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We'll have, when we complete our newbuild program, we'll have 31 jack-ups, which is a very good size fleet.
unknown title 2011
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But shallow-water jack-ups can keep their blowout preventers on the rig deck, making them easier to maintain.
Aboard a shallow-water gas rig, regulatory confusion keeps crew waiting 2010
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But shallow-water jack-ups can keep their blowout preventers on the rig deck, making them easier to maintain.
Aboard a shallow-water gas rig, regulatory confusion keeps crew waiting 2010
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In a conference call, BP Chief Financial Officer Byron Grote said the industry is already seeing "substantial deflation" in leasing rates for land-based drilling rigs and jack-ups -- rigs that operate offshore in shallow waters -- while the costs of marine seismic services, steel and other commodities also have been falling, though less sharply.
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But these jack-ups only contribute 4% of Diamond's gross profits, says FBR's MacKenzie.
Unearthing a Geyser of Cash Naureen S. Malik 2008
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It also has three more jack-ups and three semisubmersibles -- a more-advanced rig that is capable of working in water 2,500 feet deep -- under construction at yards in Singapore and China.
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Created in 2005, it has a fleet of five jack-ups -- offshore drilling platforms that typically operate in depths of about 400 feet -- and two accommodation units.
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COSL has a much larger fleet, with 12 jack-ups and three semisubmersibles.
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Jefferies cut Hercules Offshore Inc, Pride International Inc and Rowan Cos Inc, saying stock selection and individual company catalysts would be more important than leverage to broader asset classes like jack-ups or deepwater.
The Time Traveler's Wife Niffenegger, Audrey 2003
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Like many jack-ups, drill ships and sub-mersibles, the Seawitch had two complete sets of accommodation and messes-one for Westerners, the other for Orientals: there were at that time no Orientals aboard.
Seawitch MacLean, Alistair 1977
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