Posted in accidents, Uncategorized, well control incidents, tagged accidents, admiral allen, blowouts, BOE, Deepwater Horizon, drilling, Gulf of Mexico, macondo, offshore oil, safety, well control on July 9, 2010| Leave a Comment »
Regarding the relief wells, Development Driller III, which is the lead drilling rig for the relief wells is now at 17,780 feet measured depth, within a couple hundred feet of the proposed penetration point of the wellbore.
Admiral Allen: Thank you for reading BOE and responding to our request. You even specified “measured depth!”
Relief Well Team: Great work! Time to finish the job!
Posted in Uncategorized on July 8, 2010| 2 Comments »
We would have had mixed feelings if Germany and the Netherlands were meeting in the final, but now that the octopus has ended Germany’s run, BOE is fully behind the Dutch. Hup Holland Hup!
Posted in Uncategorized on July 8, 2010| Leave a Comment »
When I was a boy …. 🙂
Posted in Uncategorized on July 4, 2010| Leave a Comment »
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Hup Holland Hup, Schwarzwald, SSM, Todtmoos on July 4, 2010| 3 Comments »
Todtmoos im Schwarzwald
Now that the US has been eliminated, BOE is rooting for Germany and the Netherlands to reach the World Cup final. My great-grandfather, Johann Dannenberger (one “n” got dropped in the new country) emigrated to Pennsylvania from the beautiful village of Todtmoos in the Black Forest region of Germany. In his honor, we are pulling for Germany. Karen and I also have many wonderful Dutch friends including Jan, Jos, Roel, Michael, and others at the State Supervision of Mines, so the Netherlands is another big BOE favorite. We would be happy to see either side take home the cup.
Adios Diego!
Posted in Uncategorized on June 30, 2010| 2 Comments »
If bigger is better, this 1100′ tanker turned skimmer will be enormously effective. EPA discharge and Jones Act issues?
The ship looks like a typical tanker, but it takes in contaminated water through 12 vents on either side of the bow. The oil is then supposed to be separated from the water and transferred to another vessel. The water is channeled back into the sea.
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged discharge standards, EPA, macondo, oil spill on June 30, 2010| 2 Comments »
Quote from a Financial Post article:
The voracious Dutch vessels, for example, continuously suck up vast quantities of oily water, extract most of the oil and then spit overboard vast quantities of nearly oil-free water. Nearly oil-free isn’t good enough for the U.S. regulators, who have a standard of 15 parts per million — if water isn’t at least 99.9985% pure, it may not be returned to the Gulf of Mexico.
Is (was?) this EPA discharge standard being applied to water that is collected during the oil spill response operation? If so, the author’s harsh criticism is justified. Why haul mixtures that are 90% water to shore when you can separate the oil and discharge relatively clean water? Why make all those trips to shore delivering cargoes that are mostly water? A lot of the reporting on the spill has been inaccurate, so we don’t want to jump to conclusions. Can anyone confirm or refute the author’s charge?
Posted in Uncategorized on June 30, 2010| Leave a Comment »
Take a break from your stressful and complex lives and enjoy this brilliant and comical classical performance forwarded by our friend Malcolm Sharples.
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged legislation, offshore oil, oil spill, safety, Senate Energy and Natural Resources, well control on June 28, 2010| Leave a Comment »
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Africa, Ghana, Jubilee, offshore oil on June 27, 2010| Leave a Comment »
From Offshore Magazine
The deepwater Jubilee field development offshore Ghana is on track to deliver first oil late in 2010, according to partner Tullow Oil.
Tip-of-the-hat to Ghana which advanced in the World Cup at the expense of my Yanks. They deserved the win.
In a recent update, Offshore Magazine says Ghana ” is fast becoming one of the E&P bright spots for offshore Africa.” I hope representatives from Ghana are able to join us at the International Regulators’ Offshore Safety Conference in October.
Good luck to Ghana in the next round of the World Cup!
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