Stories Include:

• First Jackups to be Built in United Arab Emirates
• Single Point Mooring Experience Secures ABS Class for More Buoys
• Anchoring Technology First for GOM FPU
• Independence Hub Arrives in U.S.
• ABS Supports Qatar's Maritime Excellence
• World's First CNG Research Center
• ABS Keynotes at OSEA

Stories Include:

• ABS Selected to Class New GSF
• Specialized Offshore Vessel to ABS Class
• ABS Classing 71 MODUs on Order
• Major Increase in Floating Production Systems
• Class Perspective on Arctic LNG Carriers
• Harmonic Distortion a Factor in Designing Electrical Power Systems
• ABS President and COO Kicks Off OTC Topical Luncheons
• Safety & Security Discussed at Platts LNG Conference

Stories Include:

• ABS Selected by Woodside for Asset Base Classification and Verification
• Chevron’s Tahiti Truss Spar among First to Utilize ABS’ Revised Guide for Building and Classing Floating Production Installations
• Yoho First Complete ‘Risk and Reliability’ Classed FSO
• Chevron Chooses ABS for Blind Faith Semisubmersible
• West Africa Newbuild Agbami FPSO Awarded to ABS
• ABS Busy at KeppelFels Yard in Singapore
• ABS Chairs Session at Composite Conference

Stories Include:

• Jackup Orders Approaching 40
• ABS Classing Semi-Submersibles for SeaDrill and Maersk Contractors
• New Petrobras Non Ship Shape FPSO Receives AIP
• Satellite Services Platform Offers Alternative to FPSO/FSO
• BHP Awards ABS Neptune and Shenzi TLPs
• Aluminum Alloy for Ultra Deep Risers
• Assessing Fatigue in Offshore Structures

Stories Include:

• Jackups on Order to ABS Class
• CSI LNG Containment System Certified
• VCSA and ABS Linked for Sucess
• Guidelines for Use of Composite Materials on Offshore Structures
• Risk-based Inspection Planning Presented at OTC.05
• Class Criteria for Newbuild FPSOs Presented at FPSO Forum
• New and Updated Offshore Guides

Stories Include:

• ChevronTexaco Tahiti Truss Spar for Deepwater GOM Installation
• New LNG/LPG Niche LNG FPSO Concept Receives ABS Review
• ABS Establishes Additional Survey Offices in Cameroon and Brazil
• ABS Advises on the Role Of Class in the Design, Operation & Construction of LNG Ships and Terminals
• APL’s Submerged Turret Loading Buoy System for LNG Imports Honored for Emerging Innovation/Technology
• Novel Buoy Concept Receives AIP
• Offshore Hull Preservation Software

Stories Include:

• Independence Hub to be ABS Classed
• New LNG Tank and Carrier Design Earns ABS
  Approval in Principal
• ABS Joins Society of International Gas Tanker & Terminal Operators (SIGTTO)
• ABS Establishes Qatar Headquarters
  for Middle East Region
• ABS Advises Industry on Safe LNG Transport
  at Hart's Global LNG Conference in New Orleans

Stories Include:

• Asymmetrical Semisubmersible Design
• ABS Secures Classification Contract
  for World's Deepest Platform to Date
• Hybrid Platform Stabilizing Concept Tackles Issue of
  Deepwater Motion
• ABS Advises Industry on
  Evolving Standards for Jackup Stability
• FPSO Fatigue and Strength Assessment
• Regional Focus: Brazil

Stories Include:

• ABS Joins Think Tank of Gas Storage Innovators
• ABS Signs Kazakstan MOU
• New CNG Guide Speeds Approval of Pioneering Gas-to-Market Strategies
• Ultimate Strength Assessment Improves Safety in Offshore Design
• New Subsea Guides Provide Clarity, Depth
• ABS Participates in Expansion of Southeast Asia Development
• Caspian Sea Round-Up
• Concrete Expands Options for Offshore LNG Terminals

Stories Include:

• ABS to Class First Offshore LNG Deepwater Port Buoy
• ABS Launches Energy Project Development Group
• New Publications Support Dynamic Analysis, Fatigue Analysis
• ABS Guides Marco Polo into New Waters
• ABS Brings Risk-Based Inspection to Offshore West Africa