10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SEMISUBMERSIBLE»
Discover the use of
semisubmersible in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
semisubmersible and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Report: The loss of the
semisubmersible drill rig Ocean ...
The primary purpose of this report is to set forth the results ofthe inquiry of the Royal Commission into the loss of the OceanRanger and its crew. This inquiry has addressed three basicquestions: Why did the Ocean Ranger capsize and sink?
Royal Commission on the Ocean Ranger Marine Disaster (Canada), 1984
2
Construction of Marine and Offshore Structures, Third Edition
The semisubmersible costs more to build and to operate. Ballast controls are
similar to those for a submarine. However, semisubmersibles are increasingly
used in drilling construction, for floatels (floating quarters vessels), and even for ...
3
Drilling Technology in Nontechnical Language
Semisubmersible. A semisubmersible rig is large, and some are very large. The
rig sits on steel columns (between three and eight of them), under which are
buoyancy chambers (called pontoons). When under transport between locations,
the ...
4
Mooring System Design and Time Domain Simulation of a ...
The goal of this task is to determine the steady-state dynamic mooring forces for a three-leg semisubmersible buoy, moored in water depths ranging from 100 to 400 feet, and being subjected to the survival wind, current, and wave for the ...
WATT (BRIAN) ASSOCIATES INC HOUSTON TX., 1983
5
Offshore Wind Energy Cost Modeling: Installation and ...
... Ã SþI1:2 ÃPs ð ÞG 1⁄2 ! þRÃNs þ2ðSþIÞ ð7:5Þ where Vs is the
semisubmersible speed (knots), S is the semisubmersible dayrate ($/day), Ps is
the installed power (hp) on the semisubmersible heavy-lift, and Ns is the
insurance premium ...
Mark J Kaiser, Brian F Snyder, 2012
6
Stochastic Dynamics of Marine Structures
Sketch of a semisubmersible drilling rig. 2.2.9 Example - Pitch and Roll
Oscillations of a Semisubmersible A sketch of a typical semisubmersible floating
platform used for drilling operations offshore is shown in Fig. 2.10. It is often
referred to as ...
Arvid Naess, Torgeir Moan, 2012
7
Future Aircraft Carrier Technology
SEMISUBMERSIBLE SHIP A mobile alternative to the floating platform
technology described above might be provided by a very large semisubmersible
ship, like a SWATH, on the order of 2000 ft long. With a skijump at the leading
edge of the ...
National Research Council (U.S.). Naval Studies Board, Robert J. Hermann, 1991
8
Offshore Pioneers: Brown & Root and the History of Offshore ...
Naval architects and marine engineers evaluated all kinds of vessels, but the
decision came down to a choice between a ship-shape drilling vessel and an
experimental semisubmersible type rig. "Much of that first year's activity," recalled
...
Joseph A. Pratt, Tyler Priest, Christopher J. Castaneda, 1997
9
Proposed 1981 outer continental shelf oil and gas lease sale ...
Semisubmersible vessels are quite stable; roll seldom exceeds 5° on a properly
found vessel, even in the most severe seas. All but one of the semisubmersible
drill units utilize conventional catenary mooring systems, which is one of the ...
United States. Bureau of Land Management. New Orleans Outer Continental Shelf Office, 1981
10
Color Image Processing: Methods and Applications
R.Z. Venzon, T.P. Tancredi & B.L.R. de Andrade Laboratório de Otimização e
Projeto Integrado, Escola Politécnica da Universidade de São Paulo, ABSTRACT
: This article presents a procedure for the optimization of a semisubmersible's hull
...
Rastislav Lukac, Konstantinos N. Plataniotis, 2006
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SEMISUBMERSIBLE»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
semisubmersible is used in the context of the following news items.
Sembcorp Marine wins $1bn order for world's biggest …
SINGAPORE shipbuilder Sembcorp Marine has won a $1bn contract with a Netherlands company to build what will be the world's largest semisubmersible ... «Lloyd's List, Jul 15»
Baoham Offshore commissions liftboats, semisubmersible from …
Additionally, Global is developing a semisubmersible drilling rig based on its GM-4E design for the same customer, and expects to sign a commercial agreement ... «Offshore Oil and Gas Magazine, Jun 15»
ABS to class newbuild semisubmersible, liftboat
HOUSTON -- ABS, a provider of marine and offshore classification services, has been selected by Baoham Offshore (HK) Ltd. to class a drilling semisubmersible ... «WorldOil, Jun 15»
COSL takes delivery of Wood Group Mustang-designed …
HOUSTON – Wood Group Mustang Norway (WGMN) says the first newbuild semisubmersible drilling rig incorporating its GG5000 floating hull design has been ... «Offshore Oil and Gas Magazine, Jan 15»
CIMC Raffles to Build Deepwater Semisub Accommodation Rig for …
Yantai CIMC Raffles Offshore Limited (CIMC Raffles) announced Wednesday that it receives a new order for a deepwater semisubmersible accommodation rig ... «Rigzone, Nov 14»
World's largest semisubmersible platform, for the INPEX-operated …
With topside dimensions of 150 m by 110 m (492 ft by 361 ft), the CPF will be the world's largest semisubmersible platform. Once complete, it will be towed 6,000 ... «Offshore Oil and Gas Magazine, Apr 14»
Topsides 2013: GVA spotlights 33000 semisubmersible production …
GALVESTON, Texas – GVA Consulting, a subsidiary of KBR, is highlighting the capabilities of its GVA 33000 deep draft semisubmersible production unit at the ... «Offshore Oil and Gas Magazine, Feb 13»
SDRL - Seadrill receives award for newbuild ultra-deepwater …
SDRL - Seadrill receives award for newbuild ultra-deepwater semisubmersible West Mira with start-up in 2015. Hamilton, Bermuda, November 12, 2012 ... «Reuters, Nov 12»
Diamond Offshore Orders $370 Million Semisubmersible
Houston-based Diamond Offshore (NYSE:DO) announced Tuesday that a subsidiary has ordered a moored semi-submersible rig from Singapore's Jurong ... «GCaptain, Aug 12»
Yantai CIMC Raffles Delivers New Semisubmersible Rig to COSL …
COSLPromoter, the third semi-submersible drilling platform CIMC Raffles constructed for COSL, shares the same design as platforms COSLPioneer and ... «GCaptain, Apr 12»
