The Hai Yang Shi You 981 standoff, also known as the 2014 China-Vietnam oil rig crisis, refers to the tensions between and arising from the Chinese state-owned. .
The Paracel Islands have been a subject of territorial dispute between China, and Vietnam in the 20th century. In 1974, China and the US-backed fought the in which Chin. .
In Vietnam, anti-China protests and demonstrations followed. The demonstrations were initially peaceful in nature and displayed popular support for the government's tough rhetoric towards China. The. .
• : The said it was monitoring events in Vietnam closely, and urged restraint from all parties. Secretary of State , who is also a former , said the United.
[pdf] A drilling rig is an integrated system that , such as oil or water wells, or holes for and other construction purposes, into the earth's subsurface. Drilling rigs can be massive structures housing equipment used to drill , , or natural gas extraction wells, or they can be small enough to be moved manually by one person and such are called . Drilling rigs can s.
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Drilling derricks and Rig Masts consist of a steel framework with a square or rectangular cross-section. Their purpose is to support the hoisting equipment and rack the tubulars while tripping pipe. The number of joints in a stand (single-double-triple) that the rig can pull is dependent on the height of the derrick. .
The Drawworks is one of the most important components of the drilling rig (types of drilling rigs). The unit supplies the hoisting power, the. .
The Crown Blockas a drilling rig component is a fixed set of pulleys (called sheaves) located at the top of the derrick or mast, where the drilling line is threaded. The companion blocks to these pulleys are the traveling blocks. By using two sets of blocks in this fashion,. .
The Traveling Blockis a set of sheaves (pulleys) that move up and down in the derrick. The drilling line is threaded (reeved) over the. .
Attached to the bottom of the traveling blocks, the hook is required to hang the swivel and rig kelly(for drilling) and the elevator bales (for tripping pipe and casing). .
• (#22) is a section of large diameter pipe fitted to the top of the that the attaches to via a side outlet, to allow the to flow back to the .• (BOPs) (#23 and #24) are devices installed at the wellhead to prevent fluids and gases from unintentionally escaping from the . #23 is the annular (often referred to as Hydril named after a manufacturer), and #24 is the pipe rams and blind rams.
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