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Petro-Marine Names Easley Project Manager
Don E. Easley has been named manager-project engineering for Petro-Marine Engineering, Inc., John W. Owensby, president, announced. Mr. Easley was formerly a supervising engineer in the company's structural engineering department. In his new capacity,
Orion Gautreaux Named Zapata Vice President
Zapata Corporation, Zapata Tower, P.O. Box 4240, Houston, Texas 77001, has announced that Orion M. Gautreaux has been named the company's vice president- dredging and marine construction. He will continue to serve as president of Williams- McWilliams Co.
Griffin-Alexander III Commissioned At Beth Baltimore
Griffin-Alexander Drilling Company and Bethlehem Steel Corporation's Sparrows Point, Baltimore, Md., shipyard recently commissioned a self-elevating mobile offshore drilling rig. The rig was christened the Griffin-Alexander III by its sponsor, Mrs.
ODECO Elects Kilpatrick Executive Vice President
James L, Kilpatrick, a veteran of more than a quarter century of offshore oil and gas and contract drilling operations, has been elected executive vice president of Ocean Drilling & Exploration Company (ODECO). Hugh J. Kelly, ODECO president and chief executive officer, said Mr.
Griffin & Alexander Jackup Rig Commissioned At Bethlehem-Beaumont
Griffin & Alexander Drilling Company and Bethlehem Steel Corporation's Beaumont, Texas, shipyard recently commissioned a 200-foot water depth, mobile offshore drilling rig. The rig was christened the Griffin-Alexander II by its sponsor, Mrs. Lea Alexander, wife of J.
Joy Manufacturing Has Literature Available On New Clutch Assembly
An air-applied and spring-released clutch assembly for its line of large and medium size air winches and hoists has been announced by the Joy Manufacturing Company, Pittsburgh. The clutch allows controlled free spooling of wire cable off the drum.
J.M. Ringelberg Joins Seaward International
Seaward I n t e r n a t i o n a l , Inc., 6269 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, Va. 22044, has announced that J. Michael Ringelberg has joined the company as director of marketing. Mr. Ringelberg will be responsible for marketing Seaward International's SEA CUSHION fenders,
WABCO To Market New High-Torque Air Motor — Literature Available
WABCO Fluid Power of Lexington, Ky., a division of American Standard Inc., has announced an agreement with Tachyon Corporation of Minneapolis to develop jointly and to market worldwide an improved low-speed, high-torque fractional horsepower air motor.
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,
ITC O f f e r s Brochure D e s c r i b i n g Its N ew H e a v y - L i f t Vessel
International Transport Contractors (ITC-Holland) of Haarlem, Holland, is offering a free eight-page color brochure describing its new very large semisubmersible ship the Sibig Venture. The vessel was constructed by A s t i l l e r o s Espanoles S.