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Article: Rental power bridges the Gulf.(rental)(Gulf of Mexico)(Welch Generator Co.)
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- Diesel Progress North American Edition
- Article date:
- January 1, 2004
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In almost every way, the Gulf of Mexico is a desolate and unforgiving Place. There is no power grid serving the 700,000 sq.mi, of water. Yet that's where Lee Welch and his generator and equipment rental company makes its mark.
"We serve lots of markets here in South Louisiana and the surrounding area, but it is the offshore oil and gas business that is this company's prime mover," said Welch, whose Welch Generator Co. is headquartered in Larose, La. When an oil platform is being constructed, Welch noted, there is no electrical power available. It's generators, like the ones they sell, that power the tools, make worker accommodations livable and drive the Remotely ...