JACK-UP RIG Definition & Meaning

jack-up rig

noun

an offshore drill rig or platform having a floating hull fitted with retractable legs that can be lowered to the seabed to elevate the hull above wave level.

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of jack-up rig¹

First recorded in 1965–70

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The jack-up rig is currently berthed at Princess Alexandra Wharf at the Port of Dundee.

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News outlets report a jack-up rig was used to pump water through the affected line, securing the source of the leak.

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It was able to sign an agreement to sell its newest jack-up rig, formerly named Hercules Highlander, to a subsidiary of Maersk Drilling.

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It involved the jack-up rig "Rumailah," which is owned by the company's Gulf Drilling International division and was being operated by Denmark-based Maersk Oil.

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"Most of the prospects that we are developing right now are literally in jack-up rig territory, which is 300 feet or less."

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