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Distance no problem at OGJ.(Oil and Gas Journal's e-mail use for news distribution)(Column)
May 4, 1998... The development of telecommunication technologies has come a long way in the past 200 years. We have gone from the telegraph, invented in 1792; to the telex, which became an international service in the 1930s; to the fax, which dominated the...
Correcting wildcat success.(petroleum exploration)(Editorial)
May 4, 1998... Statistically speaking, the past decade of petroleum exploration in the U.S. was better than originally thought.
The U.S. Energy Information Administration recently corrected major errors in its data for U.S. well completions. It turns...
Asian financial crisis to slow growth in global oil demand.(includes related article on Asian oil use)
May 4, 1998... The consensus outlook for continued strong oil demand growth in Asia has been rocked by recent events.
The developing Asian financial crisis will stall or perhaps reverse a number of trends in the petroleum industry that were under way...
Petroleum industry gauging fallout from Asian crisis.
May 4, 1998... Asia has been, until recently, the international oil industry's star demand source, with the region's 10 "tiger" economies accounting for more than 40% of demand growth during 1986-96.
Yet this oil demand growth rate could not be...
Asia not to blame for OPEC's woes.(Column)
May 4, 1998... Asia's financial crisis is behind the recent plunge in oil prices, which hit Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) members hard.
Yet Sheikh Ahmed Zaki Yamani, once Saudi Arabia's oil minister but now chairman of London's...
New Zealand exploration to accelerate.(oil and gas production)(Brief Article)
May 4, 1998... New Zealand aims to be 75% self-sufficient in liquid fuels by 2005 and to be totally self-reliant and a net exporter of liquid fuels before 2010. Minister of Energy Max Bradford believes the targets are achievable, given the current increasing...
Saga lets four work contracts for Snorre B.(Saga Petroleum ASA's contracts for Norwegian offshore oil exploration)(Brief Article)
May 4, 1998... Saga Petroleum ASA has advanced its plans for Snorre B development by letting four major contracts. The move follows a recent delay by the Norwegian government of 12 Norwegian offshore developments, including Snorre B (OGJ, Mar. 16,1998).
...
Thai firms mark progress in E&D projects.(oil and gas exploration and development)
May 4, 1998... As Thailand recovers from financial crisis, foreign oil firms are continuing with exploration and development projects in anticipation of a recovery in oil and gas demand.
Among recent action:
* Texaco Inc. has struck what appears to be...
Stable gas prices to bolster U.S. drilling.
May 4, 1998... Steady increases in the production and consumption of natural gas in the U.S. will help offset the losses caused by recent low oil prices and support a slight increase in drilling activity next year.
This is the conclusion of a report by the...
Four groups eye Mexico gas grid permits.(Brief Article)
May 4, 1998... Nine companies comprising four groups have registered to compete for gas distribution permits in two zones in Mexico: the federal district (Mexico City) and the Cuautitlan-Texcoco Valley.
The permits will be effective for 30 years, including...
FERC sets gas line electronic standards.(Federal Energy Regulatory Commission)
May 4, 1998... The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has approved a rule setting uniform policies for business transactions and electronic communications to facilitate movement of gas in the U.S. interstate pipeline grid.
FERC said the current pipeline...
FERC trends.(Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on natural gas pipeline construction certificates)(Column)
May 4, 1998... Environmental and landowner concerns are playing a larger role in the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's consideration of pipeline construction certificates.
Kevin Madden, director of FERC's office of pipeline competition, told a...
Shell withdraws from Global Climate Coalition.(Royal Dutch/Shell)
May 4, 1998... Royal Dutch/Shell has pulled out of the Global Climate Coalition (GCC), citing irreconcilable differences with other members over emissions-reduction targets.
GCC comprises companies from a wide range of U.S. industries that emit greenhouse...
BP slates expansion of U.K. petrochem site.(BP Chemicals Ltd.)
May 4, 1998... BP Chemicals Ltd. announced a plan to build an additional polyethylene plant at its Grangemouth petrochemicals, refining, and crude oil processing complex near Edinburgh.
The company also confirmed a plan to build a polypropylene plant at...
European refiners risk glut of heavy oil.
May 4, 1998... Europe's refiners may be so focused on tightening fuel specifications for the years 2000-2005 they may overlook a potentially larger problem--what to do with the bottom of the barrel.
