Conoco Christens Seventh Double-Hulled Tanker `Sentinel'.HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 16, 1999-- Conoco Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :COCA coca (kō`kə), common name for shrubs of the genus Erythroxylum, particularly E. coca, of the family Erythroxylaceae, and found abundantly in upland regions and on mountain slopes of South America, as well as in Australia, India, ) (NYSE:COCB) has placed in service the seventh double-hulled crude oil tanker the company has built since its 1990 commitment to future construction of only double-hulled tankers. The 105,000-deadweight-ton "Sentinel" will join Conoco's all double-hulled fleet that includes: five similar double-hulled tankers primarily used to transport crude oil from Venezuela and Mexico to Conoco's Lake Charles Lake Charles, city (1990 pop. 70,580), seat of Calcasieu parish, SW La.; inc. 1867. It is located on Lake Charles at the mouth of the Calcasieu River in a rice, timber, oil, and natural gas region. , La. refinery, a double-hulled shuttle tanker A shuttle tanker is a ship designed for oil transport from an off-shore oil field. It is equipped with off-loading equipment compatible with the oil field in question. This normally consists of a taut hawser arrangement or dynamic positioning to maintain the position relative to in the North Sea, and two, state-of-the-art deepwater drillships. Like the other Conoco double-hulled vessels, the "Sentinel" was built by Samsung Shipbuilding and Heavy Industries at their Koje Island, Korea shipyard. During naming ceremonies A naming ceremony is the event at which an infant is given a name or names. They can occur anywhere from mere days after birth to several months afterwards. Some of these ceremonies have religious or cultural siginifcance. for the "Sentinel," David O. Kem, Conoco President, refining refining, any of various processes for separating impurities from crude or semifinished materials. It includes the finer processes of metallurgy, the fractional distillation of petroleum into its commercial products, and the purifying of cane, beet, and maple sugar marketing - Europe, spoke of the unique relationship between the companies since the "Patriot," Conoco's first double-hulled tanker, was launched in 1992. "It's a partnership that has created six double-hulled tankers, a unique shuttle tanker and two revolutionary deepwater drillships. All of these vessels have set new standards in technology, safety and environmental protection in their respective classes. And all of them were completed in this shipyard on or ahead of schedule and within budget." Kem's wife, Judith Raines, christened the "Sentinel." The "Sentinel" is a 105,000-deadweight-ton tanker with a crude oil capacity of 727,100 barrels. All cargo tanks and fuel tanks are double-hulled to provide added protection against spills in the event of a soft collision or grounding. The most advanced environmental protection devices also are built into the vessel, which include: -- Low-emissions engines that comply with future domestic and international emissions regulations; -- Navigation-data recorders, similar to the "black box" technology used on airliners; -- Equipment to exchange ballast bal·last n. 1. Heavy material that is placed in the hold of a ship or the gondola of a balloon to enhance stability. 2. a. Coarse gravel or crushed rock laid to form a bed for roads or railroads. b. water at sea to prevent transferring harmful microorganisms between international ports; -- And, tin-free coating that resists barnacle barnacle, common name of the sedentary crustacean animals constituting the subclass Cirripedia. Barnacles are exclusively marine and are quite unlike any other crustacean because of the permanently attached, or sessile, mode of existence for which they are highly growth on the hulls, without harming other marine life. Other ships (name, year built, classification and deadweight tonnage TONNAGE, mar. law. The capacity of a ship or vessel. 2. The act of congress of March 2, 1799, s. 64, 1 Story's L. U. S. 630, directs that to ascertain the tonnage of any ship or vessel, the surveyor, &c. ) in Conoco's all double-hulled fleet include:
Crude Oil Tankers
Patriot 1992 ABS(a) 97,000 DWT
Guardian 1992 ABS(a) 97,000 DWT
Pioneer 1993 ABS(a) 97,000 DWT
Continental 1993 ABS(a) 97,000 DWT
Rangrid 1994 ABS(a) 97,000 DWT
Constitution 1999 ABS(a) 105,000 DWT
Sentinel 1999 ABS(a) 105,000 DWT
Drillships
Deepwater
Pathfinder 1998 ABS(a) 103,000 DWT
Deepwater
Frontier 1999 ABS(a) 103,000 DWT
(a) American Bureau of Shipping
Conoco is a major, integrated energy company based in Houston and active in 40 countries. |
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