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Deepwater rig by 2010

Shanghai's Waigaoqiao shipyard is constructing the country's first self-made deepwater oil drilling platform. The rig, weighing 30,670 tons, has a maximum operating depth of 3,050 m and a maximum drilling depth of 12,000 m. The semi-submersible drilling rig is co-designed and constructed by the 708 Research Institute and Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Co, both under the China State Shipbuilding Corp. The rig is scheduled for completion by 2010.

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