This is the view of Satvinder Roopra, senior consultant...
FERC eases electric utility merger regs.(Federal Energy Regulatory Commission)(Brief Article)
May 4, 1998... The U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has acted to lessen the regulatory filing requirements for electric utilities seeking to merge with other companies.
FERC said its proposed rule would provide more certainty for the industry and...
Salaries rising for new petroleum engineers.
May 4, 1998... Starting salaries for graduating petroleum engineers continue to rise. At the University of Texas at Austin (UT), Fall 1997-1998 petroleum-engineering (PE) undergraduates expect to receive $52,000/year, an increase of 15% over the prior year. So...
A Total-led consortium.(to build liquefied petroleum gas plant in Argentina)(Brief Article)
May 4, 1998... A Total-led consortium will build a plant to extract liquids from natural gas produced from Canadon Alfa and Ara fields off Tierra del Fuego, Argentina. The $70 million plant, slated to start up in 1999, will have capacity to produce 250,000...
Abu Dhabi National Oil Co.(signs contract with Bechtel Corp. and Technip for gas processing equipment)(Brief Article)
May 4, 1998... Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. (Adnoc) let a $1.3 billion contract to France's Technip and U.S.-based Bechtel Corp. for a gas gathering and processing system in Abu Dhabi. The project will double the capacity of Adnoc's existing system to 20 billion...
Adnoc.(to form joint venture with Borealis AS for polyethylene production and marketing)(Brief Article)
May 4, 1998... Adnoc and Borealis AS, Copenhagen, signed a final agreement to establish a joint venture to produce and market polyethylene. The venture will build a 600,000 metric ton/year ethane cracker and two 225,000 ton/year polyethylene plants at Ruwais,...
Hoechst AG.(to divest Trevira polyester business)(Brief Article)
May 4, 1998... Hoechst AG, Frankfurt, is selling Trevira, its worldwide polyester business, to a combine of KOSA Ltd.--a unit of Koch Industries Inc., Wichita--and Grupo Xtra, Mexico City. The combine claims the new company will be one of the world's largest...
Saudi European Petrochemical Co.(to build polypropylene plant in Saudi Arabia)(Brief Article)
May 4, 1998... Saudi European Petrochemical Co. (Ibn Zahr) signed a letter of intent to build a second polypropylene plant at Al-Jubail, Saudi Arabia. The 320,000 metric ton/year unit is due on stream in second quarter 2000. The firm is currently...
Phillips Petroleum Co.(to retrofit alkylation unit at Utah refinery)(Brief Article)
May 4, 1998... Phillips Petroleum Co. will retrofit the HF alkylation unit at its Woods Cross, Utah, refinery to incorporate the reduced volatility alkylation process, developed by Phillips and Mobil Corp. The technology cuts airborne HF emissions by 60-90% in...
Petrofina SA.(to market lubricants in India through subsidiary Fina India Petroleum Private Ltd.)(Brief Article)
May 4, 1998... Petrofina SA entered India's lubricant market through its subsidiary Fina India Petroleum Pvt. Ltd Fina India will market the entire range of Fina products, including automotive and industrial oils, greases, marine oils, specialty products, and...
BP Exploration Operating Co. Ltd.(plans offshore oil and gas exploration in UK North Sea)(Brief Article)
May 4, 1998... BP Exploration Operating Co. Ltd. completed installation of topsides for Eastern Trough Area Project (ETAP) platforms in the U.K. North Sea. The $2.6 billion ETAP development involves seven fields with combined reserves of 400 million bbl of oil...
British Petroleum Co. plc.(sells interests in oil and gas field production in Papua New Guinea to Oil Search Ltd.)(Brief Article)
May 4, 1998... British Petroleum Co. plc agreed to sell its upstream interests in Papua New Guinea to local firm Oil Search Ltd. for $400 million. Oil Search will gain interests in four onshore license areas, including net production of 13,000 b/d from Kutubu...
Union Texas Venezuela Ltd.(reports oil well production in Venezuela)(Brief Article)
May 4, 1998... Union Texas Venezuela Ltd., a unit of Union Texas Petroleum Holdings Inc., reported that its Alturitas-52 development well on the Desarrollo Zulia Occidental (DZO) unit in western Venezuela increased production from the unit by 15%, to 26,540 b/d...
