accommodation rig


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accommodation rig

[ə‚käm·ə′dā·shən ‚rig]
(mining engineering)
A part of an offshore drilling complex containing areas for sleeping, storing supplies, and recreation.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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Some of the Cammell Laird workers perform a conga on the gas accommodation rig
I just hope the play takes Eddie and the lads closer to the apology they deserve; paddy shennan talks to playwright mike howl and jailed cammell laird striker eddie marnell
Rough Justice, which is set to feature cameo appearances by leading Liverpool actors Ricky Tomlinson and David Morrissey, will tell the stories of the shipyard workers who occupied a gas accommodation rig for six months in protest over compulsory redundancies.
EURO FIGHT FOR JAILED LAIRD MEN; Shipyard staff in 1984 sit-in
23 September 2011 - Norwegian shipbuilder Bergen Group ASA (OSL:BERGEN) said today it had won a deal worth between NOK8-10m for a yard stay of the Safe Scandinavia accommodation rig.
-Norwegian Bergen Group gets up to NOK10m rig order from Prosafe
Tomorrow, it will be 25 years since 37 former Cammell Laird workers - who occupied a gas accommodation rig for six months in protest over compulsory redundancies - were carted off to spend a month in Walton jail.
Cammell Laird case proves past is another country
The demand outlook in the high-end accommodation rig market appears positive, which should lead to high utilisation rates in the years to come, Prosafe said.
-Oslo-listed Prosafe Q2 net profit dips to USD51.9m
It is (part of) the story of the 37 Cammell Laird workers who were jailed in 1984 after occupying a gas accommodation rig for six months in protest over compulsory redundancies.
Dramatic end to a bitter fight for jobs; Chief feature writer Paddy Shennan reports on a play about the former Cammell Laird workers still fighting to clear their names, nearly 25 years after being imprisoned
8 July 2011 - Oslo-listed rig operator Prosafe SE (OSL: PRS) said today it got a contract, worth USD21m excluding options, to provide for hire the Safe Caledonia accommodation rig to BG International Limited, part of BG Group (LON: BG).
-Oslo-listed Prosafe seals USD21m deal for Safe Caledonia rig
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