Orange, Texas, 1976, Upgrade and cantilever conversion in 1990.PERFORMANCE: Water depth--300''; Drilling depth--30,000''.QUARTERS: 61 persons, plus 4-man sick bay.HULL: Triangular; 208'' x 178'' x 23''.VARIABLE LOAD: 3,946 kips.HELIPORT: 62'' x 66'' for S61STORAGE: Mud & Cmt Bulk--6,000 cf; LiquidMud--1,591 bbl; Fuel--4,133 bbl; Water forDrilling--8,665 bbl; Potable deltadrillpress20 Water--904 bbl.DRILLING EQUIPMENT Drawworks--Oilwell E-3000Pumps--two Oilwell 1700 PT Triplex; Prime movers--twoEMD 16-645 E8, one EMD 12 645 E8; Top Drive--Varco TDS 3.

This year''s listing contains 362 jackup units, including infocus lp 400 existing rigs and announced newbuildings, a decrease of two from last year. the listing excludes: shallow-water units working in inland waters, several rigs of the former soviet union fleet, and those in non-drilling modes. the loss of two rigs results from the deletion of two listings. no additional newbuildings were deltadrillpress20 added.low crude prices continued to cut offshore operators'' drilling budgets in 1999, 400 as reflected by reduced utilization and dayrates that continued the low levels of late 1998. the u.s. gulf of mexico saw rate cuts approaching 50% of early-1998 levels, as did africa deltadrillpress20 and 400 and and asia. even the north sea saw cuts of more than 20%.

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