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DRILL BOAT [1 record]

Record 1 2017-08-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Ships and Boats
DEF

A ship that has a hull and is fitted with a drilling rig so that it is capable of drilling in deep water.

OBS

A ship that is constructed such that a well can be drilled from it at an offshore location. ... they are capable of drilling exploratory wells in relatively deep waters. They may have a ship hull, a catamaran hull, a trimaran hull.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Types de bateaux
DEF

Navire à coque, pourvu d’un appareil de forage et capable de forer en eau profonde.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tipos de barcos
CONT

Para perforar en las aguas de hasta 3.500 m de profundidad [en] áreas del Golfo y de África Occidental, pueden utilizarse tanto buques de perforación como plataformas semisumergibles.

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