Issues in offshore platform research - part 1: Semi-submersibles

International Journal of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 155-170

  Sharma, R ^a   Kim, Tae Wan ^b   Sha, O P ^c   Misra, S C ^d  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS   (India)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^c INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^d INDIAN MARITIME UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Deepwater drilling; Maneuvering characteristics; Mooring systems; Semi submersible

Indexed keywords

DEEPWATER DRILLING; DRILLING PLATFORMS; ENERGY RESOURCES; FIXED PLATFORMS; MACHINERY; MARINE ENGINEERING; NATURAL GAS WELL DRILLING; NATURAL GAS WELLS; OFFSHORE DRILLING; OFFSHORE GAS WELLS; OFFSHORE STRUCTURES; OIL WELL DRILLING; OILS AND FATS; PETROLEUM TRANSPORTATION; PRODUCTION PLATFORMS; SEMISUBMERSIBLES; SUBMERSIBLES; WELL DRILLING;

ARTIFICIAL ISLANDS; CRITICAL ANALYSIS; EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES; INEXPENSIVE ENERGY; MANEUVERING CHARACTERISTICS; MOORING SYSTEM; OFF SHORE PLATFORMS; TRANSPORTATION OF GOODS;

OFFSHORE OIL WELLS;

EID: 84863044868     PISSN: 20926782     EISSN: 20926790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3744/JNAOE.2010.2.3.155     Document Type: Article

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