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For utilization and geographic location, in its October Offshore Rig Locator, Offshore canedy-ottodrillpress Data Services shows 290 jackups working, out of a total worldwide fleet of 387 rigs, for 75% utilization, down 5% from last year''s 79%. canedy-ottodrillpress The U.S. Gulf of Mexico had 108 jackups working, of a total 139 available, for 78% utilization. The second most active area was the Persian Gulf, with 32 of its 46 rigs canedy-ottodrillpress active. Asia accounted for 66 rigs--in India, 22 units were all active; SE Asia had 18 of its 26 rigs working, and the Far East area had 16 of 18 jackups contracted. West Africa had only 12 of its 26 rigs working. Other active areas were: Mediterranean/Black Sea, 12; the Caspian, 7; Mexico, 6; Venezuela, 6; the Red Sea, 7; and canedy-ottodrillpress Brazil, 5. The feature that sets the MLT3060 light tower apart from its brethren is its size. Although smaller, Roberts said the MLT3060 maintains the same structural integrity of its full-sized counterparts by incorporating a structural steel tubular frame. At 48 in. wide, Roberts explained that as many as 12 MLT3060 towers can be stacked side-by-side on a flatbed truck, as opposed to eight MLT4060s, which are 16 in. wider, or even fewer MLT5060s, which am 33 in. wider. The MLT3060 tower also weighs 230 lb. less than the 185fl lb. MLT4060 and 425 lb. less than the 2045 lb. MLT- 5060. With the outriggers extended, the MLT3060 light tower is 98 in. wide, which still offers an extremely canedy-ottodrillpress stable unit in winds in excess of 65 mph.
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