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Company Overview (Details) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2023 segment item | Jun. 30, 2022 segment
Business Segment Information |  |
Number of reportable segments | segment | 4 | 3
Well Intervention |  |
Business Segment Information |  |
Number of long-term chartered vessels | item | 2 |

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