A Maersk Oil-owned FPSO which was damaged during heavy storms in the North Sea in February will be out of action for another year as it heads for drydock repairs. Upstream
Posts Tagged ‘Gryphon Alpha’
Upstream: Gryphon Alpha FPSO down for a year
Posted in accidents, Offshore Energy - General, UK, tagged FPSO, Gryphon Alpha, Maersk, mooring failures, North Sea, UK on May 11, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Weekend Reading
Posted in accidents, tagged Bromwich, Don Boesch, FPSO, Gryphon Alpha, National Commission, Terry Garcia on February 12, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Courtesy of BOE’s Cheryl Anderson and Gary Gentile of Platts Oilgram News:
Draft Administration comments on the National Commission’s legislative recommendations.
Michael Bromwich speech at Baker Institute, Rice University on 11 February.
House testimony of Commissioners Don Boesch and Terry Garcia on 11 February.
Mooring Line Failures, Evacuation at Gryphon Alpha FPSO
Posted in accidents, UK, tagged accidents, FPSO, Gryphon Alpha, mooring failures, UK on February 5, 2011| 3 Comments »
Gryphon Alpha FPSO
A BBC report (forwarded by Cheryl Anderson) indicates that 70+ workers were safely evacuated from the Gryphon Alpha Floating Production Storage and Offloading facility in the UK sector of the North Sea. Four of the FPSO’s ten mooring lines failed in 30-foot seas and high winds which allowed the vessel to roll up to 12 degrees. 40 essential personnel remained aboard the facility.
While mooring system failures have been relatively common during hurricanes and other major storms (in the Gulf of Mexico, this problem was addressed through comprehensive MMS-industry programs after the 2005 hurricane season), such failures are much less common at floating production facilities. We await the findings of the UK’s inquiry.
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