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Offshore archives from July 2004

New solutions in drilling technology.(Comment)
July 1, 2004... Fractured formations have been the bane of drillers since the early days of rotary drilling. High-pressure formations with multiple fractures can present complex and hazardous well control conditions. Even so, extensive natural fracturing...

Asia-Pacific.(Global E&P)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... CNOOC Ltd. has seen more positive results in Bohai Bay. Early in 2Q, the company revealed the successful results of appraisal well Jinzhou (JZ) 25-1S-4D, which confirmed the oil and gas pay zones in JZ 25-1S structure. JZ25-1S-4D drilled...

Americas.(Global E&P)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... ExxonMobil Corp. is getting set to begin exploration offshore Colombia. The company's affiliate, ExxonMobil de Colombia S.A., together with Ecopetrol and Petrobras, signed a participation agreement in mid May to begin exploration. The...

Europe.(Global E&P)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... Statoil recently awarded a charter worth $49 million to Ocean Rig for the use of the semisubmersible Eirik Raude in the Barents Sea. Work is to be carried out in three exploration areas over an estimated 155 days. Statoil will operate one...

Middle East.(Global E&P)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... Anadarko Petroleum Corp. has signed an oil and gas exploration and production sharing agreement with Qatar Petroleum for offshore block 4. The 3,132-sq-km contract area is 40 km from the northern coast of Qatar and lies adjacent to the...

Australia has been working hard.(Asia-Pacific)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... Australia has been working hard to create a more attractive investment environment for foreign companies. Late last year, Australia's Ministerial Council on Energy approved the Australian Energy Regulator, which replaces 17 state-based...

Central Asia.(Global E&P)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... China continues to look outside its borders for E&P opportunities. In late May, the government of Kazakhstan reportedly signed an agreement with China that will allow Chinese oil companies to participate in exploration and development on...

Africa.(Global E&P)
July 1, 2004... China is also making plans to invest in West Africa. CNOOC has signed a deal with Morocco to participate in offshore oil and gas exploration. This is the company's first offshore agreement in the region, though CNOOC has profitably invested in...

Majors pinning hopes on mid-Norway.(Offshore Europe)
July 1, 2004... Mid-Norway's deepwater allure has not dimmed, despite a succession of dry holes in recent seasons. The sequence was only broken last summer, when Statoil found hydrocarbons in the Ellida structure. Although hardly an Ormen Lange look-alike, it...

Petro-Canada's giant step.(Offshore Europe)
July 1, 2004... Canada is strengthening its grip on Britain's offshore establishment. Petro-Canada looks set to become EnCana's senior partner on the Buzzard project, having agreed to pay $840 million for Intrepid's 30% stake. The transaction, which was...

Norne expansion tabled.(Offshore Europe)(Norne satellites development)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... Statoil has submitted a $530-million plan to Norway's authorities covering its long-awaited Norne satellites development. Staer and Svale, two small discoveries in the Norwegian Sea, will be linked to the Norne FPSO through eight subsea wells....

Jackup rates to recover.(Gulf Of Mexico)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... Raymond James believes offshore drilling will make a strong recovery in the next few years. The worldwide shallow-water market holds the greatest near-term upside and could see utilization nearing an inflection point to propel day rates much...

Deepwater work declines.(Gulf Of Mexico)
July 1, 2004... The Minerals Management Service report, Deepwater Gulf of Mexico 2004: America's Expanding Frontier, blames a recent dropoff in deepwater Gulf of Mexico drilling on reluctance by operators to invest in the Gulf when foreign prospects are better...

Pemex to expand drilling.(Gulf Of Mexico)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... Pemex has awarded $624 million in contracts for 20 rigs for the Gulf of Mexico as part of oil expansion program. The company said that 18 of the 20 contracts went to Mexican construction firms. Pemex will award another $1.5 billion in contracts...

