By the late 1950's it became evident that the Chicago facility was no longer adequate for Vulcan's expanding business, both in terms of volume and size of equipment. In addition, both the plant, its location and the company's labour situation built into the company's financial picture costs which were increasingly difficult to bear. At the … Continue reading Vulcan’s Chattanooga Factory
Southern Louisiana was a major market for Vulcan from the 1890's onward; virtually everything had to be supported on driven piles. The first offshore (or marsh) platforms were driven with the same hammers that installed piles for bridges and buildings. As the water deepened, and the platforms grew, the hammers grew too. Starting with hammers … Continue reading Vulcan the Offshore Experience: Early Offshore Hammers
Offshore oil was first explored and produced at Baku in the then Russian Empire at the beginning of the twentieth century. About the same time the discovery of onshore oil in Texas and Louisiana induced enormous changes in the economy of that region, making it not only a centre of oil production but also a … Continue reading Vulcan the Offshore Experience: Installation of Conventional Platforms
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