north sea
Hello,
Today i would like to share some images of the setting sun in the North sea.
I have been lucky in my time offshore to see some amazing weather.
A spectacular sun rise, or setting sun in the middle of the sea is something really magical.
I hope that you have a good weekend.
Lee
Hello,
How are you?
Today id like to share 4 images of an North sea oil and gas platform.
There have been a few images on this blog now and more to come.
I would like to know what your thoughts are on the camera used to take these images?
Ill reveal in the next rig post.
Have a good weekend.
Lee
Hello,
I want to share some images taken of an accommodation vessel..
The Safe Boreas is the most advanced and efficient harsh environment accommodation vessel in the world, constructed to comply with Norwegian regulations.
The vessel has the capacity to accommodate 450 persons in single man cabins.
The layout of the unit is unique, with two large internal atriums allowing natural daylight into cabins, mess room and recreational areas.
The vessel is named after Boreas, the Greek god of the north wind and the bringer of cold winter air.
The name reflects that the vessel is designed for operating in the Norwegian and UK North Sea, a geographical area renown for its cold climate and harsh winters.
Hello how are you?
Have you had a good festive period.
Thats it all over and back to normal for me now.
Q. What is the difference with the above images?
A. About half an hour..
It is amazing how waiting can have such a difference to your images.
In half an hour the sky semi cleared, even look at the sea, waves calmed down and the setting sun caught the clouds nicely.
So please take your time, slow down, bag the image and then wait till the suns gone as you never know how mother nature will react…
Have a great weekend.
Lee
Good morning,
Today i want to show a vessel, this is one of many many vessels, that feed us, that bring us supplies and from the skippers and crews devotion and hard work keep the oil and gas industry working.
This is the Sea Falcon, operated by Solstad Offshore.
She was created in 2013, Length of 88.9m, Width 19.7m and a total 8732 bhp.
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Have a good week
Lee
Hello,
Today i would like to share three images, all taken within a few minutes on one another,
I thought it gives a good visual on the setting sun and blue hour.
Sometimes there isn’t a spectacular sun set.
With these industrial beauties, blue hour is my favourite as the contrast against the warm flood lights look amazing.
I hope that you have a good weekend,
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Lee
Hello and welcome
Today i’d like to show these two images of the Mariner A, Uk North sea oil and gas platform.
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Lee
Today I want to show you the last ever flight to the BP Miller oil and gas platform.
Also give you an insight in what happens during a routine Helicopter crew change.
The H.L.O gives permission for a flight to land on the deck.
Offshore worker, happy to be returning to work.
Arriving offshore workers in their survival suits picking up their luggage and leave the helideck.
Bristows Helicopter pilot.
Helideck team get ready the refuelling hose.
A Bristows, Sikorsky S92 Helicopter being refuelled on the oil and gas platform.
Departing offshore worker.
Button her up, time to leave.
As this was the last flight, the pilot was happy to conduct a fly by :)
A couple of images of the platform medic who was also the appointed radiation protection supervisor conducting some LSA / NORM inspections on redundant pipework.
Hello,
Today id like to show some images of an asbestos inspector conducting a survey of different materials.
Hello,
Today id like to show some of the IRATA rope access technicians that were involved in the decommissioning of the BP Miller.
Welding on dead weight supports to the risers.
Rope access welder cutting a riser.
Long tiring climb back up.
Rope techs at height happy in their work.
The offshore scaffolder.
They put up and take down scaffolding that allow offshore workers to reach higher levels during construction, decommissioning, maintenance or cleaning tasks.
In the UK oil and gas industry, it is a requirement for a standby vessel to be present. These vessels primarily cover helicopter operations and if any work has to be conducted where there is a potential to fail to sea. (known as outboard work). These vessels sit there, day in day out, no matter the weather they provide us with emergency cover and would spring to life and help rescue if the unlikely event ever arose.
Along with practicing emergency exercises, an oil and gas platform regularly tests its emergency equipment. Today we see the helideck fire fighting equipment being tested.
Tannoy being given, to warn all personnel of cascading water and that fire pumps are about to start.
Technician remote starting pumps from different panels.
Today id like to show a few single images. In recent times the Civil aviation has instructed for all UK oil and gas installations to install specific lighting set up on their helidecks, if they require flights in the hours of darkness.
The illuminated helideck against a North Sea sunset makes for quite an interesting image.
Thanks
Lee
Hello,
Today we see another emergency exercise. As you can see in the oil and gas industry we regularly drill and test the emergency response plan.
It is the old adage - fail to prepare, prepare to fail.
It is a legal requirement to have a plan on what to do in an emergency, but does it work?
Testing different scenarios on a regularly basis ensures that the plan works, and keeps the emergency response team skills fresh.
Todays scenario, is in the above image. In this case we are using an inanimate dummy. But it is to practice how to rescue a rope access worker, working under deck.
IRATA rope access technician donning his harness.
The rope access supervisor, using his equipment to haul the pretend casualty up to the deck.
Platform fire team member safely has hands on the practice casualty.
The platform Medic and his first aid team, practice administrating first aid, and using the different types of stretchers required.
Platform medic, coordinates the fire team members on lifting the stretcher and places it into the "frog", to lift the practice casualty from the lower levels of the platform, up to the installation sickbay.
Fire team leader, in communications with the crane operator. They safely lift the practice casualty to the platform sickbay.
Hello,
Following on from last weeks post, today we see the Emergency response team practicing if there was an emergency inside the accommodation.
Above is the fire team leader, his role here is directing his fire team, maintaining communications between his team, and the platform control room.
The O.I.M setting the scene, and briefing the emergency fire team.
For exercise - there has been indication of smoke inside the accommodation.
Fire team leader, briefing his team on a suspected accommodation fire indicated on the panel.
Fire team, updating the leader with information.
Fire team, practicing safe fire door drills.
O.I.M and his Deputy, reading through the Emergency response plan.
O.I.M updating the platform personnel, on the situation. The deputy O.I.M calling the coast guard, for exercise purposes informing them of our drill, and establishing helicopter response times.
The scribe, updates relevant information, like wind direction and sea conditions incase we needed to evacuate.
The BP Miller, has the tallest flare stack in the North Sea, at 162m high,
(4m taller than Blackpool tower)
Caught our breath back, after a lung busted 15 ladder climb.
Image of the Brae Bravo platform, from the top of BP Miller flare.
Hello,
Today ill like to show how an oil rig offloads new supplies, which range from equipment, tools and most importantly food!
While it is down to the crane operator to offload the containers from the supply vessel, it is all orchestrated by the offshore materials coordinator.
The materials controller duties:
Norwegian supply vessel crew, unhooking the containers.
