, Texas 77001, and Bos Kalis Westminster Group N.V. of Holland have announced that they have reached agreement to form a joint venture to pursue the design, construction and operation of U.
James Dunford Named CDI Vice President
Walter R. Garrison, president of CDI Corporation, has announced the appointment of James M. Dunford as vice president, CDI Marine Company. Mr. Dunford joined CDI management in 1973 as technical director of CDI Marine Company, and in this capacity
Five Companies Form Technology Group To Build Canadian Ships
Three high-technology marine systems design companies and two major shipyards have agreed to work exclusively as a group to address the forthcoming Canadian Department of National Defence requirement for new patrol frigates and the associated export potential which will follow.
Rig Demand in the Doldrums
Worldwide demand for mobile offshore drilling units remains essentially flat, according to Houston-based offshore industry analyst ODSPetrodata, although offshore drilling activity is expected to increase modestly in certain areas as the year progresses.
WABCO Fluid Power Adopts Worldwide Sales And Marketing Strategy
American-Standard, Inc. has combined its U.S. and European WABCO Fluid Power operations and has reassigned management responsibilities to strengthen the firm's international fluid power business. "We're combining the sales, marketing, product planning,