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Jackup Griffin-Alexander VII Outfitted, Starts Drilling In Gulf Of Mexico
The mobile offshore drilling unit Griffin- Alexander VII departed from its final outfitting location at Sabine Pass, Texas, recently and went to its first drilling site off the Louisiana coast in Vermillion Block Number 292 to drill for Shell Oil Company.
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.
Bethlehem Steel Shipbuilding Names Roland V. Danielson —Hollinshead De Luce Retires
The retirement of Hollinshead de Luce, manager of ship development and sales in Bethlehem Steel Corporation's shipbuilding department, has been announced by William C. Brigham, vice president in charge of shipbuilding. At the same time, Mr. Brigham announced that Roland V.
C.A. Tomassoni Joins Designers & Planners In Design/Economics Post
Carlos A. Tomassoni has joined Designers & Planners, Inc. as director, ship design and marine economics. The announcement was made recently by Ferd Serim, president of the company. Designers & Planners is a firm of naval architects and marine engineers with offices in New York,
N a t i o n a l Supply Promotes Three In Sales—Petersen Named VP-Marketing
National Supply Company, Houston- based p r o d u c e r of oilfield e q u i p m e n t , has named A.J.R. Petersen, Phillip P. Musmeci, and John L. Lajoie to top offices in a reorganization of sales responsibilities for its National Drilling Equipment Division.
Red Fox Industries Names Flo-Systems As Agent In California
Red Fox Industries has recently appointed Flo-Systems, Inc. of Burbank as their sales/service agent in California. Located in New Iberia, La., Red Fox pioneered in the research and development of marine and conventional (land-based) sewage treatment units.
MES Awarded Contract To Build Semisubmersible For Sonat Offshore Drilling
Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. (MES), jointly with Mitsui & Co., Ltd. of Tokyo, Japan, recently received an order from Sonat Offshore Drilling Inc. of the U.S. to build a semisubmersible offshore oil drilling rig deliverable in July 1985.
Browning Named Contracts And Sales Vice President For Sonat Offshore Drilling
As part of the recent consolidation of the Executive Marketing and Contracts and Sales Departments, Sonat Offshore Drilling Inc. of Houston named J. Robert Browning to the position of vice president-contracts and sales, a position that has been vacant for some time.
ABS Signs Cooperation Agreement With Chinese Classification Society
The American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) has signed an agreement with the Register of Shipping of the People's Republic of China (ZC) for reciprocal performance of classification and other services, such as assigning Load Lines. The agreement allows ABS
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.