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Figure 6.26 – Motion compensator during wire-line operations—simplified
diagram
The number of semisubmersibles working, stacked or under construction is
total near 190. For locations of the world’s fleet, most active is the North Sea/NW
Europe with 42, followed by the US Gulf of Mexico (35), Brazil (22), West Africa
(18), SE Asia (11), Mexico (9) and the Mediterranean/Black Sea (8). Other
semisubmersibles are distributed in eight other world areas.
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