ABS spar experience contributes to Devils Tower success: ABS proudly joined the Dominion E&P Inc. Devils Tower team as its classification society, having been at the forefront of spar development. ABS is unique in its experience by establishing standards for all three generations of spar designs--classic, cell and truss.(American Bureau of Shipping)

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The primary purpose of a class society is to establish technical standards for the design, construction and operational maintenance of marine structures. The American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) is the market share leader in offshore classification. The industry has 16 spars with ABS having classified or evaluated 15 of the units in operation today. Devils Tower was the 8th spar project sanctioned.

ABS classes the Devils Tower as an A1 floating offshore installation, which includes spars, semisubmersibles and...

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