From 1983 to 1993, the rig was operated by in . She was mothballed in 1993, and in 2005 she was acquired by and underwent intensive refurbishment. In January. .
Kulluk was strengthened against ice with 3 in (76 mm) thick, reinforced steel, and a funnel-shaped with flared sides enabling her to operate in Arctic waters as moving ice was deflected downwards and was broke. .
• on the CIMSS Satellite Blog• McKenzie Funk, , New York Times Magazine, December 30, 2014.
[pdf] EVERETT -- Despite protests from environmentalists and Seattle city leaders, Royal Dutch Shell is still planning to move its Arctic oil drilling rigs to a Seattle port terminal. One oil rig, the Noble Discoverer, docked in the Port of Everett Tuesday night.
[pdf] The GSF Arctic III drilling rig is owned by GlobalSantaFe which can be contacted for jobs and careers on the GSF Arctic III. The Semisub is a Semisub type of rig and is designed as a Friede & Goldman L-907 Enhanced Pacesetter and built by Rauma Repola Oy at the Rauma Repola Finland shipyard.
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