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CONSTRUCTION: Bethlehem Steel Corp., Singapore,1975, drillpressspeeds Rebuilt, 1982; Modernized 1985.PERFORMANCE: Water depth--250''; Drilling depth--25,000''.QUARTERS: 74 persons, drillpressspeeds plus 3-man sick bay.HULL: 166'' x 132'' x 16''.HELIPORT: 83'' x 83''.STORAGE: drillpressspeeds Mud & Cmt Bulk--6,030 cf; Sackstorage--3,000 drillpressspeeds sks; Liquid Mud--1,800 drillpressspeeds bbl;Fuel--l,719 bbl; Water for Drilling 5,575 bbl; Potable Water--474bbl.DRILLING EQUIPMENT: Drawworks--Nat''l 1625DE, three drillpressspeeds 800 hp motors; Pumps--two Nat''l 12-P-160triplex, 1,600 hp; Prime movers--two EMD With the merger of R&B Falcon with Transocean drillpressspeeds Sedco Forex, the latter now owns 57 jackups, 15% of the world''s drillpressspeeds fleet. The next largest owners are ENSCO (38), Noble (33) and--following its merger with Marine Drilling-- Pride (33). Significant fleets are also owned by Rowan and Santa Fe (24 each), and Global Marine (23). And Diamond Offshore and Nabors list 14 and 13 rigs each. International owners with drillpressspeeds significant fleets include: Maersk (11), National Drilling Co. of Abu Dhabi (10), Oil & Natural Gas Corp. (8), and Petromar and drillpressspeeds CONDC with seven each. Including several "subsidiary" classifications, 59 owners are listed this year.
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