calling HI SOOB

[scuba dou]

YHM....Time to come to Abz for a job interview

[Gumball]

good luck Jamie !!!!!!!!!!!!

Ensco is it?????

[wrxmania]

Nope - the More store!

[~ ~ Cal ~~]

Foook me - that was rapido ! Forum power

[jamie_wood]

Thanks a million Jools

You have a new mail and a PM

Top bloke

[~ ~ Cal ~~]

Good luck matey - you'll be a North Sea tiger on no time

Typical Enso Rig

Useful videos for you ?

Cheers

Cal

p.s Jamie - lets' see if you can whack a VTA dump valve on the crane

[Gumball]

ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

i spent a trip on that rig !!!!! aahhhhhhhhhh

get it away, get it away !!!!!!!!!!

aaahhhhhhhh

[jamie_wood]

Imagine the splash if I fall off the edge!!

Tsunami in Aberdeen

[spooks]

Good luck matey

Spooks

[scuba dou]

Hey Chris,

That's the ENSCO 102 bud, built by Keppel Fells in Singapore in 2002, sister rig to the ENSCO 101, built by Keppel in 2000; which is where you and I have been. (me a bit longer than you....)

The E102 has the new accommodation block style that wraps around the bow leg. This helps keep as much weight towards the forward end of the rig to counter react the drilling package hanging out over the aft end. This means less sea water ballast in the tanks around the bow, which equals more variable deck load, which equates to more drilling equipment and other goodies for the operator.

The E102 is working offshore Oz, down under. We sent a few senior supervisors down there from the E101 in 2002 to share the learnings and its fellow from Inveruire (close to where I live) that is looking after it down there.

[fai17]

Jools can you fish off the rig when off duty????

[scuba dou]

It used to be tolerated many years ago (+/- 10 yrs)?..but not any more in Europe due to fishing gear getting caught up in sub see pipe work, etc, with the main exposure being to divers and ROV?s (Remote operated vehicles) Still a healthy past time over seas I hear!

Was good fun, as the drilling activity causing vibration which attracts the fish and of course same with all the surface lights that light up the water around the rig; this has the same effect on fish as lights at home do with bugs, etc I guess.

Fishing boats (in fact all vessels) have to stay outside a 500 meter exclusion zone around any offshore installation, but they used to come in close by quite often and that would cause all kinds of hell for both parties. Supply vessels don?t come inside the 500 meters zone without asking for permission from the rig/platform, and if a vessel is on a suspected collision course with the rig, then the standby boat puffs out its often wee chest and takes off to intercept the said vessel; fist by getting closely enough to get a call sign or name and then by getting in it?s way if necessary.

[Bing]

Lots of good technical stuff here chaps - enjoying the knowledge

I am starting to think however that im the only person in the SIDC who hasn't done any off-shore work.............with the exception of trying to snake my way back on to a pedalo off the shore of some mediterranean island

[Gumball]

i thought it said 102 but couldnt quite make it out and presumed the 101 was the rig in the photo.

To be honest i far prefer discussing server consolidations, infrastructure managed services and generally keeping my suit on without having to worry about getting fogged on at the office !!

always know the scooby is ready to cruise west along the M8 at 1730hrs and when i get in i know that if i get stuck in the hole, i dont need a supply vessel to bring me out equipment to fix it