Contents Offshore Technology 2007, RINA

C o n t e n t s I 4TH QUARTER 2007

Editor Cheryl Saponia

Editorial Assistant Clare Nicholls

Design/Production Manager Sandy Defraine Group Sales Director Debbi Bonner Advertisement Manager Rosemary Little Advertisement Production Manager Stephen Bell Marketing Manager Adelaide Proctor

Publisher Mark J Staunton-Lambert

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Editorial comment

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Brazil's biggest semi-submersible b n o w operdtional. •I h c o m p l e t e d the fiist d s e p drought semisubmersible

for the Blind Faith platform.

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News

4 News

6 E q u i p m e n t News

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In-depth

8 Design | N e w p i p e l a y vessel realised

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Features

Feature 1 FPSO Technology

10-11 N e w d e p a rtnnent c r e a t e s

FPSO LNG I n n o v a t i o n

12-13 Two c o n v e r s i o n c o n t r a c t s w o n in S i n g a p o r e 13 Thirty-year lifespan f o r n e w unit

Feature 2 Tension Leg Platforms

14-17 A w a r d w i n n i n g TLP d e s i g n nnakes impression

o n industry

Feature 3 Gulf of Mexico

18 Hi-tech subsea I n t e r v e n t i o n vessel e q u i p p e d

19 S e c o n d rig for c r u d e oil exports

20 L a n d m a r k d e e p d r a u g h t semi n a m e d

A new pipelay vessel will enter service In 2010.

SMB Offshore has designed a n Innovative

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