Bud's Offshore Energy (BOE)

From PSA’s recent Safety Forum:

Over the last few years, there have been a great number of incidents in the industry related to loss of position, including dynamic positioning. A project has been started under the direction of the rig industry and the Norwegian Shipowners’ Association in order to reduce the number of serious anchoring incidents on the Norwegian shelf.

The project, which is being led by an Anchoring forum, has an ambition of a 75 percent reduction in serious anchoring incidents on the Norwegian shelf by 2010, compared with 2006. A status report will be given regarding goal achievement at the next Safety Forum meeting.

Given the US experience with hurricane mooring issues, the recent Gryphon Alpha incident, and other station keeping failures around the world, this is an excellent opportunity for international cooperation.