Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc. said Tuesday that its semisubmersible Ocean Lexington drilling unit, which parted its moorings during Hurricane Lili last week, has been towed back to its original, pre-storm location and is preparing to recommence operations. The company said that a top-side inspection and an underwater examination of the lower hulls has determined that the rig is undamaged. The company reported late last week that Lili detached Ocean Lexington from its moorings and blew the drilling rig 45 miles before it grounded in 35 feet of water offshore Louisiana (see Daily GPI, Oct. 7).

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