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Beautiful Oilfield Calendar 2015 Free Download
In next few days, we will pass 2014 and start a new journey in 2015. For this year, we would like to make a special oilfield calendar 2015 for everybody. There are a total of 12 months with different themes and you click on each image to download the big files. You can set each photo on your computer screen.
17 Mind-Blowing Oil Drilling Rig Photos – Get Inspired For Oilfield People
Many people works on the oil rigs both offshore and onshore operation and a lot of people may get bored with the rig. Therefore we would like to share some spectacular drilling rig images. There are various rig types as land rig, shallow water rig, offshore deepwater rig, etc at various environment. At least, we wish these photos would inspire you 🙂
Please feel free to share with your friends and colleagues.
Deepsea Aberdeen Rig Sank at the DSME shipyard in South Korea on Saturday
This is bad news ” Deepsea Aberdeen Sank at the DSME shipyard in South Korea on Saturday 28-Dec-13.
(Reuters) – A rig under construction at a Daewoo shipyard in South Korea, ordered by Norway’s Odfjell Drilling and intended for use by BP, sank on Saturday, a contractor who had staff working on board at the time of the accident told Reuters.
The incident was at a shipyard owned by Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering off Geoje Island on the south coast.
“The rig has sunk and lies on the seabed by the quay. It is not submerged,” said Tor Henning Ramfjord, chief executive of National Oilwell Varco Norway.There were no immediate reports of injuries. It was unclear how many staff were on the rig, Deepsea Aberdeen, at the time of the accident.
The rig was to be used by BP for drilling at the Schiehallion and Loyal fields in British waters, BP said on its website.
Ramfjord said 38 employees of his company were on the rig at the time of the accident. All were safe, he said.
“Water seeped into the hull of a rig we ordered from DSME (Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering) in South Korea. The hull is now at the bottom of the dock,” Odfjell Drilling spokesman Gisle Johanson told Norwegian public broadcaster NRK. All Odfjell Drilling employees were safe, he said.
A spokesman for Daewoo said there would be more information about the incident on Sunday morning, Korean time.
Ref: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/12/28/uk-daewoo-rig-bp-idUKBRE9BR09M20131228
What Did You Do With Santa?
How do you get an F-104 for a yard art display?!
The site is near the Oak Creek Bridge on the St. Michael’s Road, on the eastern shore of Maryland (down the road from Delaware). The folks who own the property always have eye-catching displays celebrating various holidays through the year.. This year they have certainly outdone themselves!
