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Company Overview (Details) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($) item | Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($) item segment | Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($)
Business Segment Information |  |  |
Number of reportable segments | segment |  | 4 |
Cash paid for acquired assets |  | $ 16,165 | $ 4,990
Well Intervention |  |  |
Business Segment Information |  |  |
Number of long-term chartered vessels | item | 2 | 2 |
Shallow Water Abandonment | P&A Systems |  |  |
Business Segment Information |  |  |
Number of operable P&A systems | item | 5 | 5 |
Consideration for acquired assets | $ 17,600 |  |
Cash paid for acquired assets | $ 6,000 |  |

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