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Title: Oil Rig, North Aea
Post by: Marcus on January 15, 2015, 01:32:20 PM

I didn't think these things were supposed to do that?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98HUCFbaUGY#t=56 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98HUCFbaUGY#t=56)

Title: Re: Oil Rig, North Aea
Post by: StinkyPete on January 15, 2015, 02:37:35 PM

Gasp!   :eek

Title: Re: Oil Rig, North Aea
Post by: saaz on January 15, 2015, 03:34:08 PM

Not all oil rigs are fixed to the ocean floor http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oil_platform (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oil_platform)

I saw a show a while back about how they go about construction and moving them into place. Amazing stuff. The engineering is very high end.

Title: Re: Oil Rig, North Aea
Post by: Pezzz on January 25, 2015, 03:25:15 PM

Imagine how much power must have been in those waves to move that !!!!
 :eek :eek

Title: Re: Oil Rig, North Aea
Post by: Biggles on January 25, 2015, 05:37:08 PM

I guess if it's too deep to sit it on the bottom, it's cheaper to float it and use anchors, propellers and flexible drilling lines.

Title: Re: Oil Rig, North Aea
Post by: West Aussie Glen on January 26, 2015, 08:48:08 AM

Not sure exactly what that platform is, no drilling derrick so not a drilling rig, little or no process equipment so not a production platform.

Title: Re: Oil Rig, North Aea
Post by: Biggles on January 26, 2015, 01:12:36 PM

It might be being built.

Title: Re: Oil Rig, North Aea
Post by: alans1100 on January 26, 2015, 05:47:18 PM

This is a different view ...... taken from the floating one in the OP looking back at the drilling platform. From some of the others links that come up in the same page suggest the floating part might be an accommodation unit. Before the storm you can see a bridge that links them both together.

Borgholm Dolphin North Sea 27th Nov 2011 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHgR3SkED2g#)

Title: Re: Oil Rig, North Aea
Post by: West Aussie Glen on January 27, 2015, 02:54:27 AM

You are right Alan, a floating accommodation platform or flotel.

http://www.dolphindrilling.no/fleet/borgholm (http://www.dolphindrilling.no/fleet/borgholm)

The fixed platform is the Lomond.

Google has some interesting stuff on both

Title: Re: Oil Rig, North Aea
Post by: spanner on January 27, 2015, 08:19:57 AM

BWaaaaa hahahahahahaha


Check out 1:08 !!!!!!!!

Funny sghit!

Title: Re: Oil Rig, North Aea
Post by: Biggles on January 27, 2015, 09:18:41 AM

I needed to take a Travelcalm to keep watching!      :o

Good thing the blown-away guy is a good climber!    :grin

Title: Re: Oil Rig, North Aea
Post by: Shiney on January 27, 2015, 04:22:20 PM

Quote from: spanner on January 27, 2015, 08:19:57 AM

BWaaaaa hahahahahahaha


Check out 1:08 !!!!!!!!

Funny sghit!

Now that is windy :eek