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SELF-ELEVATING MOBILE OFFSHORE DRILLING UNIT [1 record]

Record 1 2003-06-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Oil Drilling
DEF

A MODU with movable legs that is capable of raising its hull above the surface of the sea.

OBS

MODU/self-elevating: From the federal certification project (Marine Certification Regulations Section 2) to become effective after 1996.

OBS

MODU is the acronym for "Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit."

Key term(s)
  • Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit/self-elevating
  • self-elevating MODU
  • self-elevating Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit

French

Domaine(s)
  • Forage des puits de pétrole
DEF

UMFM comportant des pivots mobiles qui est capable d'élever sa coque au-dessus du niveau de la mer.

OBS

UMFM/auto-élévatrice : Extrait du projet de règlement fédéral (Règlement sur la délivrance des brevets et des certificats - Marine Article 2) qui entrera en vigueur après 1996.

OBS

UMFM est l'acronyme de «unité mobile de forage en mer».

Key term(s)
  • unité mobile de forage en mer/auto-élévatrice

Spanish

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