The work performed by the divers included drilling the hull and installing 64 valves to recover the Erika cargo, and installing and recovering the pumping system. BidQuest represents the next step in our on-going effort to provide our customers with full transaction capabilities,'' said Bruce Langsen, ILS' president. BidQuest, says ILS, saves time and money by eliminating countless phone calls and fax queries, as buyers garner bids online. BidQuest lets parts buyers determine the length, rules and scope of the bidding process. At the same time, BidQuest provides a host of information management capabilities, enabling buyers and vendors to view a summary of their requests for proposals and bids, which are maintained in history file.
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Woodside is operator of the Legendre oilfields development 100km north west of Dampier, on behalf of joint venture partners Apache Energy Limited and Santos Limited. Under the terms of the FSO contract, Teekay Shipping will convert the 1988-built 106,700dwt Aframax tanker Pioneer Spirit to an FSO tanker ready for first oil from the Legendre fields in second quarter 2001. Teekay won the tender on the strength of its commercial and technical proposal,'' said Woodside's Legendre Project Manager, Duncan Clegg, on award of the contract.