Some great offshore shots

[Ali]

Can't take credit for them, but from one of the guys on the PaulB Loyd!

A few pics from the Paul B Loyd.

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[ForceIndia]

Being dense, but why the fire?

 

[.GAZ.]

burning excess gasses iirc

 

[.GAZ.]

chocolate fountain on an oil rig ffs..

 

[Naith]

good piks there, skills

 

[Laura]

thought you wernt allowed to take pics on them?

ive only seen a few

 

[Skinny]

how long do you spend at a time on a offshore rig before leave?

 

[Ali]

burning excess gasses iirc

Gas flaring.

Basically it's a bi-product, can't be captured, so has to be burnt off... green peace love that sh it! LOL. They are awesome to see tho!

 

[.GAZ.]

same difference son^

 

[Ali]

thought you wernt allowed to take pics on them?

ive only seen a few

No you can, you have to sign a disclaimer at the heli pad tho.
But i agree, i very much DOUBT you'd be allowed to take pics on the drill deck! but if you don't get caught who's goign to say anything.

how long do you spend at a time on a offshore rig before leave?

Shift rotaion varies. In UKCS maximum time offshore is 21days for a fixed installation. Vessles can be anything up to 6months. Uniions and COTA Jurisdiction doesn't apply for marine.

 

[Ali]

same difference son^

It's not excess...

 

[Darren]

Being dense, but why the fire?

burning off unnesscary gas

chocolate fountain on an oil rig ffs..

drilling mud. not cheap but all recycled.

how long do you spend at a time on a offshore rig before leave?

anythin upto 6 weeks at a time depending on location.

 

[Hawkeye]

Being dense, but why the fire?

Hot air from Ali's mouth,its constantly flaring.:rasp:

 

[Ali]

burning off excess gas

chocolate fountain on an oil rig ffs..

drilling mud. not cheap but all recycled.

how long do you spend at a time on a offshore rig before leave?

anythin upto 6 weeks at a time depending on location.

6wks! No chance son! 21days is max for UKCS/ and cross border.

 

[.GAZ.]

same difference son^

It's not excess...

ooohh big deal ya wee pansie

 

[daviebroon]

isn't that a BP rig?

pretty sure my mate is based on that rig/umong others.

 

[Darren]

burning off excess gas



drilling mud. not cheap but all recycled.

how long do you spend at a time on a offshore rig before leave?

anythin upto 6 weeks at a time depending on location.

6wks! No chance son! 21days is max for UKCS/ and cross border.

doesnt say anything about UKCS. uncle is 6 on 6 off out of west africa. not a land rig either.

 

[Leeshez]

crackin piccys

 

[JR]

Amazing shots there scotland

 

[Millsy]

wow! amazing pics!! love the "flaring", looks very cool.

how deep do the rigs go till they hit oil? pretty amazing bits of kit!

assume the oil is used for all sorts? fuel refining etc?

 

[Ali]

Varies alot tbh...Could be upwards of 4000m or as low as 500...Till they hit hydrocarbons really...I'm not a geologist so cant give you a better answer than that. Obviously the deeper you go the greater the temp and pressure...

Mature Basin's offen need injecting to get the oil out...

Yeh Heavy crude for VPower! lol

 

[Sym0n]

That silhouette of the rig at sun set is immense.

 

[Tigger]

Some hot shots there Ali -would love the work too!

 

[Brown.]

Rig work looks canny exciting actually !!

 

[Ali]

Not an easy life...2wks 12hr shifts. Prison like surroundings, It is dangerous even with HSEQ policies and systems...
Money is obviosuly a + When i'm off it's 240£ a day plus my wage...But it's really not a nice place to be.

having said that a few of our units have cinema and top of the line gym's, sauna's Games rooms and cool communal area's..."Emphasis on the word few!" Some don't even have internet.

 

[Brown.]

Not an easy life...2wks 12hr shifts. Prison like surroundings, It is dangerous even with HSEQ policies and systems...
Money is obviosuly a + When i'm off it's 240£ a day plus my wage...But it's really not a nice place to be.

having said that a few of our units have cinema and top of the line gym's, sauna's Games rooms and cool communal area's..."Emphasis on the word few!" Some don't even have internet.

well 4 12hour shifts are enough for me lol....12 would be a killer... benefits always outweigh the sacrifices.

 

[D1CKY]

Some good pics there

Not an easy life...2wks 12hr shifts. Prison like surroundings, It is dangerous even with HSEQ policies and systems...
Money is obviosuly a + When i'm off it's 240£ a day plus my wage...But it's really not a nice place to be.

having said that a few of our units have cinema and top of the line gym's, sauna's Games rooms and cool communal area's..."Emphasis on the word few!" Some don't even have internet.

The rig i've just came off of had 2 internet pcs and 2 public phones between around 160 persons

And yeah the maximum is 21 days in the Uk Sector.

I was home on weds as my 21 days was up and i never did a thing
I was on standby waiting for the job to start and it still hasn't

I asked the Oim if i could stay on and he said no

So a replcement was found for me and home i came.