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To: jim_p who wrote (12754)	9/9/2002 10:01:35 AM
From: aerosappy	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 206334

Columbia connection? Anyone here a Columbia graduate able to check online alumni directory? Jens and Mark may have met at Columbia or via reunions: Jens Ulltveit-Moe, 57 years old, is group chief executive officer and owns, together with his family, all the shares in the company. He has a degree in economics from the Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration and has a Masters degree in international affairs from Columbia University. After completing his education, he worked for McKinsey in New York before becoming managing director of Asterix Shipping, a tanker company, in London in 1975. Mr. Frantz is chairman, chief executive officer and president of Frantz Medical Development Ltd., Frantz Imaging Inc., FrantzTech Ltd. and Frantz Tool & Design, Inc., a group of affiliated companies headquartered in New York specializing in the research, development and manufacturing of medical electronic devices and related disposables. Mr. Frantz founded Frantz Medical Development Ltd. in 1980 and the remainder of the group companies in the late 1980s. From 1976 to 1979, Mr. Frantz was employed as the vice president of operations of Med-Tek Ltd., a supplier of highly sophisticated medical electronics equipment. Mr. Frantz was also employed by Pfizer Pharmaceuticals from 1973 to 1975 in strategic planning and product management positions. Mr. Frantz received a B.S. degree from Georgetown University in 1969 and an M.B.A. from Columbia University in 1972.

To: jim_p who wrote (12754)	9/9/2002 3:12:15 PM
From: aerosappy	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 206334

Umoe oil transport experience knutsenoas.no [One of Umoe's companies] The main oil and petrochemical companies of the world are demanding customers both in respect of technical solutions and operating quality. Knutsen OAS Shipping meets these requirements and today operates one of the most sophisticated and modern fleets of purpose-built shuttle tankers, chemical carriers and product tankers world wide. Knutsen OAS Shipping is presently operating the largest fleet of purpose-built DP class shuttle tankers in the world. The strategy of our fleet has been based on the development of total projects from design to operation. The strategy has over the last ten years been implemented with a programme of twenty new buildings with a total cost of one billion USD. The vessels are designed to meet the exact specifications of our charterers. After delivery all our vessels have been chartered to first class charterers, mainly oil companies. The modern fleet has in 2001 an average age of 6,5 years which is unique for any tanker fleet of this size. The oldest vessel in the fleet is from 1987. Knutsen OAS Shipping has extensive experience as operator of tankers for 80 years. The company is operating out of the city of Haugesund on the westcoast of Norway. Still today a major part of the crew and officers of our fleet is from the local area. All the shuttle tankers have 100% Norwegian crew while the product and chemical fleet has Norwegian top officers and Filipino crew. In addition we have an experienced onshore staff of 45 to handle projects and operation of the fleet. Safety and quality operation Behind the strategy of operating a modern fleet with highly qualified crew lies the aim of reducing any risk to the lowest possible level and provide high quality service to customers and partners. We are determined to incorporate safety into all aspects of vessel design and operation through Quality Management which satisfies the demands of our most safety conscious customers as well as meeting the requirements of national and international rules and regulations regarding safety and environmental protection. Technically advanced fleet All vessels have high technical specifications including double bottom (1 exception) and double hull (three exceptions) as well as bow thrusters, variable pitch propeller and flap rudders i.e. both active and passive technical means to prevent oil pollution. In addition the product and chemical carriers have ICE class 1A. The shuttle tankers are purpose-built advanced tankers loading oil in open sea at the different offshore oil fields in the North Sea discharging in Continental and North European ports. The flexibility and cost efficiency of these vessels combined with their ability to operate in severe weather conditions during the winter months in the North Sea have turned this concept of loading and transportation into a success.