Deepwater Horizon was a fifth-generation, RBS-8D design (i.e. model type), deepwater, , column-stabilized, semi-submersible , designed to drill wells for oil explorati. .
Deepwater Horizon was built for R&B Falcon (which later became part of ) by in , South Korea. Construction started in December 1998, the was laid on 21 March 200. .
At 7:45 p.m. on 20 April 2010, during the final phases of drilling the exploratory well off the gulf of Mexico, a geyser of seawater erupted from the onto the rig, shooting 70 metres (230 ft) into the air. This wa. .
Transocean received an early partial insurance settlement for total loss of the Deepwater Horizon of US$401 million about 5 May 2010. noted that the insurance recovery was likely to be more than t.
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Jackup rigs are so named because they are self-elevating with three, four, six and even eight movable legs that can be extended (“jacked”) above or below the hull. Jackups are towed or moved under self propulsion to the site with the hull lowered to the water level, and the legs extended above the hull. The hull is. .
A jackup rig or a self-elevating unit is a type of mobile platform that consists of a buoyant fitted with a number of movable legs, capable of raising its hull over the surface of the sea. The buoyant hull enables. .
An early design was the DeLong platform, designed by Leon B. DeLong. In 1949 he started his own company, DeLong Engineering & Construction Company. In 1950 he constructed. .
A jackup rig is a barge fitted with long support legs that can be raised or lowered. The jackup is maneuvered (self-propelled or by towing) into. .
Mobile offshore Drilling Units (MODU)This type of rig is commonly used in connection with . There are more jackup rigs in the worldwide offshore rig fleet than other type of mobile offshore . Other types of offshore rigs include
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