FMC to supply subsea systems to Statoil, Petrobras.(Subsea/Surface Systems)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... FMC Technologies Inc. will supply subsea production systems for Statoil's Norne satellites--Staer and Svale--project in the North Sea. The Norne field is 125 mi off the Norwegian coast in 1,250 ft of water. The $79-million agreement...

Technip wins contracts for Otway gas project.(Subsea/Surface Systems)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... Woodside Energy Ltd. has awarded Tech-nip two major contracts as part of the Otway gas project in Australia. The project includes the development of the Geographe and the Thylacine gas fields, both 70 km south of Port Campbell, Victoria....

Intervention system for smaller vessels.(Subsea/Surface Systems)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... Worldwide Oilfield Machine has introduced a line of subsea gate valves and actuators designed to work over wells from smaller, less expensive vessels. The system isolates wellbore pressure when tools are being changed out and has two levels of...

Hydro, Statoil sign North Sea contract.(Subsea/Surface Systems)(Norwegian Petroleum Safety Authority)
July 1, 2004... The Norwegian Petroleum Safety Authority has granted Norsk Hydro Produksjon and Statoil ASA consent to execute manned subsea operations under a contract with the Stolt-Subsea 7 joint venture. The consent covers planned activities and...

AmFels delivers jackup.(Vessels, Rigs, Upgrades)(Keppel Offshore & Marine)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... AmFels, the US subsidiary of Keppel Offshore & Marine, recently delivered an ultra-premium KFELS jackup to Mexican owner, Perforadora Central SA de CV. The Tonala is contracted to work for Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) in the Bay of...

Diamond upgrades semis.(Vessels, Rigs, Upgrades)(Keppel Offshore & Marine)(Semisubmersible)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... Diamond Offshore awarded Keppel Offshore & Marine a contract for two upgrades following upgrade work on the Ocean Rover and Ocean Baroness last year. The Ocean America semisubmersible underwent stability upgrading and decommissioning of...

Complete upgrade for Stena Dee.(Vessels, Rigs, Upgrades)(Stena Drilling UK Ltd.)(Semisubmersible)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... Stena Drilling UK Ltd. took its Stena Dee semisubmersible out of action in January 2004 to carry out an extensive upgrade. The vessel is scheduled to undergo a complete upgrade to the Norwegian Standard. The scope of work covers increasing...

ASRY keeps busy.(Vessels, Rigs, Upgrades)(Arab Shipbuilding and Repair Yard Co.)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... The ASRY yard has had an active 2004. According to the company, the pace of work this year is up 10% over last year, with 49 vessels being repaired and painted. According to ASRY's numbers, international sales were up by 55%, with 23...

New semi for Petrobras.(Vessels, Rigs, Upgrades)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... In late May, a FELS Setal/Technip consortium secured a notice of award to build the P51 semisubmersible for Petrobras. The rig is to be completed in 47 months and deployed in the Marlim Sul oil field. FELS Setal's work will be divided...

Bollinger Shipyards Inc. recently upgraded the 40-year-old oceangoing tug Guardian.(Vessels, Rigs, Upgrades)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... Bollinger Shipyards Inc. recently upgraded the 40-year-old oceangoing tug Guardian for Louisiana's Velvet Maritime LLC. The vessel is 150 ft long with a draft of 17 ft and a beam of 35 if. The engine foundations have been modified to...

Pride International's newbuild semi-submersible Pride Portland was recently completed in Portland Harbor.(Vessels, Rigs, Upgrades)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... Pride International's newbuild semisubmersible Pride Portland was recently completed in Portland Harbor. Cianbro, one of the largest construction companies on the East Coast, was awarded the contract to build and assemble the Pride Portland and...

Multiphase pump.(Drilling & Production)
July 1, 2004... A recently developed multiphase RamPump booster has increased production by more than 5 MMcf/d for two wells in the Newfield Exploration's Eugene Island field in the Gulf of Mexico, Glen Curtis, Business Development, Weatherford International,...

High-performance drilling fluid.(Drilling & Production)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... A new high-performance water-base drilling fluid has been introduced by Baker Hughes Inteq Drilling Fluids. The Performax fluid is designed to deliver the drilling characteristics of emulsion-base drilling fluids without sacrificing...

