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geewiz on October 3, 2005 - 6:34pm Permalink | Subthread | Comments top
just a quick question on mobile rigs for exploring. when they move from one location to another how fast are they moving? are there tugs that reposition them? then once they are in position at their new location, how long does it take to set up to drill? just curious.
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Heading Out on October 3, 2005 - 11:49pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top
Some are towed and some are self-powered.  A Drillship might for example do 15 knots.

A Semi submersible might do 10 knots.

A Russian jackup can do about 13.5 knots, and a Japanese one about 14.

So they all seem to move at about the same speed if they are self-propelled.  

There is a really interesting piece on towing jackups here .

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