摘要
英国第一个海洋钻井平台“Sea Gem号”于1960年代在北海条件恶劣的海域承担开发海洋石油的重要任务。这个属于BP公司的5600吨钻井装置是以前在Le Havre建造的大型舰艇改装的，包括一个钻井平台、生活区和直升飞机停机坪。在北海大规模石油开发以前，1965年初曾停泊在Humber河口外面。该平台是由10根钢制桩腿支撑的，高度是在海浪以上15米。不幸的是，该平台服务不到一年，
Britain＇s first offshore drilling platform, the Sea Gem, played an important role in opening up the harsh watersof the North Sea to the oil industry in the 1960s. The 5,600 ton drilling unit was converted from a former work barge built at Le Havre. The BP unit, which comprised a drilling platform, living quarters and a helicopter pad, was located off the mouthof the River Humber in 1965,
