Publications
2015 - ASME/Woelfel's Best Mechanical Engineering Award - The VersaCutter
2012 - Spotlight on New Technology Award/Offshore Technology Conference - The Claw
2012 - ASME/Woelfel's Best Mechanical Engineering Award - Award of Merit - The Claw
2010 - Election to the National Academy of Engineering
2010 - Louisiana Engineering Society James M Todd Award for Technological Achievement
2009 - University of New Orleans John N Crisp Award for Engineering Excellence
2009 - ASME Geoca Engineering Achievement Award
2008 - ASME/Woelfel’s Best Mechanical Engineering Award - Winner - The Bottom Feeder
2008 - Spotlight on New Technology Award/Offshore Technology Conference - The Bottom Feeder
2007 - ASME/Woelfel’s Best Mechanical Engineering Award - Finalist - The Deck Raising System
2007 - Spotlight on New Technology Award/Offshore Technology Conference - The Deck Raising System
Online
| April 7th, 2017 |
Vedeli Ste, Ze? |
See How It Looks: Crane for 100 Million US Dollars |
| January 26th, 2016 |
Offshore Technology |
Versabar Provided Lift Engineering for Space Center Houston’s Independence Plaza |
| October 30, 2015 |
Offshore Technology |
Versabar Rigging Used in Refinery Lift |
| August 19, 2015 |
NOLA.com |
Offshore oil and gas industry adapts, but risks remain 10 years |
| Mar 18, 2015 |
Fox 10 News |
Big crane on Mobile skyline attracts attention |
| May 22, 2015 |
Offshore Technology |
Heavy Lift Engineering, Rigging Rental and Sale of Certified Components, Integrated Lift Management |
| May 5, 2015 |
Fuel Fix |
OTC Tech Awards |
| May 2, 2015 |
Offshore Technology |
Custom Hydraulic Winches and Chain Jacks, Riser and Umbilical Installations, and Field Operations |
| April 25, 2015 |
Offshore Technology |
Versabar's VersaCutter Named Award Recipient at OTC 2015 |
| March 9, 2015 |
AL.com |
What is the big orange thing in Mobile River? |
| November 12, 2014 |
Gizmodo |
Meet the Floating Super-Crane Building the Tappan Zee Bridge |
| May 7, 2014 |
Fuel Fix |
Safety, cost driving new technology for removing rigs |
| May 7, 2014 |
Upstream Online |
Chevron plans to decom Genesis spar |
| February 8, 2013 |
Rigzone |
Gulf of Mexico Decommissioning Projects Continue to Rise |
| September 12, 2013 |
MarineLink |
Danger Lurking: Above & Below the Surface |
| May 22, 2012 |
Cranes Today |
Rigging equipment |
| May 22, 2012 |
GCaptain |
Interesting Ship – Versabar's VB 10000 Heavy Lift Catamaran |
| September 18, 2012 |
Offshore Oil and Gas |
New platform enables dry tree technology for marginal fields |
| May 30, 2012 |
Gizmodo |
These Giant Claws Pluck Oil Rigs From The Briny Deep |
| May 3, 2012 |
Fuel Fix |
New market for dismantling old rigs results in 'The Claw' |
| Jan 15, 2012 |
Offshore Oil and Gas |
Non-conventional deck lifts for deepwater Spars, TLPs |
| May 2, 2012 |
Fuel Fix |
The Claw can rescue submerged topsides from ocean floor |
| May 15, 2010 |
Offshore Oil and Gas |
Low bridge forces change in Lake Maracaibo platform lifts |
| March 12, 2010 |
Offshore Oil and Gas |
Amoco Eugene Island 367 jacket sectioned, toppled in place |
| March 1, 2010 |
Offshore Oil and Gas |
Deepwater, abandonment focus of Gulf of Mexico contractors |
| March 23, 2009 |
Offshore Oil and Gas |
Maximizing platform value, minimizing decommissioning costs |
| October 24, 2007 |
Offshore Oil and Gas |
New design spar-like hulls show platform stability advantage |
| August 27, 2007 |
The News-Gazette |
Firm's innovation could allow drill platforms, naval bases at sea |
| Feb 22, 2007 |
Offshore Oil and Gas |
Existing platforms raised to increase storm clearance |
| August 31, 2007 |
Offshore Oil and Gas |
Versabar invention lifts submerged topsides in one piece |
| July 29, 2007 |
Biz Journals |
Bottom Feeder pushes Versabar toward the top |
January 2012 - Offshore Engineer - "Jaws of Steel"
June 2011 - Wire Rope News & Sling Technology
January 2011 - Offshore - "New Heavy Lift Vessel Deploys in Gulf"
June 2006 - Wire Rope News & Sling Technology 
