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    A semi-submersible platform is a specialised marine vessel used in offshore roles including as offshore drilling rigs, safety vessels, oil production...
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  • Look up semi-submersible or semisubmersible in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Semi-submersible may refer to a self-propelled vessel, such as: Heavy-lift...
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    either bottom-founded or floating platforms, and deepwater mobile offshore drilling units (MODU), including semi-submersibles and drillships. These are capable...
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  • A low-profile/semi-submersible naval vessel is a hybrid warship, that combines the properties of a surface ship and submarine by using water ballast to...
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    offshore drilling units such as the oil platform, jackup rig, submersible drilling rig, semi-submersible platform and of course drillships. All drillships...
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    either bottom founded or floating platforms, and deepwater mobile offshore drilling units (MODU) including semi-submersibles or drillships. These are capable...
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    that cannot be transported by normal ships. They are of two types: Semi-submersible ships that take on water ballast to allow the load—usually another...
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  • Atlantis PQ is a BP and BHP joint venture semi-submersible oil platform on permanent location over the Green Canyon Atlantis Oil Field in deepwater Gulf...
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  • Transocean Marianas (category Semi-submersibles)
    Transocean Marianas was an Earl & Wright Sedco 700 design semi-submersible platform drilling unit capable of operating in harsh environments and water...
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    rigs, including 36 offshore jackup rigs, 11 drillships, and 5 semi-submersible platform drilling rigs. In 2022, the company's largest customer was BP...
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  • largest floating semi-submersible oil platform in the world prior to its sinking on 20 March 2001. It was owned by Petrobras, a semi-public Brazilian...
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    submersible is an underwater vehicle which needs to be transported and supported by a larger watercraft or platform. This distinguishes submersibles from...
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  • hotel, is the installation of living quarters on top of rafts or semi-submersible platforms. Flotels are used as hotels on rivers or in harbour areas, or...
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  • compliance with the limits set by the law. Semi-submersible platform Scarabeo 8 Semi-submersible platform Scarabeo 9 Drillship Saipem 10000 Drillship...
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  • Offshore concrete structure (category Oil platforms)
    or other infrastructures. Semi-submersible marine structures are typically only movable by towing. Semi-submersible platforms have the principal characteristic...
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    Thunder Horse PDQ is a BP plc and ExxonMobil joint venture semi-submersible oil platform on location over the Mississippi Canyon Thunder Horse oil field...
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  • Singapore, and Norway. It operates 15 drilling rigs including 11 semi-submersible platforms and 4 drillships. In September 2024, Noble Corporation completed...
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  • Ocean Ranger (category Semi-submersibles)
    Ocean Ranger was a semi-submersible mobile offshore drilling unit that sank in Canadian waters on 15 February 1982. It was drilling an exploration well...
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    DCV Balder (category Semi-submersibles)
    semi-submersible crane vessel by Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. Balder and sister vessel, Hermod were the world's first semi-submersible...
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  • 000 m3/d) of gas. The Atlantis field has been developed with a semi-submersible production platform, Atlantis PQ, designed by GVA Consultants and built by Daewoo...
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    for his planned expedition. Another proposal involved using a semi-submersible platform mounted with cranes, resting on two watertight supertankers, that...
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  • company operates 24 drilling rigs including eight drillships, four semi-submersible platforms, and 12 jackup rigs. In 2020, 26.6% of revenues were from ExxonMobil...
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  • include: fixed platforms, compliant towers, semi-submersible platforms, jack-up installations, floating production systems, tension-leg platforms, gravity-based...
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    handling, and towing of threatening objects. AHTS vessels differ from platform supply vessels (PSVs) in being fitted with winches for towing and anchor...
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    Buoy Caisson (lock gate) Navy lighterage pontoons Outrigger Raft Semi-submersible platform The Cruising Multihull. 978-0070698680: International Marine/Ragged...
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  • lowered onto the sea floor for offshore drilling activities. The submersible drilling platform is supported on large pontoon-like structures. These pontoons...
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  • Oil platform P-51 off the Brazilian coast is a semi-submersible platform An oil drilling platform off the coast of Santa Barbara, CA Oil platform Mittelplate...
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    a semi-submersible 'flotel' providing living quarters for offshore workers. By 1978 additional accommodation blocks had been added to the platform, so...
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    production liquid natural gas platform Ichthys Explorer is located near the island. It is the world's largest semi-submersible platform. Also listed as 'Class...
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    Songa Mercur (category Semi-submersibles)
    the deal creating Songa-Opus joint venture. Semi-submersible Semi-submersible Platform drilling platform "Songa Mercur (22894)". Vessel Register for DNV...
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