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MARCH–APRIL 2018 VOLUME 33 | ISSUE 2


[FEATURES] 22 | SAFETY NETS: ICHTHYS RISER PROTECTION


Discovered by Inpex in 2000, the Ichthys gas and condensate field, located offshore of Western Australia, represents the largest discovery of hydrocarbon liquids in Australia in 50 years. Two Houston-based firms teamed up to test, produce and package three massive riser protection nets designed to prevent vessel incursions at the massive offshore central processing facility onsite there today.


28 | 6 BUSINESS MISTAKES CEOS MAKE THAT CAUSE GOOD EMPLOYEES TO QUIT


If you run a business, there are countless tasks calling for your attention. Hiring and retaining great employees is chief among them, and its impact on the performance of your business is dramatic. Howard Lewinter is a business expert, strategist and advisor to CEOs, presidents and business owners throughout the United States. Here, he shares straightforward advice on how to make sure you are doing the right things to keep the good employees you have.


[WRE CATALOG GUIDE] 31 | What’s New / Job Listings


33 | WRE Catalog View the latest product offerings and updated listings.


WIRE ROPE EXCHANGE


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2 | EDITOR’S NOTE 7 | INDUSTRY NEWS


20 | WRE SPOTLIGHT 76 | WRE ADVISOR 79 | AD INDEX 80 | RIGGER’S CORNER


ON THE COVER: In our feature article, Houston- based SWOS was contracted to produce a set of synthetic riser protection nets for a massive offshore gas project in Australia. A challenging project, but squarely in their wheelhouse as the master distributor of synthetic rigging solutions. Packaging the nets on reels for transport was another thing altogether. For that, SWOS turned to Myers Design and Manufacturing, also of Houston, to design and build this reel for the job.


Wire Rope Exchange MARCH–APRIL 2018, Vol. 33, Issue 2


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