ship model of the week - dd1 semi-submersible

October 16th, 2007 · Comments - by John -

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Maybe it’s just because we have fans aboard the DD2 but more likely just because this is an amazing model. It shows the Global SantaFe’s (soon to be Transocean?) Development Driller 1 full equipped for offshore oil exploration and oil field development. To see more photos of the model Click Here.

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Categories: Photo · Semisubmersible

Tags: · dd2, development_driller, models, offshore_oil_exploration, oil_rig, Photo, photos, semi, Semisubmersible, semi_submersible, ship_models, transocean

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October 16th, 2007 at 6:23 am
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