Santos Ltd.(reports oil discovery in Papua New Guinea)(Brief Article)
May 4, 1998... Santos Ltd. reported first oil from Southeast Gobe field in Papua New Guinea, about 80 km southeast of Kutubu oil field. Flow is expected to reach 10,000 b/d this month and a maximum rate of 25,000 b/d in July. The field is being developed by...
Oceaneering International Inc.(contract with Mobil Equatorial Guinea Inc. for offshore heavy lifts)(Brief Article)
May 4, 1998... Oceaneering International Inc., Houston, completed a major offshore heavy lift program aboard the floating production, storage, and off loading (FPSO) vessel Zafiro Producer. The heavy lifts were performed while the FPSO was operating off...
Petroleos Mexicanos.(contract with Protexa SA and Stolt Comex Seaway SA for facility maintenance)(Brief Article)
May 4, 1998... Petroleos Mexicanos let a day rate contract to Stolt Comex Seaway SA, Aberdeen, and Protexa SA, Monterrey, Mexico, for inspection, repair, and maintenance of facilities in the Bay of Campeche. Work has begun and is scheduled for completion in...
Broken Hill Petroleum Pty. Ltd.(sells natural gas pipeline in Australia to Epic Energy)(Brief Article)
May 4, 1998... Broken Hill Petroleum Pty. Ltd. sold its Karratha-to-Port Hedland natural gas pipeline in Northwest Western Australia to Epic Energy for $129 million (Australian). The sale of the 215-km line includes a 24-km extension to be constructed by Epic...
Norsk Hydro AS.(contract with DSND Subsea AS for oil pipeline)(Brief Article)
May 4, 1998... Norsk Hydro AS let a $45 million pipeline contract to DSND Subsea AS, Grimstad, Norway for engineering, procurement, fabrication, and installation of three pipelines related to development of Oseberg South field. A 12-km, 12-in. oil line will be...
Gasoducto Cuenca Noroeste Ltda. Argentina.(contract for construction of gas pipeline)(Brief Article)
May 4, 1998... Gasoducto Cuenca Noroeste Ltda. Argentina let contract to a group of Bonatti SpA, Comercial del Plata Construcciones SA, and lecsa SA for construction of the 414-km western portion of the GasAtamaca pipeline from Argentina to Chile (OGJ, Jan. 5,...
KN Energy Inc.(to acquire interests in power plants from Thermo Cos.)(Brief Article)
May 4, 1998... KN Energy Inc., Lakewood, Colo., will purchase interests in four independent power plants from Denver-based Thermo Cos. KN will have interests in plants with combined generating capacity of 380 MW, or about 10% of the state's capacity. The plants...
Northwest Natural Gas Co.(and NI Energy Services Inc. to combine Canadian oil and exploration units)(Brief Article)
May 4, 1998... Northwest Natural Gas Co. (NWNG), Portland, 0 re., and NI Energy Services Inc. (NESI), Merrillville, Ind., combined their Canadian oil and gas exploration and production subsidiaries--respectively, Canor Energy Ltd. and Southlake Energy. The...
Santa Fe Energy Resources China Ltd.(reports oil well exploration in South China Sea)(Brief Article)
May 4, 1998... Santa Fe Energy Resources China Ltd., a unit of Houston-based Santa Fe Energy Resources, said its exploratory well PY4-2-1 on Block 15/34 in the South China Sea's Pearl River Mouth basin cut 300-400 ft of oil-bearing sand in more than 25 zones at...
Monument Oil & Gas plc.(contract with Turkmenneft and Mobil Corp. for oil and gas exploration in Turkmenistan)(Brief Article)
May 4, 1998... Monument Oil & Gas plc, London, and Mobil Corp. signed a production-sharing agreement (PSA) with Turkmenneft, the state oil firm of Turkmenistan, for the unlicensed, onshore Absheron sill area. Under the PSA, Monument and Mobil will explore,...
PTT Exploration & Production plc.(purchases interest in petroleum exploration license off Vietnam)(Brief Article)
May 4, 1998... PTT Exploration & Production plc is acquiring a 30% stake in a petroleum exploration license off Viet Nam. PTT International Ltd. will join with Fina Exploration Minh Hai BV, a subsidiary of Belgium's Petrofina, to explore for hydrocarbons in...
