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Old Apr 5, 2006 | 02:05 PM
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These are some pics that i got through today of the new Buzzard Platform accomodation block.

Very nice indeed

























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Old Apr 5, 2006 | 02:08 PM
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and thats on an oil rig
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Old Apr 5, 2006 | 02:10 PM
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and thats on an oil rig
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Old Apr 5, 2006 | 02:11 PM
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Lap of luxury.
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Old Apr 5, 2006 | 02:12 PM
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and thats on an oil rig
That's EXACTLY what i was going to say!
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Old Apr 5, 2006 | 02:12 PM
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Old Apr 5, 2006 | 02:12 PM
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Yeah, the new generation of platforms are something else
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Old Apr 5, 2006 | 02:13 PM
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surely you messy buggers will have that trashed in no time


Very nice though


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Old Apr 5, 2006 | 02:15 PM
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cool
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Old Apr 5, 2006 | 02:17 PM
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Old Apr 5, 2006 | 02:17 PM
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i heard the buzzard was going to be a cracker of a platform but fook me thats tidy
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Old Apr 5, 2006 | 02:29 PM
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very nice, but as said give it a month of abuse from few hundred males it;; be fooked
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Old Apr 5, 2006 | 02:31 PM
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Fuck me, where do I sign up for a job on that oil rig. I'll start right at the very bottom
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Old Apr 5, 2006 | 02:35 PM
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Any jobs goin?

Looks mint! would love to work their!
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Old Apr 5, 2006 | 02:48 PM
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I want a job there!!
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Old Apr 5, 2006 | 05:06 PM
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Very nice wouldnt mind spending time on that one.

There not all like that tho..... Heres what these americans live in, nicely modeled by my trainee (who things he's a yank)




Just as well im living in a appartment
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Old Apr 5, 2006 | 05:12 PM
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bloody hell

some people might just think yeah thats smart but so what? well if you had seen other rigs you'd know why

paul
where is that then? which operator? Is it drilling? wonder if MI will get the contract
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Old Apr 5, 2006 | 08:37 PM
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Chops,

Its Nexen that is the operator and its up by the Scott Platform

Think a Rig Visit is on the cards once its up and running
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Old Apr 5, 2006 | 08:47 PM
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Well cool
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Old Apr 5, 2006 | 09:08 PM
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I saw this rig when I was up in Hartlepool a few weeks ago before it was shipped out to sea. If you think that all looks good you should have seen the outside, it was mega.
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Old Apr 5, 2006 | 09:16 PM
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Incredible...

Look at what they have to watch the porn...
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Old Apr 5, 2006 | 09:35 PM
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fair play to all rig workers. I couldnt do it. It aint natural to be in water surrounded by water
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Old Apr 6, 2006 | 03:03 PM
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Originally Posted by rstoughy
Chops,

Its Nexen that is the operator and its up by the Scott Platform

Think a Rig Visit is on the cards once its up and running
It wont be a long flight either
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Old Apr 6, 2006 | 03:13 PM
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That looks decent, i was gonna ask you if you have ever worked in Norway, i'm supposed to have
a new job over there next month but i just had a meeting with my boss, with an offer i can't refuse....

In all honesty is a bit of a pisser i was hoping they were going to make it easy for me to leave but now i have my doubts.
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Old Apr 6, 2006 | 04:02 PM
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Just jack it in.. No point doing something if your not having fun.

There are some hunks of junk in Norway,Depends on what unit(s) you will be working on.
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Old Apr 6, 2006 | 04:11 PM
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Working for BJ, so it will be all over, that's the beauty of working for a service company, you go somewhere shite, it's usually only 4 one trip. Two weeks on, 3 weeks off not bad either.
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Old Apr 6, 2006 | 07:07 PM
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35-45mins flight from the beach


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You still with Schlum? Guess it all depends on what kind of deal you been offered, i know that we are offering our guys mental deals to stay ATM as the workload is through the roof (and has been for the past 18 months)
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Old Apr 6, 2006 | 07:31 PM
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If you dont mind me being cheeky do you know if your place are taking sparks on, as i have my servival in 2 weeks and am then going full bore to find myself a job offshore
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Old Apr 6, 2006 | 07:44 PM
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And there was me thinking you fekers were hard done buy out in the deep blue.


Shurely with all those bloody rough necks it wont stay like that for long
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Old Apr 6, 2006 | 09:36 PM
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Alps Pacino

Sorry M8 thats not the type of work we do, we are in whats called "Well Interventions & Completions". Your best bet is to get your CV into the likes of Amec as they have been awarded hook up of the platform above so will be looking for plenty of fitters, scaffs and sparks

Good luck with the Survival M8 (you will pass unless you refuse to do a task)

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We do have it hard out there, sometimes they run out of Sports Mixtures
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Old Apr 6, 2006 | 11:30 PM
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Wish the rig i worked on looked like that!

U wanna see the state of the transocean Rather compared to that

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Old Apr 6, 2006 | 11:50 PM
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looks class cant wait to get my survival booked an hopfully getaway i pictured water everywhere an scabby little seats lol,

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Old Apr 8, 2006 | 06:16 PM
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dont forget wine gums

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Is the rather (not be on it) still in the UK
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I bet it spaces people out when they are in there and forget they are on an oil rig,
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Old Jun 13, 2006 | 07:53 AM
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This is going to seem a really stupid question now, but do those things actually float then? Are they "Sailed" out to sea?

I always prsumed they were assembled out there, dunno why i assumed that, just cos thye look like a building site i guess.. lol
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Old Jun 13, 2006 | 08:45 AM
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think they float them out then, sink them on platforms stu?
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Old Jun 13, 2006 | 09:56 AM
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Stu,

They are manufactured on dry land and then floated out in bits. They then sink the legs and lift the modules on with a fairly big crane

More pics

Legs getting dumped




Module getting lifted on






Semi's and jack-ups can just get towed to the well site.

Jack up on tow




Semi on tow

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Old Jun 13, 2006 | 10:00 AM
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Thats incredible!
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Interesting post Paul
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