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January - December 2009


Feature 6 Safety 47 Critical safety issues overlooked on Deepwater Horizon


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Offshore Marine Technology 3rd Quarter 2010 3


48-50 Heinzmann launches new range of safety systems


50 Viking addresses safety concerns with ETSO _ approved range


5 Editorial comment Growth expected in well intervention market


6-18 News 6-14 News 16-18 Equipment news


20-23 In-depth 20-21 Rig design I COSCO extols benefits of cylindrical design


22-23 Deepwater operations I DSM Dyneema releases Dyneema XBO for deepwater operations


24-50 Features


Feature 1 Risers and moorings 24-26 Sigma Offshore secure US patent for cost-saving Smart Mooring System


27-30 Deepwater moorings now easier to deploy


Feature 2 Russia 31 Gazprom selects FMC for Sakhalin subsea work


36-37 RS classes first ‘mass produced’ FNPS


Feature 3 North Sea 40-41 STX Europe wins market share with PSV contracts


Feature 4 Semisubmersibles 42 Drydocks World inks ‘keyhole surgery’ compact semisub contract


Feature 5 Arctic 44-46 Russo-Finnish collaboration for oil spill combat icebreaker


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