Chevron Canada Resources Ltd.(reports natural gas discovery in Alberta)(Brief Article)
May 4, 1998... Chevron Canada Resources Ltd., Calgary, and partners report a major natural gas discovery in the Musreau area of west-central Alberta, 53 miles south of Grande Prairie. The well is producing at a restricted rate of 20 MMcfd due to plant capacity...
Amoco saves $31 million in deepwater drilling operations.(Offshore Petroleum Operations)
May 4, 1998... About this report
Offshore technologies continue to expand in the Gulf of Mexico and North Sea as articles in this year's OGJ off-shore report reveal.
Amoco has drilled four ultra-deep wells since February 1997, while a spar built...
Semisubmersible vessel moves spar across Atlantic.(Offshore Petroleum Operations)(Brief Article)
May 4, 1998... A semisubmersible, heavy-lift vessel carried the two main hull sections of the Genesis spar production structure from Pori, Finland, to near Corpus Christi, Tex., in two consecutive voyages.
The sections were hauled on Dockwise N.V.'s...
Major deepwater pipelay vessel starts work in North Sea.(Allseas' Solitaire pipelay vessel)(Offshore Petroleum Operations)
May 4, 1998... Industry's deepwater pipelaying capability has received a boost this year with the entry into the world's fleet of Solitaire, a dynamically positioned pipelay vessel of about 350 m including stinger.
The converted bulk carrier, formerly...
Welding enclosure eliminates platform shut-in.(Offshore Petroleum Operations)
May 4, 1998... Welding habitats placed on offshore shore platforms have eliminated the need to shut in wells.
Without the habitats, welding operations in well bays on offshore platforms typically require all other wells to be shut in to prevent the...
Data warehouse manages offshore project information.(Offshore Petroleum Operations)
May 4, 1998... A data warehouse adopted from the POSC/Caesar data model will manage the life-cycle information for the offshore Norway Asgard project.
The data warehouse is built on Intergraph Corp.'s Notia software.
According to CIMdata Inc.,[1]...
Sonar surveys used in gas-storage cavern analysis.
May 4, 1998... Natural-gas storage cavern internal configuration, inspection information, and cavern integrity data can be obtained during high-pressure operations with specialized gas-sonar survey logging techniques.
TransGas Ltd., Regina, Sask., has...
Carbon black oil exports go to Asia.
May 4, 1998... Although Western Europe remains a steady consumer of the U.S. carbon black oil (CBO) supply, Asia/Pacific consumption has grown more than 20% annually since 1987. A survey of CBO demand and supply in the U.S., Asia/Pacific, and Western Europe...
PVT correlations developed for Egyptian crudes.(pressure, volume, temperature; crude petroleum)
May 4, 1998... New empirical correlations provide more-accurate estimations of bubblepoint pressure ([P.sub.b]), and bubblepoint oil formation volume factor ([B.sub.ob]) for Egyptian Western Desert crudes.
The correlations are a function of available...
Offshore environmental concerns mitigated by onshore-based, extended-reach drilling.
May 4, 1998... Extended-reach drilling may alleviate California environmental concerns by targeting distant offshore plays using onshore localities adjacent to preexisting facilities.
If successful, it may set a precedent for offshore development...
Neles-Jamesbury Group. (restructuring, new name)(Brief Article)
May 4, 1998... Neles-Jamesbury Group, Helsinki, Finland, has been renamed Neles Controls Group and restructured into two business divisions with global operations, and one division with operations in North America. The Group has named Matti Kahkonen...
Tellepsen Pipeline Services Co. (new president)(Brief Article)
May 4, 1998... Tellepsen Pipeline Services Co. (TWSCO), Houston, Tex., has named Gilmer Abel president. Abel has more than 28 years of pipeline experience including compressor and pipeline construction, rehabilitation, operations and maintenance projects....
Nooter Corp. (new CFO)(Brief Article)
May 4, 1998... Nooter Corp., St. Louis, Mo., has named Raymond B. Rohrbacker, former vice president, secretary and treasurer, to vice president and chief financial officer; Thomas G. Remsbecher, former assistant secretary of Nooter Corp., to secretary of...
