Precarious situation of  PDVSA and PDVSA-Marine oil tankers

<a href=www.vheadline.com>Venezuela's Electronic News Posted: Tuesday, April 15, 2003 By: Juan Francisco Salas Romero

VHeadline.com reader Juan Francisco Salas Romero writes: In response to Captain Thomas Allsop: Thank you for your comments and the final conclusion is as follow: M/T "MORUY": belonging to Shell International Marine Ltd., the digest of charter requirements for crude and product carriers, the heating cargo system of the vessel shall be capable of the carriage of cargo at a temperature up to 85º C (for crude and black oilers). With storm weather (seawater temperature of 5ºC and a air temperature of 2ºC) the cargo must be raised from 44º C to 66º C in a time of 4 days at sea and normal speed.

You know this norm ... and, also, you know that under the conditions of cargo tanks no. 1 (starboard, center and port) present serious problems because the steam arrives condensed.

I have personal experience in this matter.  So, it is necessary to have working two boilers.

Another position is equivalent to put the vessel under restricted conditions.

M/T "AMBROSIO, MORICHAL, MORUY, PARIA", your horizon is only to 2010.

Sorry, this point of view is not the very best. It is an evident reason of over costs for PDVSA.

It is necessary to add the convenience flags of the vessels, the intermediate manager of Hanseatic Shipping and the precarious situation of PDVSA and PDVSA-Marine oil tankers.

Dear Captain: I know this matter and I keep my position. Please, PDVSA is now under a very low level of production.  So, is inevitable the deficit and the over costs. The way that leads to privatization is free.

If you have a Planning & Preventive Maintenance Program, it is impossible to have the fleet under the current situation. In general, the vessels are under restricted conditions. Is your criteria but not the best way for PDVSA,

Juan Francisco Salas Romero jsalasr@telefonica.net

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