And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Started production in 1993. Gravity base concrete structure. Pretty durable, even in the North Sea. Shell has been a technology leader in the offshore industry for a very long time, for reasons with long track records.
Interesting. When I worked on platforms off the California coast you got from the water taxi to the rig by swinging from the boat via a rope on the rig to a platform on the rig. Timing (and a good grip) was everything because of the ocean swells. Reversed this to get off the rig. This looks like a "beam me up Scottie" arrangement.
Big helipad on the left side. I know a few helicopter pilots who made good money ferrying people to and from offshore rigs. I'd work there all winter and drive my new convertible all summer long. Al_in_Ottawa
I’ve never been offshore but have made a career on a pipeline system in Alabama. One company I worked for lost some hands and the pilot when the bird went down in the gulf. I can’t remember how many but none survived. Mid 80s maybe. They never found a reason, or never made any known.
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ReplyDeleteThat rig is off the west coast of Norway and is facing the North Sea. I’d have to think twice before signing on with that outfit
ReplyDeleteStarted production in 1993. Gravity base concrete structure. Pretty durable, even in the North Sea. Shell has been a technology leader in the offshore industry for a very long time, for reasons with long track records.
ReplyDeleteIf I was not retired and if they'd pay enough, I'd give it a try.
ReplyDeleteInteresting. When I worked on platforms off the California coast you got from the water taxi to the rig by swinging from the boat via a rope on the rig to a platform on the rig. Timing (and a good grip) was everything because of the ocean swells. Reversed this to get off the rig. This looks like a "beam me up Scottie" arrangement.
ReplyDeleteBig helipad on the left side. I know a few helicopter pilots who made good money ferrying people to and from offshore rigs. I'd work there all winter and drive my new convertible all summer long.
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I’ve never been offshore but have made a career on a pipeline system in Alabama. One company I worked for lost some hands and the pilot when the bird went down in the gulf. I can’t remember how many but none survived. Mid 80s maybe. They never found a reason, or never made any known.
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