Stone & Webster. (new CEO)(Brief Article)
May 4, 1998... Stone & Webster, Boston, Mass., has named Edward Dorr CEO of Stone & Webster Canada Limited. Dorr succeeds Albert E. Garred who retires after almost 30 years with Stone & Webster but remains a director of the Canadian company.
Stone &...
CRI International Inc. (acquisition)(Brief Article)
May 4, 1998... CRI International Inc. (CRI), Houston, Tex., has acquired Chemical Research and Licensing Co. (CR&L) from NOVA Chemicals Inc. CR&L is headquartered in Bayport, Tex.
CR&L and ABB Lummus Global Inc. are each 50% partners in Catalytic...
OMNI Energy Services Corp. (two acquisitions)(Brief Article)
May 4, 1998... OMNI Energy Services Corp., Lafayette, La., has acquired American Helicopter Drilling, Inc. ("American") and Fournier & Associates ("Fournier").
American, Loveland, Colo., is a seismic drilling services company that provides...
Deep gas poses opportunities, challenges to U.S. operators.(Emerging U.S. Gas Resources, part 3)(Industry Overview)
May 4, 1998... The previous article in this series on emerging natural gas resources introduced deep gas--natural gas in deep onshore sedimentary basins (below 15,000 ft)--by presenting a 1996 U.S. Geological Survey assessment for this resource.
The...
Oxy sees 1 billion boe ultimate from Elk Hills.(barrels of oil equivalent, Occidental of Elk Hills Inc.)
May 4, 1998... Occidental of Elk Hills Inc. spudded the first well in late March in what may prove to be a 1,000-well program to boost production in billion barrel Elk Hills field.
Target is the Shallow Oil Zone at the 152-36R, in 3630s-23e, Kern County,...
Soegianto.(Brief Article)
May 4, 1998... Soegianto has been named president, director, and CEO of Pertamina. Hadi Nugroho has been named senior vice-president, director of domestic supply and marketing. Samto Utomo has been named senior vice-president, director of processing. Ilham...
Carlos del Solar.(Brief Article)
May 4, 1998... Carlos del Solar has been named president and general manager of Union Texas Venezuela Ltd. Charlie Latch has been named executive vice-president of operations.
John B. Vering.(Brief Article)
May 4, 1998... John B. Vering has been named president of Union Pacific Resources Inc., Calgary.
Karl F. Arieth.(Brief Article)
May 4, 1998... Karl F. Arleth has been appointed president of Amoco Caspian Sea Petroleum Ltd., Baku.
Jay W. Decker.(Brief Article)
May 4, 1998... Jay W. Decker has been appointed president of Patina Oil & Gas Corp., Denver. Thomas J. Edelman will remain chairman and CEO.
William J. Barrett.(Brief Article)
May 4, 1998... William J. Barrett has been named CEO of Barrett Resources Corp., Denver. A. Ralph Reed has been named president and COO.
David K. Darmstetter.(Brief Article)
May 4, 1998... David K. Darmstetter has been named president of Labrador Investment Corp., Southlake, Tex.
Allan M.R. MacRae.(Brief Article)
May 4, 1998... Allan M.R. MacRae has been appointed president and CEO of Odyssey Petroleum Corp., Calgary.
Hugh L. Boyt.(Brief Article)
May 4, 1998... Hugh L. Boyt has been named president and COO of Santa Fe Energy Resources Inc., Houston. E. Everett Deschner has been named vice-president, international production. Mitch C. Reece has been named manager, engineering and evaluation. Timothy...
Floyd R. Price.(Brief Article)
May 4, 1998... Floyd R. Price has been named president of Apache International, Houston.
Asian financial crisis to slow growth in global oil demand
May 4, 1998... Tom Manning
The consensus outlook for continued strong oil demand growth in Asia has been rocked by recent events.
The developing Asian financial crisis will stall or perhaps reverse a number of trends in the petroleum industry that were...
Petroleum industry gauging fallout from Asian crisis
May 4, 1998... David Knott
Asia has been, until recently, the international oil industry's star demand source, with the region's 10 'tiger' economies accounting for more than 40% of demand growth during 198696.
Yet this oil demand growth rate could not be...