Public core.(Geosciences)(Houston Research Center)(Bureau of Economic Geology)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... One of the most useful and difficult pieces of geologic information to gather is rock core. Unlike seismic data, which is at best a fifth- or sixth-order truth, cores are a second-order truth and much closer to the first-order truth of the...

MREX logging.(Geosciences)(Magnetic Resonance Explorer )(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... Baker Atlas has introduced its Magnetic Resonance Explorer (MREX) service. MREX acquires higher quality nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) data in less time than earlier NMR logging systems, Baker says. The tool measures porosity, fractional...

Flexible VR.(Geosciences)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... Fakespace Systems completed the world's first reconfigurable, immersive visualization system to include both active and passive stereoscopic technology. Designed for Purdue University's new Envision Center for Data Perceptualization, the system...

Reservoir potential.(Technology)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... Roxar has launched Tempest 6.1, a reservoir simulation tool with 2D and 3D visualization capabilities. It can simulate physical processes including black oil, compositional, dual porosity, steam, coal bed methane, and polymer injection. It...

On-demand processing.(Technology)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... Landmark Graphics is offering Deep Computing Capacity on Demand (DCCD), a subscription seismic processing service in conjunction with IBM. By accessing DCCD, Landmark will provide supercomputing power for seismic processing and scalable access...

Danish survey.(Exploration)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... WesternGeco has completed a Q-Marine survey for the Danish Oil and Natural Gas (DONG) over Siri field in the North Sea. The 128 sq km, high-resolution survey was shot over a 1996 survey and was conducted in two phases. First, the Western Pride,...

GoM nodes.(Exploration)(Autonomous node)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... CGG Services has completed a deepwater seabed seismic acquisition project in the Gulf of Mexico. The project used CGG's autonomous node technique for field development seismic. Autonomous nodes were deployed along the Sigsbee Escarpment in a...

Norway surveys.(Exploration)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... Hydro has awarded WesternGeco the acquisition and processing of two 3D surveys over the Oseberg field to repeat heritage surveys of over 906 and 191 sq km, respectively. The Geco Topaz will conduct the surveys towing six 3,600-m streamers using...

Total climbs to the top with Matterhorn: field development plan exploits stacked reserves.(Special Report)
July 1, 2004... The Matterhorn field in 2,816 ft of water in Mississippi Canyon block 243 started production in November 2003 with an Atlantia Offshore SeaStar TLP. The Matterhorn TLP is the first SeaStar TLP with dry trees and the first TLP to be used by...

The benefits of light annular mudcap drilling in naturally fractured formations.(Drilling & Completion)
July 1, 2004... Since the onset of rotary drilling, encountering fractured formations has plagued drillers due to severe lost circulation and hydrocarbon influx into the wellbore during operations. Drillers have also experienced complex and hazardous...

More rigs head for deepwater: $189 billion to go toward drilling in next five years.(Drilling Rig Technology)
July 1, 2004... Deepwater drilling is pushing the new building and upgrades evident in this year's mobile offshore drilling unit survey. Most of the money being spent by drilling contractors over the next few years is targeting deepwater drilling. That...

2004 Worldwide MODU construction/upgrade survey.(Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit)(Illustration)
July 1, 2004... 2004 Worldwide MODU construction/upgrade survey Status of construction New (Planned/Underway ...

Brazil seeks long-term partners for deepwater development: Petrobras looks inward to expand production.(Brazil)
July 1, 2004... Nearly seven years after the state oil monopoly came to an end, Petrobras still reigns absolute in deepwater exploration and production operations offshore Brazil. One indicator of the company's status in deepwater exploration is the number of...

Jacking technique for FPSO topsides accelerates hook-up process.(Construction & Installation)(Floating Production Storage and Off-loading)(Module)
July 1, 2004... Technip has devised a new concept for FPSO topsides assembly. The techniques employed are designed to simplify and shorten the installation procedure and to reduce hook-up and commissioning. This in turn gives greater flexibility in terms of...

