WASHINGTON – Hoping to prevent drilling rigs from bobbing around the Gulf of Mexico in the wake of a hurricane, federal regulators have issued new rules aimed at strengthening the moorings for such equipment. The Minerals Management Service says 19 moored drilling rigs and another nine jack-up drilling rigs experienced what regulators called “total failure of station-keeping ability” after hurricanes Ivan, Katrina and Rita blew through the Gulf.
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about 20 years ago
Offshore rigs receive new mooring rules
WASHINGTON – Hoping to prevent drilling rigs from bobbing around the Gulf of Mexico in the wake of a hurricane, federal regulators have issued new rules aimed at strengthening the moorings for such equipment. The Minerals Management Service says 19 moored drilling rigs and another nine jack-up drill
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