semisubmersible rig

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semisubmersible rig

(Mining & Quarrying) (in the oil industry) a type of drilling platform that floats supported by underwater pontoons, with much of its structure below the water line for stability in high winds: usually used only for exploratory drilling for oil or gas Sometimes shortened to semisubmersible

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accommodation platform semisubmersible			MENAdrill's diversified drilling portfolio will include jackup and semisubmersible rigs capable of drilling in shallow, medium and deep water as well as land rigs. $3bn drilling firm to tap oil sector boom by Gulf Daily News (Manama, Bahrain) Dan Rabun, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, commented, "Delivery of our second ultra-deepwater semisubmersible rig in the ENSCO 8500 Series([R]) is an important milestone in our deepwater expansion program. Ensco International Takes Delivery of New ENSCO 8501 Ultra-Deepwater ... by Business Wire DALLAS -- ENSCO International Incorporated (NYSE: ESV) reported that one of its subsidiaries has finalized a shipyard construction contract for a new ultra-deepwater semisubmersible rig to be named ENSCO 8506. ENSCO International Finalizes Seventh New Ultra-Deepwater ... by Business Wire			semipublic Semiquadrate semiquaver Semiquintile Semiradial Semiradial engine Semiramis Semirecondite semiretired semirigid Semiring semiround semirural Semisavage Semisextile semiskilled semisoft semisolid semisolus Semisoun Semispheric semispherical Semispheroidal Semisteel semisubmersible semisubmersible rig semisweet semisynthetic Semita Semitangent Semite Semiterete semiterrestrial Semitertian Semitic Semitic deity Semitic language Semitic-speaking Semiticism Semitics Semitism Semito-Hamitic semitone Semitonic Semitontine semitrailer semitrance Semitransept Semitranslucent Semitransparency semitransparent			semispinal muscle of head semispinal muscle of head semispinal muscle of neck semispinal muscle of neck semispinal muscle of neck semispinal muscle of thorax semispinal muscle of thorax semispinal muscle of thorax Semispinalis Semispinalis capitis Semispinalis capitis Semispinalis muscle semispinalis muscles semisplint coal semistable elementary particle Semistarvation semistarvation neurosis Semisteel Semisteel Semistrong Efficiency Semistrong EMT semistrong form Semistrong Form Efficiency Semistrong Form of Efficient Markets Theory Semistrong Form of EMT Semistrong Form of the Efficient Markets Theory Semistrong Form of the EMT Semistrong-form efficiency Semistrong-Form Market Efficiency semisubmersible semisubmersible rig semisulcus semisupination semisupine semisupine position semisweet Semisweet chocolate Semisweet chocolate Semisweet chocolate semisynchronous satellite Semisynthesis Semisynthesis semisynthetic semisynthetic semisystematic name Semita Semita SEMITAG Semitangent Semite Semite Semite languages Semitendinosus Semitendinosus Semitendinosus muscle Semitendinosus muscle Semitendinous semitendinous muscle semitendinous muscle semitendinous muscle Semiterete

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