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(Civil Engineering) a platform or semisubmersible rig specially built or adapted to act as living accommodation for offshore personnel in the oil industry
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India, April 22 -- Wartsila, the marine industry's major solutions and services provider, will supply a comprehensive, fully integrated power, propulsion and positioning system for a DP3 Dynamically Positioned offshore accommodation rig being built in China.
Engineering, construction and services company KBR (NYSE:KBR) reported on Wednesday that its subsidiary GVA, a marine and offshore consultancy, is to design an accommodation rig for Jurong Shipyard.
Prosafe said last week it had ordered the construction of a harsh-environment semi-submersible accommodation rig, worth USD350m, at the Jurong Shipyard Pte Ltd, part of Singaporean shipbuilder Sembcorp Marine Ltd (SIN:S51).
"The helicopter arrived at the accommodation rig next to a gas production platform 24 minutes later.
The crew of "Rescue 122" was called to reports of a man who had suffered a heart attack on an accommodation rig next to a gas production platform.
With our closely-integrated yards backed by resources from headquarters in Singapore, we will continue to deliver projects to our customers' satisfaction." In the Netherlands, Keppel Verolme clinched a contract for the repair and upgrade of a semi accommodation rig, COSLRIVAL (ex-Port Reval), from China Oilfield Services.
They had taken off from Blackpool air terminal around 6pm, dropped off five workers at an accommodation rig and picked up the five men.
Eleven of and one have passed and I am tired of we get another Former shop Eddie Marnell The 37 Cammell Laird men occupied a gas accommodation rig for six months.
They had taken off from Blackpool airport around 6pm and dropped off five workers at an accommodation rig and picked up the five men.