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Posted in Uncategorized on November 8, 2010| 1 Comment »

If you are not watching the National Commission hearing, you should be.  The Commission attorneys are doing an excellent job with their presentation of the events leading up to the blowout – very balanced and professional.  You can watch on CSPAN-2 or online.

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Structural Engineering Solutions

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , on November 7, 2010| Leave a Comment »

Odd Finnestad alerted us to some brilliant engineering solutions at There I Fixed It. We have selected a few in honor of our structural engineering colleagues, whose commitment to safety, continuous improvement, and innovation never ceases to amaze us!

 

structural engineering solution to paperwork management challenges

 

 

correcting dangerous structural weakness without stopping "production"

 

 

backup seat belt option using existing structure and systems

 

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Happy Hour Entertainment

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , on November 5, 2010| Leave a Comment »

Chilean miner Edison Pena does an Elvis number on Letterman (toward the end of the clip).  Gotta like this guy!

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Human Energy: Jared (Subway) vs. Chilean Miner in the NY Marathon

Posted in Uncategorized on November 3, 2010| Leave a Comment »

Rescued Chilean miner Edison Pena

Jared with Meb Keflezighi

Forget about the guys up front, this will be the marquis race in NYC on Sunday!

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Who Will Chair House Energy and Commerce Committee?

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , on November 3, 2010| Leave a Comment »

Joe Barton (R-Texas) is definitely interested.

He will face a growing field of senior House GOP lawmakers with their sights set on serving atop the powerful Energy and Commerce panel, including Rep. John Shimkus (R-Ill.) and Fred Upton (R-Mich.)

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Election Day in America

Posted in Uncategorized on November 2, 2010| Leave a Comment »

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Happy Halloween!

Posted in Uncategorized on October 31, 2010| 2 Comments »

I’ll be dressing up in my “command and control” regulator costume 🙂

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Swordfish Stuck in BOP Stack

Posted in Uncategorized on October 24, 2010| Leave a Comment »

In case you haven’t seen this video from the Atwood Eagle offshore Australia.

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BOE will be taking a break

Posted in Uncategorized on October 15, 2010| 2 Comments »

Posting will be suspended (hold the applause :)) while our large international staff attends the IRF Safety Conference and engages in deep thought and meditation. After this period of reflection and renewal, BOE’s revitalized staff will resume posting (on or about 25 October).

Kudos to the overwhelming majority of offshore energy sector employees for their unwavering commitment to safety achievement and pollution prevention.

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Chi-chi-chi, le-le-le, viva Chile!

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , on October 13, 2010| Leave a Comment »

It’s nice to have a day of uplifting news for a change, and it’s drilling related!

Chi-chi-chi, le-le-le, viva Chile!

 

 

 

 

 

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