Merged UK/Norwegian group developing leak-free alternatives to standard flanges.(Pipeline & Transportation)
July 1, 2004... Joint integrity is a constant concern on offshore installations, both above and below the water line. For decades, standard ANSI or API flanges were the only solution, but in recent years, new types of sealing systems have emerged for topsides...

Major operators accepting benefits of standardized living quarters.(Accomodation Modules)(Consafe Offshore)
July 1, 2004... Standardization of offshore accommodation units could provide significant savings for owners, as well as speeding up the delivery schedule. This new approach is being promoted by Pharmadule Emtunga, which has worked with major operators around...

Marinized Tricept robot cuts cost and risk of welding underwater.(Robotic Subsea Repairs)
July 1, 2004... Several methods for performing subsea repairs, including both welding and cladding operations, have been developed using a marinized form of SMT Tricept's robot Such operations require the application of high axial pressures, which are made...

Improved turbine uptime.(Gas Turbine Cleaning)
July 1, 2004... As the reputation of its gas turbine cleaning system spreads, Gas Turbine Efficiency (GTE) is expanding its worldwide business. Recently it established an office in Houston, its first outside Sweden. Its main market in the US currently is the...

Compact titanium heat exchanger more durable and energy-efficient.(Ventilation Heat Exchange)
July 1, 2004... A titanium heat exchanger introduced by Coiltech for the offshore sector features titanium tubes with fins made from either copper or tin-plated copper, all contained in a stainless steel housing. Titanium provides a more cost-effective...

New generation of control system provides ease of integration.(Control Systems)
July 1, 2004... ABB Automation Technologies has made the first sales of Industrial IT, its latest generation of control and safety systems, to North Sea offshore operators. In the UK sector, the system has been acquired by EnCana's Buzzard development, while...

Improved control and monitoring of offshore power networks.(Power Quality Management)
July 1, 2004... The efficiency and reliability of power networks are as important to offshore operations as to any industrial activity. An important contribution to the smooth running of such operations can be made by monitoring power quality, for which...

Simultaneous CPTs while drilling.(Seabed Investigations)(cone penetration test)
July 1, 2004... A new technique for carrying out cone penetration test measurements while drilling proceeds--CPTWD--has been developed by Environmental Mechanics (Envi). It will be launched later this year, according to President Kjell Elmgren. CPTWD is a...

Weather-tight chain locker.(Mooring)
July 1, 2004... An innovative solution for making mooting chain lockers weather-tight is to be type-tested in August by ABS. After these tests have been passed, the system will be installed on a floating production platform in the US Gulf of Mexico. ...

APL selects Junoverken for fast-track turret/buoy.(LNG Offloading)(liquified natural gas)
July 1, 2004... An important component for Excelerate's Energy Bridge project, under which LNG for the US market will be regasified offshore and transported ashore by subsea pipeline, is under construction in Uddevalla, Sweden. Heavy engineering...

Life-cycle analysis aids filter review process.(Air Filtration)
July 1, 2004... A life-cycle cost (LCC) system developed by Camfil Industrifilter will help offshore operators assess how filter efficiency affects the perfor-mance of their plant. Filter efficiency has a big impact on plant performance, according to...

Mist eliminator systems adaptable for all atmospheric conditions.(Ventilation Protection)(mist eliminators)
July 1, 2004... Munters has introduced a new range of mist eliminators for the offshore and marine sectors. Deliveries have already been made to Petrobras projects and to Sakhalin. According to Torbjorn Yllen, marketing manager for Munters' HumiCool division,...

Comprehensive maintenance program extends uptime, life-span of rotating machinery.(Condition Monitoring)
July 1, 2004... Complete solutions for the condition monitoring of rotating machinery are available from SPM Instrument, which numbers several leading oil companies among its customers. The company has developed a range of instruments and systems,...

