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Gold/Mining/Energy : Strictly: Drilling and oil-field services -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Teddy who wrote (9627)	1/25/1998 12:42:00 PM
From: Ken Robbins	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 95453

Teddy, BOP = Blow Out Preventer. Also refered to as the BOP "stack" since it is a stack of usually 3 safety devices below the drill floor through which the drill pipe passes. Its purpose is to prevent a blow out when excessive formation pressure overcomes the weight of the column of drilling fluid and oil and/or gas tries to escape to the atmosphere.

To: Teddy who wrote (9627)	1/25/1998 4:53:00 PM
From: Lee Fredrickson	Respond to of 95453

Teddy-- Kenny answered the BOP stack question for you, here's a resource that will give you a good, basic overview of the Offshore biz: "A Primer on Offshore Operations" published by U. of Texas, Austin. Great stuff if you're interested in what these companies actually do for a living. Just looked all over the scatter for their catalog, may have gone to recycling...but the book lists this ph. no. 1-800-687-4132. If you are interested, you should get their catalog, lotsa stuff. I know they have a website, been there, but I can't find the URL. Fire up the ol' Alta Vista...try 'Petex', or U. of TX. I got it free (it's ~$25) from an IR dep't., but you'll have to E-mail me for that one, they we're good to me, no sense starting a run... Declining short interest in RB/FLC makes mine a happier camp!! Lee