Another Gulf rig explosion - Page 2

mookiemookie · 09-02-10, 01:32 PM

Mile long oil sheen reported

http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/09/02/lou...ex.html?hpt=T1

Not again...

ReFaN · 09-02-10, 03:11 PM

i dont know about you, but it smells of sabotage.

i could be wrong though, and probably are.

August · 09-02-10, 03:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ReFaN

i dont know about you, but it smells of sabotage.

i could be wrong though, and probably are.

One is a tragedy, two is a coincidence, let's hope there isn't a third or you might be right.

Zachstar · 09-02-10, 03:50 PM

It appears this at the very worst will be nowhere near that of the deep water horizon incident.

However, It solidifies why safety inspections at ALL rigs need to be performed before bans are lifted.

Wolfehunter · 09-02-10, 05:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ReFaN

i dont know about you, but it smells of sabotage.

i could be wrong though, and probably are.

I'm getting the same impression.

WarlordATF · 09-02-10, 05:07 PM

Boats on the scene are not reporting an oil slick so thats good news at least. Something smells fishy here and it ain't the oil rig.

http://www.comcast.net/articles/news...Rig.Explosion/

Castout · 09-03-10, 04:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by August

One is a tragedy, two is a coincidence, let's hope there isn't a third or you might be right.

A three would be a stupidity.

August · 09-03-10, 07:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Castout

A three would be a stupidity.

Oh really? And why?

SteamWake · 09-03-10, 09:47 AM

Evidently it was a fire and not an explosion, all hands safe, no major spill. In short the 'crisis' is already over.

But that doesent stop Sierra Club from jumping on the opportunity.

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Originally Posted by Kristina Johnson / Sierra club

How many disasters will it take until our leaders decide to act? We don't want to see one more oil disaster. The BP disaster was supposed to be the wake up call, but we hit the snooze button. Today the alarm went off again.

The push for a ban on offshore drilling will once again become an issue.

XabbaRus · 09-03-10, 10:42 AM

Hate to say it but in the UK and Norwegian sector we are way ahead on safety.

I know a rep who works for one of the big Ex (ATEX) Junction box manufacturers and he is moving to the US to head up breaking into the US market.

He was recently telling me that getting US companies to switch from weather proof only boxes to Explosion proof or safe boxes eg EExd and EExe is tough.

The ATEX boxes cost maybe $20 a box, the normal ones $5. He was surprised at how little the US engineers he dealt with knew about these kinds of boxes.

After Piper Alpha things really got cracked down on.

Oberon · 09-03-10, 10:53 AM

Ee, Piper Alpha...that was a nasty incident, we learnt a lot from that, thank god. I mean, the Deepwater Horizon was bad in terms of environmental damage, but only killed directly eleven people...Alpha took a hundred and sixty seven when she went up.

Bloody bad stuff

TLAM Strike · 09-03-10, 10:57 AM

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Originally Posted by XabbaRus

Hate to say it but in the UK and Norwegian sector we are way ahead on safety.

Actually I like to say that quite frequently, usually followed by: why the hell can't we be like them!

Castout · 09-03-10, 06:47 PM

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Originally Posted by August

Oh really? And why?

One incident whether accident or sabotage should be enough to take lesson from.

A second incident is a proof that the first wasn't learned

A third incident would be proof nobody is learning anything or bother to learn anything which is a mark for stupidity, the inability to take lesson and learn from it

August · 09-03-10, 07:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Castout

A third incident would be proof nobody is learning anything or bother to learn anything which is a mark for stupidity, the inability to take lesson and learn from it

If these explosions are deliberate sabotage then I don't think the perpetrators would give up after two attempts.

Castout · 09-03-10, 09:02 PM

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Originally Posted by August

If these explosions are deliberate sabotage then I don't think the perpetrators would give up after two attempts.

Exactly

. They REALLY should investigate what caused those explosions for sure.

09-02-10, 01:32 PM	#16
mookiemookie Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 9,404 Downloads: 105 Uploads: 1	Mile long oil sheen reported http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/09/02/lou...ex.html?hpt=T1 Not again... __________________ They don’t think it be like it is, but it do. Want more U-boat Kaleun portraits for your SH3 Commander Profiles? Download the SH3 Commander Portrait Pack here.

09-02-10, 03:11 PM	#17
ReFaN Grey Wolf Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Sweden Posts: 831 Downloads: 101 Uploads: 0	i dont know about you, but it smells of sabotage. i could be wrong though, and probably are. __________________ Liverpool is my relegion, Anfield is my church. True believers never walk alone.

09-02-10, 03:50 PM	#19
Zachstar Sea Lord Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Shreveport, Louisiana Posts: 1,956 Downloads: 13 Uploads: 0	It appears this at the very worst will be nowhere near that of the deep water horizon incident. However, It solidifies why safety inspections at ALL rigs need to be performed before bans are lifted. __________________

09-02-10, 05:07 PM	#21
WarlordATF Frogman Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: SW Florida Posts: 288 Downloads: 105 Uploads: 0	Boats on the scene are not reporting an oil slick so thats good news at least. Something smells fishy here and it ain't the oil rig. http://www.comcast.net/articles/news...Rig.Explosion/ __________________

09-03-10, 10:42 AM	#25
XabbaRus Navy Seal Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 5,330 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Hate to say it but in the UK and Norwegian sector we are way ahead on safety. I know a rep who works for one of the big Ex (ATEX) Junction box manufacturers and he is moving to the US to head up breaking into the US market. He was recently telling me that getting US companies to switch from weather proof only boxes to Explosion proof or safe boxes eg EExd and EExe is tough. The ATEX boxes cost maybe $20 a box, the normal ones $5. He was surprised at how little the US engineers he dealt with knew about these kinds of boxes. After Piper Alpha things really got cracked down on. __________________

09-03-10, 10:53 AM	#26
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	Ee, Piper Alpha...that was a nasty incident, we learnt a lot from that, thank god. I mean, the Deepwater Horizon was bad in terms of environmental damage, but only killed directly eleven people...Alpha took a hundred and sixty seven when she went up. Bloody bad stuff