RE:RE:RE:RE:RE:RE:RE:Rig Component Failure/ReplacementYou said "There would be automation and control checks that would last days as well on a rig like this."
You ever here about diagnostics and scanners? Heck my neighbour has one for his two Mustangs. Plug it into the socket under the dash and it checks all systems in microseconds. He had a transmission problem the other day and the scanner pinpointed exactly where a bad solenoid was. I didn't even know that transmissions these days had so much electronics built in them. The scanner cost him $150 US.
Thanks to microcomponents they can pack a lot of electronics in small spaces these days. Ever wonder why things like Iphones, satellite receivers etc are a small fraction of the size they were just 20 years ago delivering even better quality and much more functionality? Called microelectronics. Do you not think that Maersk can afford high tech stuff? Companies like NOV have a shack near or on the drill floor loaded with electronic monitoring, scanning, diagnostic stuff. They know exactly what needs replacing or should be replaced before it fails. Days??? Try microseconds, but hey carry on....