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| April 2008 |
Stories Include:
- Deep Driller 7 Launched
- Romania Driller GSP Upgrades
- Offshore Service Delivery Strengthened
- Round Shaped Monocolumn-hull FPSO
- ABS Classes Trio of Q-Flex LNG Carriers
- AIP for LNG Lite™ Concept
- SIGTTO Revises IGC Code
- Another Qatar LNG Carrier
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| January 2008 |
Stories Include:
- China's First Deep Water Rig
- Apexindo Receives Habitability Notation
- MIS Jackup Trio for ABS
- Offshore Safety Focus at International Maritime Conference
- Regulatory Guidance for Offshore Supply Vessels
- Middle East FPSO Conversions
- World's Largest Gantry Crane Tai Sun
- Renewed Interest in Floating Concepts for Handling Stranded Gas
- ABS Vice Chair for Centre for Marine CNG
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| September 2007 |
Stories Include:
- ABS Takes on Deepwater Ports CE Role for USCG
- Ultra Deep GOM Drilling Reaches Record
- MODUs Highlight Dubai Seminar
- First Drilling Rig to Earn Habitability Notation
- ABS Certifies MODEC’s HSE Program
- Diamond’s Ocean Scepter Launches
- ENSCO 8500 Semisub Awarded to ABS
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| June 2007 |
Stories Include:
- Strong FPSO Market
- World’s Deepest Spar to be Installed with CVA Assistance from ABS
- MODU Committee Adopts Changes
- Cossack Pioneer Seeking Life Extension
- Scorpion Awards Five Jackups to ABS
- N-Notations for Offshore Units Operating on Norwegian Continental Shelf
- Sophisticated Pipelay Vessel to be Built to ABS Standards
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| March 2007 |
Stories Include:
- ABS to Class First FSO Newbuild in Vietnam
- Technical Innovation Unlocks the World’s Subsea Energy Vaults
- Aging Rigs Benefit from AIM
- Richardson Appointed Vice President Energy Development
- Expansion of the ABS Project Management Approach
- Meet OED Manager Joe Rousseau
- Local Hiring Boosts ABS Presence in Angola
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| November 2006 |
Stories Include:
- China Yards Expanding In Offshore Construction
- ABS Classed Semi Sets Deepwater Mooring Record
- Diamond Gives ABS Vote of Confidence
- ABS Awarded Five Petrobras Semisubmersibles
- Transocean Semi Undergoes Survey
- First Conversion of a Compressed Gas Liquid Carrier from a Suezmax Oil Carrier
- Technical Paper at Gastech 2006 Outlines Ship Design and Operational Challenges For Arctic Environments
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| July 2006 |
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
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| April 2006 |
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
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| December 2005 |
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
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| August 2005 |
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
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| June 2005 |
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
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| March 2005 |
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
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| December 2004 |
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
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| October 2004 |
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
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| June 2004 |
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
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| March 2004 |
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
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