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NortekUSA Establishes New Office
NortekUSA said that Freda Zifteh has established a technical sales and support office in Jacksonville, Fla. This office is strategically positioned to provide excellent customer support in coastal engineering and oceanography to our growing and diverse client base in the Southeastern USA region. Zifteh joins NortekUSA with an M.E. degree in Coastal Engineering from the University of Florida. Immediately prior to joining NortekUSA, Freda was a coastal engineer with the US Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District, having worked on several large scale projects in beach nourishment, coastal structures, and navigation. Her experience includes numerical modeling, shoreline and volumetric analyses, monitoring and design. Along with her background in coastal processes, Zifteh has also maintained an interest in physical oceanography, ocean observation systems, and ocean-atmospheric interaction. You may contact Zifteh at freda@nortekusa.com rig. The original letter of intent, initially estimated at $9 million, was received May 23, 2008. The increase in the value of the contract is reflective of engineering changes to satisfy additional lift requirements. The Delba III semisubmersible drilling rig is rated to drill in 2,400 m of water and is readily upgradeable to 2,700 m. The Delba III has long-term contracts to drill in Brazilian waters. The rig set of flotation for the Delba III is scheduled to be delivered by early 2010. The manufacturing requirements under the Delba III contract will be managed by Flotation Technologies, a Deep Down subsidiary. The installation of the drilling riser flotation system will be managed by Deep Down (Delaware), also a Deep Down subsidiary. Delba International has secured financing for the construction of the Delba III semisubmersible drilling rig. Deep Down is now focused on achieving a successful contract execution on the Letter of Intent for the Delba IV semisubmersible drilling rig, which was announced on June 6, 2008. System and sonar integration." This system is now commissioned and accepted. Harbor Guard is based on a layered approach that allows the customer the ability to detect, assess and deter threats. The backbone of the L-3 Klein HarborGuard System is the RadarPro Small Target Detection Radar, capable of detecting and tracking swimmers, small watercraft as well as other targets of interest with minimal operator intervention. The L-3 Klein HarborGuard Security System is suited for either fixed or mobile applications.
Aker Solutions Signs $23m Murphy's Contract
Aker Solutions signed contracts with Murphy Exploration & Production Company -- USA (Murphy) to provide subsea trees, control systems and steel tube umbilicals to the company's Gulf of Mexico (GOM) program. The initial order is worth approximately $23m. This initial orders -- which will launch Murphy's inventory stocking program for its upcoming eastern GOM development schedule -- includes two wellsets and an umbilical. Delivery of all components is scheduled for Q2 2009. Engineering design and project management will be provided from Aker Solutions' office in Houston, Texas, with manufacturing of most components at Aker Solutions' hi-tech subsea manufacturing centre in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Umbilicals will be manufactured at Aker Solutions' facility in Mobile, Alabama. Offshore installation support will be provided from Aker Solutions' service base in Houston.
November/December 2008
Acceptance of HarborGuard
L-3 Klein reported it has received positive feedback from one of its major customers relative to Klein's HarborGuard System and its attaining all contractual and technical expectations. L-3 Klein's HarborGuard System has been augmented to integrate a number of our small target radars as well as a myriad of camera locations. Our customer was, "impressed with the performance of L-3 Klein's HarborGuard
Deep Down Wins $11.1m Deal
Deep Down, Inc. said it received an executed $11.1 million contract from Delba Drilling International Cooperatie U.A. to supply and install the deepwater marine drilling riser flotation system for the new-build Delba III semisubmersible drilling
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