'Super' steels could lighten load imposed by offshore living quarters.(High Strength Steels)
July 1, 2004... High-strength steels have much to offer the offshore sector, particularly in weight savings on accommodation modules. According to Eero Heikinpieti, LuCoil's manager of marketing/ product development, offshore accommodation modules are normally...

New tools and technology for the offshore industry: "disappearing" plugs leave full inner diameter.(Equipment & Engineering)(Total Catcher Offshore AS of Bergen, Norway)(Tubing Disappearing Plug)(Tubing Disappearing Smart Plug)(Intervention Disappearing Smart Plug)
July 1, 2004... Total Catcher Offshore AS of Bergen, Norway, has developed a series of new plugs for the offshore industry. The plugs have undergone qualifying tests, been installed, and used at some Statoil fields in the North Sea with good results. The...

New well-cleaning system.(Equipment & Engineering)
July 1, 2004... BJ Services' well cleaning system removes thin, low-permeable filter cake consisting of lost circulations materials, emulsions, and other unwanted materials that can have adverse effects on the recovery of drilling and completion fluids and the...

ABS.(People)(American Bureau of Shipping)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... ABS has named Todd Grove president of ABS Americas Division, effective May 1. He will replace Robert E. Kramek who will assume the role of president and COO of ABS at that time.

Aker Kvaerner.(People)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... Inge K Hansen has been appointed group president and CEO of the new Aker Kvaerner, one of three groups being created as a result of the restructuring of the current Aker Kvaerner. Hansen's previous position was acting CEO with Statoil. The new...

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.(People)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... Anadarko Petroleum Corp. has hired Robert K. Reeves as senior vice president, corporate affairs and law. Reeves will be responsible for the company's legal, government relations, public affairs, information technology, and administration...

Offshore.(People)(Houston Geological Society)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... Victor Schmidt, Exploration Editor of Offshore magazine, has been named Secretary of the Houston Geological Society.

FMC Technologies Inc.(People)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... FMC Technologies Inc. has made three key executive appointments. Peter D. Kinnear is executive vice president, with worldwide responsibility for FMC Technologies' Energy Production Systems and Energy Processing Systems Kinnear businesses. John...

Stupp Bros. Inc.(People)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... Stupp Bros. Inc. has announced John P. Stupp Jr., president of the Stupp Corp. pipe manufacturing division in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, has been elected president by the board of directors.... R. Philip Stupp Jr., executive vice president of SBI...

CRC-Evans Pipeline International.(People)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... CRC-Evans Pipeline International has named Gregory D. Laake as its chief financial officer. Laake Robert P. Stupp joined CRC-Evans from National Oilwell.

Geotrace.(People)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... John Ebbern has joined Geotrace as business development manager, based in Aberdeen. John brings a background in both the service company and oil company sectors to this role, having worked in the industry for 29 years in various capacities.

IHS Energy.(People)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... IHS Energy has named Ron Mobed as president and COO of the company. He has 22 years experience working for Schlumberger in various roles.

EDG Inc.(People)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... Mitchell J. Provost PE and Kevin M. Raatz PE have joined EDG Inc., with Provost named a project manager and Raatz named a project engineer.

Wood Group Pressure Control.(People)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... Wood Group Pressure Control, a subsidiary of John Wood Group PLC, has announced two new appointments. Reza Hajjari has joined the company as vice president of manufacturing, while Robert (Bob) Duran Jr. has been appointed US sales manager.

Robert E. Rose, chairman of the board of directors GlobalSantaFe Corp., retired from his role as chair-man.(People)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... Robert E. Rose, chairman of the board of directors of GlobalSantaFe Corp., retired from his role as chair-man. Rose engineered the merger of Global Marine Inc. and Santa Fe Corp. He became chairman of the board of the combined company upon the...

GE Energy will supply two compression modules to Petrobras Netherlands BV for a new floating production unit (FPU) in the Campos basin, off Brazil.(Companies)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... GE Energy will supply two compression modules to Petrobras Netherlands BV for a new floating production unit (FPU) in the Campos basin, off Brazil. The new FPU, designated P52, will be the largest offshore facility in Brazil to extract oil and...