Asia not to blame for OPEC's woes
May 4, 1998... With David Knott from London
davidk@ogjonline.com
Asia's financial crisis is behind the recent plunge in oil prices, which hit Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) members hard.
Yet Sheikh Ahmed Zaki Yamani, once Saudi...
New Zealand exploration to accelerate
May 4, 1998... New Zealand aims to be 75% self-sufficient in liquid fuels by 2005 and to be totally self-reliant and a net exporter of liquid fuels before 2010. Minister of Energy Max Bradford believes the targets are achievable, given the current increasing...
Namibia sets schedule for licensing round
May 4, 1998... Namibia's Ministry of Mines and Energy has announced plans for a third offshore licensing round and the opening of onshore acreage to bidding.
The offshore licensing round will cover all unlicensed blocks in Namibian waters, including...
Saga lets four work contracts for Snorre B
May 4, 1998... Saga Petroleum ASA has advanced its plans for Snorre B development by letting four major contracts. The move follows a recent delay by the Norwegian government of 12 Norwegian offshore developments, including Snorre B (OGJ, Mar. 16, 1998, p. 34)....
Thai firms mark progress in E&D projects
May 4, 1998... As Thailand recovers from financial crisis, foreign oil firms are continuing with exploration and development projects in anticipation of a recovery in oil and gas demand.
Among recent action:
Texaco Inc. has struck what appears to be a...
Stable gas prices to bolster U.S. drilling
May 4, 1998... Steady increases in the production and consumption of natural gas in the U.S. will help offset the losses caused by recent low oil prices and support a slight increase in drilling activity next year.
This is the conclusion of a report by the...
Four groups eye Mexico gas grid permits
May 4, 1998... Nine companies comprising four groups have registered to compete for gas distribution permits in two zones in Mexico: the federal district (Mexico City) and the Cuautitlan-Texcoco Valley.
The permits will be effective for 30 years, including a...
FERC sets gas line electronic standards
May 4, 1998... The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has approved a rule setting uniform policies for business transactions and electronic communications to facilitate movement of gas in the U.S. interstate pipeline grid.
FERC said the current pipeline...
FERC trends
May 4, 1998... With Patrick Crow from Washington, D.C.
Environmental and landowner concerns are playing a larger role in the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's consideration of pipeline construction certificates.
Kevin Madden, director of FERC's...
Shell withdraws from Global Climate Coalition
May 4, 1998... Royal Dutch/Shell has pulled out of the Global Climate Coalition (GCC), citing irreconcilable differences with other members over emissions-reduction targets.
GCC comprises companies from a wide range of U.S. industries that emit greenhouse...
BP slates expansion of U.K. petrochem site
May 4, 1998... BP Chemicals Ltd. announced a plan to build an additional polyethylene plant at its Grangemouth petrochemicals, refining, and crude oil processing complex near Edinburgh.
The company also confirmed a plan to build a polypropylene plant at the...
European refiners risk glut of heavy oil
May 4, 1998... Europe's refiners may be so focused on tightening fuel specifications for the years 2000-2005 they may overlook a potentially larger problem - what to do with the bottom of the barrel.
This is the view of Satvinder Roopra, senior consultant at...
FERC eases electric utility merger regs
May 4, 1998... The U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has acted to lessen the regulatory filing requirements for electric utilities seeking to merge with other companies.
FERC said its proposed rule would provide more certainty for the industry and...
Salaries rising for new petroleum engineers
May 4, 1998... Dean E. Gaddy
Starting salaries for graduating petroleum engineers continue to rise. At the University of Texas at Austin (UT), Fall 1997-1998 petroleum-engineering (PE) undergraduates expect to receive $52,000/year, an increase of 15% over...
Amoco saves $31 million in deepwater drilling operations
May 4, 1998... P. Michael Harris
Continuous cycle-time improvements in every deepwater drilling process, from mobilization to rigging down, saved Amoco more than $31 million in 1997, as compared to 1996 performance levels.
Through extensive preplanning,...
Semisubmersible vessel moves spar across Atlantic
May 4, 1998... A semisubmersible, heavy-lift vessel carried the two main hull sections of the Genesis spar production structure from Pori, Finland, to near Corpus Christi, Tex., in two consecutive voyages.
The sections were hauled on Dockwise N.V.'s vessel,...