COMPACT FOOTPRINT HPU MAXIMISES RIG DECK SPACE. Claxton designers have used their ingenuity to supply a small but perfectly formed hydraulic power unit to upgrade the tensioning system on the Ensco 102 jackup drilling rig and significantly extend its operating envelope. Claxton project engineer Will Robinson explains: “ConocoPhillips contracted the Ensco 102 to drill an exploration well in the North Sea and stipulated that drilling operations at

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