21 Days of Drilling...

[VacMan]

And that guy up there says I should find something to do with my time, I say to him, Get inspired, get up, get out of your bubble and attempt to live an entirely different life than you have for the entirety of your life, then come back to this thread and tell me what's up.

ROFLcopter. I've been here for years, and I've seen the so-called "entirely different life" you lead now. You traded unemployed taco-eating contests and broken down cars for unemployed calf-raising on a "ranch" in the middle of nowhere with broken down tractors. All the while camping this forum to the tune of 17,000 posts in 3.5 years and earning a title because of the 120+hrs/week you spend logged in here. Doesn't sound like you've exactly gotten up and gotten inspired.

I almost didn't reply but decided that I didn't want the average joe thinking you were living some sort of green acres lifestyle when in fact you could still be living your same dead-end life here in socal and things wouldn't be much different.

I guarantee I've done a lot more living of all kinds than you have in your life. I find it hilarious that you would challenge me when you're the forum hermit, but it just goes to show that not everyone recognizes the path their lives are on. Kinda sad, actually.

BTW, do you have a wi-fi connection in the barn? Just curious.

Tim

[Farbin Kaiber]

I have WiFi everywhere here.

I'm still lost how you imply I'm unemployed. I don't think you understand the work I do on a daily basis. Never had a taco-eating contest, don't have a broke down tractor, and, I'm wondering how you know anything about the life I now live.

[markseven]

An Energy-Independent Future

http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/wed-june-16-2010/an-energy-independent-future

I don't know if this is a repost or if this is the appropriate place for it...

[mrsleeve]

if at 1st you dont succeed, try try again. Another blanket moratorium, issued by Kenny Salazar today.

http://www.ogj.com/index/article-display/5725708009/articles/oil-gas-journal/general-interest-2/government/2010/07/salazar-orders_second.html

Still dont think rigs are gonna leave?????? here is a another article from to day for your perusal.
couple of choice snippets from this article, I urge you to read all of it though.

A Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc. subsidiary agreed to suspend a Gulf of Mexico contract and signed a multiwell international commitment with a subsidiary of Murphy Exploration & Production Co. to move the Ocean Confidence semisubmersible drilling rig to Congo (Brazzaville). .............................

Operators have said this prevents them from drilling in the gulf. Other operators have declared force majeure on gulf drilling contracts with Diamond Offshore and other drilling contractors. Court challenges to the moratorium have been successful and are under appeal. Deepwater drilling in the gulf remains suspended.

the part in bold means they are not obligated to their contracts any more and are free to leave at their leisure

http://www.ogj.com/index/article-display/1032129292/articles/oil-gas-journal/drilling-production-2/drilling-operations/offshore-rigs/2010/07/diamond-offshore_to.html

[mrsleeve]

So the gulf drilling moratoriums and subsequent Defacto bans by holding up permits, are not costing jobs huh


Seahawk Off shore is filing for bankruptcy protections and selling its fleet to a competitor

http://www.ogj.com/index/article-display/9793591485/articles/oil-gas-journal/drilling-production-2/20100/february-2011/seahawk-drilling_seeks.html

HOUSTON, Feb. 14 -- Seahawk Drilling Inc. has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and plans to sell its fleet of jack up drilling rigs to Hercules Offshore Inc. for $105 million, providing the bankruptcy court approves.

Seahawk issued a Feb. 11 news release saying its revenues were hurt by a slowdown in Gulf of Mexico drilling after the deepwater Macondo well blowout in April 2010. BP PLC operated Macondo. The US government temporarily halted drilling in deep water and imposed new drilling regulations.

“I think it is important to note that Seahawk was forced to seek strategic alternatives only after an unprecedented decline in the issuance of offshore drilling permits,” said Randy Stilley, Seahawk’s chief executive officer. “The decision by regulators to arbitrarily construct unnecessary barriers to obtaining permits they had traditionally authorized has had an adverse impact not only on Seahawk, but on the sector as a whole.”

[Farbin Kaiber]

And, for VacMan, I'm still busy as all get out.

[mrsleeve]

And, for VacMan, I'm still busy as all get out.

I always find those of the urban mind set to be semi offensive when it comes to shit like that

[tjts1]

So, six month freeze, intended to become a three year ban, dated March 10, 2010.

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/blogs/beltway-confidential/The-Obama-Moratorium-No-offshore-drilling-while-hes-in-office-87246077.html

Then he changes his policy, watch this video, dated March 31, 2010...

http://uk.reuters.com/news/video?videoChannel=75&videoId=65356224

Then realize that the "spill", "crisis", "endoftehworld", events happened on April 20, 2010.

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And finally on May 27, 2010, re-imposes the same, exact six month moratorium.



So, in less than 75 days, the administration has flip-flopped 3 times, using this "crisis", not letting it "go to waste".

