Express completes its deepest work ever

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Helix ESG’s reeled-pipelay vessel the Express.

Helix ESG’s reeled pipelay vessel, the Express, recently undertook its deepest work ever during a project in the Gulf of Mexico.

Working in the Lloyd Ridge Area of the Gulf, the Express laid 9,748ft of 6.6in diameter rigid pipeline from a starting depth of 8,960ft (2,731m) to an ending depth of 9,180ft (2,798m).

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T1200 Trenching Unit Nearing Completion in the UK

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Left: Seen here is the outer shell of the T1200 ROV Trenching and Burial Unit which is set for delivery to Canyon Offshore, Helix ESG’s subsea robotics unit, by summer 2012. Right: A computer animation of a completed T1200.

Helix ESG’s latest seabed trenching unit, the T1200, is in the final stages of construction at a Perry Slingsby Systems Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) plant in the UK.

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US Energy Production Could Pass Saudi Arabia In 2013

Gus Lubin | Mar. 21, 2012, 3:22 PM

Today’s big report from Citi validates what energy bulls have been saying for years. America is becoming an energy superpower again, and this could be great for the economy. One particular chart from the report will knock your socks off.

US oil and gas production is projected to pass Saudi Arabia and Russia by the end of 2013.

After that US producers will take a big lead. Canadian and Mexican production is soaring too, which is why Citi calls North America the new Middle East.

Citi is even more bullish than Goldman, which projects US production to pass Saudi Arabia in 2017.

Here’s a breakdown of the US liquid supply:

Now check out life on an American oil boomtown >

US Energy Production Could Pass Saudi Arabia In 2013.

Obama’s Anti-Capitalism Speech in Texas Kansas – Atlas Shrugs

 

Obama’s Anti-Capitalism Speech in Texas Kansas – Atlas Shrugs.

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Necrotizing fasciitis

Necrotizing fasciitis (NF), commonly known as flesh-eating disease or Flesh-eating bacteria syndrome.

LULING, TX: That’s what I have been battling since mid May.

I had my final skin graft last Thursday and if all goes well; I will be released soon. The only thing holding me back now will be a little walking rehab.

I’ll never know how I got it and hope I never get it again. Thanks to all the Surgeons, Specialists, Doctors and Staff for their help. Without their knowledge and caring, I could have lost my right leg.

Mark Baldwin

First Post since 5/18/2011…..

I checked into the emergency for testing and treating. I have kept up with reading most posts, but is hard to remain awake. Like now I am getting sleepy again and the pain is a 10 out of a 10.