SHIPYARDS, RIG AND PLATFORJl CONSTRUCTION 



Description 



Most platforms are constructed at shipyards, but not all shipyards are 

 capable of platform construction. In addition to the large area required 

 for construction of larger platforms and rigs, the low Intensity of off- 

 shore activity on the West Coast in recent years has forced most California 

 shipyards to focus on other contract sources. 



Of the five shipyards in the study area, Todd in San Pedro and NASSCO 

 in San Diego are capable of building oil rigs, according to the Maritime 

 Administration . However, they point out that market conditions ulti- 

 mately determine which shipyards build rigs. Both Todd and NASSCO are 

 booked for at least the next two years with contracts for vessel construc- 

 tion. The three other shipyards in the study area have the capability for 

 repairing rigs and vessels and constructing crew and supply vessels. 



Other West Coast shipyards (not in the study area) considered capable 



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 of rig construction are : 



Bethlehem Steel, San Francisco 



Kaiser, Oakland 



Lockheed, Seattle 



Tacoma Boatbuilding, Tacoma 



Todd Shipbuilding, Seattle 



Letter to R. Shinn from R. Lowrey, Maritime Administration, U.S.D.C., 

 August 22, 1975. 



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 Ibid. 



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