Knowledge Systems has agreed to supply its geopressure analysis software to Baker Hughes.(Companies)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... Knowledge Systems has agreed to supply its geopressure analysis software to Baker Hughes for real time geopressure and wellbore stability analysis at the wellsite.

Tesla Offshore is a new geophysical and marine construction company, formed by former KC Offshore leaders.(Companies)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... Tesla Offshore is a new geophysical and marine construction company, formed by former KC Offshore leaders. The new company's geophysical group will provide hazard and archaeological surveys for drill site, platform locations, and preliminary...

RPS Group Plc, a European environmental consultancy, has acquired the Troy-Ikoda group of companies.(Companies)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... RPS Group Plc, a European environmental consultancy, has acquired the Troy-Ikoda group of companies. Troy-Ikoda joins RPS Hydrosearch within the RPS Energy Services Division.

Oil industry technology company Odegaard is establishing an office in KualaO Lumpur.(Companies)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... Oil industry technology company Odegaard is establishing an office in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia to meet demand for its services from the E&P industry in Southeast Asia. The company has appointed Phil Beale as its regional director with...

Fugro has placed a major order with Sonardyne International for the supply of integrated Long BaseLine (LBL) and UltraShort BaseLine (USBL) Fusion acoustic positioning systems.(Companies)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... Fugro has placed a major order with Sonardyne International for the supply of integrated Long BaseLine (LBL) and UltraShort BaseLine (USBL) Fusion acoustic positioning systems. These will be used to support the services that Fugro will provide...

Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI).(Companies)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... The Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) has purchased two Sonardyne Fusion USBL acoustic tracking systems to provide high accuracy subsea positioning for its two deepwater ROVs--Ventana and Tiburon.

The Southampton Oceanographic Centre.(Companies)(Sonardyne)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... The Southampton Oceanographic Centre, has ordered a Fusion acoustic positioning system and ROV-Homer target relocation system from Sonardyne to provide high accuracy subsea positioning for Isis, the UK's first deepwater science-class ROV.

Yokogawa Electric Corp.(Companies)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... Yokogawa Electric Corp. will supply the complete upstream measurement and control facilities for the Sakhalin II crude oil and natural gas development project in the Sakhalin Region of the Russian Far East.

ABB.(Companies)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... ABB in Norway has secured new contracts worth $45 million for delivery of complete electric propulsion systems to two icebreakers to be built for CJSV Sevmorneftegaz by the Norwegian shipyard Havyard Leirvik, and four platform supply vessels to...

Weatherford International Ltd. has acquired Edinburgh Petroleum Services Ltd.(Companies)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... Weatherford International Ltd. has acquired Edinburgh Petroleum Services Ltd. EPS produces intelligent asset management software, which allows networks of wells and production facilities to be configured so as to deliver maximum hydrocarbon...

CSL.(Companies)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... Energy development delivery specialist CSL has formed a wells division. The new group targets well construction and performance management, complementing the existing services of delivery management of host and subsea facilities.

Tronic Ltd., a subsidiary of oilfield services provider Expro International Group PLC.(Companies)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... Tronic Ltd., a subsidiary of oilfield services provider Expro International Group PLC, has secured multiple contract awards for the provision of subsea electrical connector systems to be deployed on the Santos operated Mutineer-Exeter field...

Drillpipe tong.(New Products, Services)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... The Rogers Oil Tool Services', www.rogersoiltools.com, drillpipe tong is self-contained and allows operation with a minimal amount of movement, reducing the risk of accidents. The high torque tong is durable but has the advantage of exerting...

Mid-frame diesel engine drive.(New Products, Services)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... Miller Electric Mfg. Co., www.MillerWelds.com, has redefined the mid-frame, low speed diesel category with the introduction of its PRO 300 CC/CV engine-driven welding generator. The PRO 300 features stick pipeline arc performance, an 1800-RPM...

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