Monday, May 28, 2018

Looks tippy


Draugen Oil Rig, Norway


6 comments:

  1. It will tip over before Guam does...

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  2. My guess is it's built that way to reduce ice damage.

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  3. Huge base on the thing....plus LOTS of weight at the bottom.

    Probably more stable than we might think.

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  4. I have been on one of those things before (well, not exactly the
    same design.) It was the oil platform off the coast of Seal Beach
    California. I was doing an epoxy grout job on a pump base. That
    crane-looking thing on the right is called a flair. If a condition
    occurs (like bad interstage valves on a gas compressor,) all
    pressure relief valves are ported to the flair. During normal
    operations, only a pilot light is seen when you pass a refinery.
    If it is billowing lage flames, it is evidence that the safety
    equipment is working.

    It is better to the incur the wrath of the EPA than risk blowing
    up half a city or gassing the citizens to death. And of course
    our regulatory overlords fine the crap out refineries every time
    they vent!

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  5. https://www.bonkersabouttech.com/internet/norways-draugen-oil-platform-is-an-incredible-feat-of-engineering/305

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