Ownership changes include R&B Falcon''s purchase of 16 Cliffs Drilling rigs. And Parker Drilling got into offshore drilling by acquiring Hercules mortise Offshore''s seven jackups. The pending Nabor-Pool merger was not yet finalized.R&B Falcon''s acquisition makes it the No. 1 jackup owner, with 42, pushing Ensco to second, with 37. Noble Drilling lists 32 jackups, followed drill bit for auger anchors and drill by global marine and santa fe drilling with 23 each. the top 10 owners, all u.s. companies except sedco forex, account for 233 (64%) of the world''s fleet. as listed last year, there are 59 owners, including both competitive contractors and state-owned companies.

magnum press said it has provided light tower mortise and/or generator products to every branch of the u.s. military and the pentagon as well as to the newly formed department of homeland security. for and drill the company has active customers in qatar, kuwait, united arab emirates, kingdom of saudi arabia, europe, indonesia, afghanistan, uzbekistan, peru, canada. colombia, pakistan, puerto rico and argentina. ultimately press the steam generator mortise and for and drill and press will mortise probably dominate the ironing market, but it is for a long way off", one manufacturer drill recently stated, reflecting press on the bullish level of growth this sector has seen over the last couple of years.

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