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"In just 10 years, the number of chip mills in the region has more than tripled--to at least 150--each devouring an average bobcathydraulicpump of 10,000 acres of forest a year," bobcathydraulicpump says Danna Smith, executive director of the Dogwood Alliance, a consortium of environmental groups opposing chip mill operations. And with each American using up 688 pounds of paper a year (the Chinese consume just three), chip mills are not only profiting, they''re expanding. WORK AREA: India.Catleia Oil Co.(Petrobras bobcathydraulicpump subsidiary)PETROBRAS VIRIG DESIGN: RG LeTourneau, Inc.CONSTRUCTION: Davie Shipbuilding Ltd., Canada, 1982.PERFORMANCE: Water Depth--230''; Drilling Depth--23,000''.QUARTERS: 84 persons.HULL: 243'' x 200'' x 26''.VARIABLE LOAD: bobcathydraulicpump 1,997 t.HELIPORT: 70'' dia.STORAGE: Mud & Cmt Bulk--7,200; LiquidMud--1,416 bbl; Fuel--2,970 bbl; Water forDrilling--6,657 bobcathydraulicpump bbl; Potable Water--2,760 bbl.DRILLING EQUIPMENT: Drawworks--Oilwell E-3000;Pumps--Two Oilwell A-1700-PT, triplex; PERFORMANCE: Water depth--360''; Drilling depth--30,000'', leglength--511 ''.QUARTERS: 82 persons.HULL: 243'' x 206'' x 26''.VARIABLE LOAD: 5,000 kips.HELIPORT: 73'' dia., Sikorsky S-61N.STORAGE: Mud & Cmt Bulk--11,000 cu f; LiquidMud--2,500 bbl; Fuel--2,074 bbl; Water forDrilling--11,622 bbl; Potable Water--1,714 bbl;Brine/Base oil--1,100 bbl/670 bbl.DRILLING EQUIPMENT: Drawworks--Nat''l 1625-UDBE,3,000 hp; Pumps--three Nat''l 14-P-220,2,200 hp; Prime movers--five Cat 3516 B, ea.1,850 hp; Rotary Table--Nat''l D-495; Pipe Handling
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