NEW DRILLING ISLAND CONCEPTS FOR BEAUFORT SEA

This article describes the caisson-retained island Tarsiut N-44 developed for drilling in water depths exceeding 20 m by Dome Petroleum, and the mobile islands and conical drilling unit being constructed for Gulf Canada by Mitsui Engineering and Shipbuilding and capable of working in water depths of 120 to 180 ft. Some information on the future drilling plans of Dome and Gulf is given.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Ocean Industry, 17 <1982>, p.32 <June> (2 pp., 3 diag., 1 phot.)
• Publication Date: 1982

Language

• English

Subject/Index Terms

• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00688148
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: British Maritime Technology
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 14 1995 12:00AM