So whats the problem exactly?

[Farbin Kaiber]

So whats the problem exactly?

So, in less than 75 days, the administration has flip-flopped 3 times, using this "crisis", not letting it "go to waste".

[mar1t1me]

I hate to play the Devil's Advocate, but if BP and the other involved parties hadn't apparently gotten sloppy and careless, many thousands of people who depend on the Gulf for their livelihood, but who aren't in the oil business would still be doing OK. It is because the shit hit the fan that the moratorium occurred. Ain't like it was all beer and skittles when the Big O shut 'em down.....

I understand there's a mother lode of oil deep beneath the Gulf, but can we really afford another goat fuck like that?

[ck_taft325is]

I hate to play the Devil's Advocate, but if BP and the other involved parties hadn't apparently gotten sloppy and careless, many thousands of people who depend on the Gulf for their livelihood, but who aren't in the oil business would still be doing OK. It is because the shit hit the fan that the moratorium occurred. Ain't like it was all beer and skittles when the Big O shut 'em down.....

I understand there's a mother lode of oil deep beneath the Gulf, but can we really afford another goat fuck like that?

America's motto used to be "Live and Learn", which I hope we've done. Your mentality is "Live and Avoid at all Costs" which, for many is a pretty steep demand.

We SHOULD keep drilling. With much, much stricter safety and environment standards held/kept. Even if it means changing how we go about it. The answer is not stop entirely, but figure out how to do it safer.

[Vedubin01]

Im kinda wondering where are all the recent pictures of thrashed beaches are? I live in FL on the coast and dont hear one story on the continued damage to the Gulf Coast. I also just few up the coast on a west coast flight and did not see anything that looked like the BP spill has had any long lasting visible effects on the coast either... Any news on this?

[Farbin Kaiber]

Let me play the Devil's Advocate then, With Obama illegally forcing BP into a $20b escrow account to resolve any and all issues related to the oil spill, what did the goat fuck cost YOU?

[mar1t1me]

America's motto used to be "Live and Learn", which I hope we've done. Your mentality is "Live and Avoid at all Costs" which, for many is a pretty steep demand.

No no no! I am all about learning to do it better. Continuous Improvement. That said, what have we learned here? The experienced hands on that rig said they were concerned, but were apparently overridden.

It's not easy to blow up an offshore oil rig. It requires an astonishing collection of failures big and small, human and mechanical, by individuals and by organizations. In the industrial-accident investigation business, the classic metaphor is Swiss cheese. Each mistake is a hole in a single slice, and it's only when the errors stack up, with the holes aligning perfectly, that a disaster results.

Experts will debate the precise cause for years. Already the explosion at Macondo qualifies as one of the most intensely dissected industrial accidents in U.S. history, with at least nine separate investigations by government agencies, the National Academy of Engineering, three of the corporations involved, and a special presidential commission, which issued a 380-page report on Jan. 11. The Justice Department, which is weighing criminal charges, has already brought a civil case against BP, rig operator Transocean, and other companies. Plaintiffs lawyers, representing everyone from the families of the Horizon's dead to half-empty motels in Florida, have filed more than 350 lawsuits. At stake are billions in fines and damages.

We SHOULD keep drilling. With much, much stricter safety and environment standards held/kept. Even if it means changing how we go about it. The answer is not stop entirely, but figure out how to do it safer.

I agree. But we're not there yet.

In truth, any fair reckoning of responsibility places BP at the top of the list. Its contractors made critical mistakes. But at virtually every step, BP made decisions that increased risk and displayed a lack of oversight and operational discipline. All were failures in process safety -- and all saved the company time and money.

You weren't allowed to walk around the rig with an open coffee cup for fear you might spill it on someone. I think that's ironic, given what happened.

[ck_taft325is]

No no no! I am all about learning to do it better. Continuous Improvement. That said, what have we learned here? The experienced hands on that rig said they were concerned, but were apparently overridden.

It's not easy to blow up an offshore oil rig. It requires an astonishing collection of failures big and small, human and mechanical, by individuals and by organizations. In the industrial-accident investigation business, the classic metaphor is Swiss cheese. Each mistake is a hole in a single slice, and it's only when the errors stack up, with the holes aligning perfectly, that a disaster results.

Experts will debate the precise cause for years. Already the explosion at Macondo qualifies as one of the most intensely dissected industrial accidents in U.S. history, with at least nine separate investigations by government agencies, the National Academy of Engineering, three of the corporations involved, and a special presidential commission, which issued a 380-page report on Jan. 11. The Justice Department, which is weighing criminal charges, has already brought a civil case against BP, rig operator Transocean, and other companies. Plaintiffs lawyers, representing everyone from the families of the Horizon's dead to half-empty motels in Florida, have filed more than 350 lawsuits. At stake are billions in fines and damages.




I agree. But we're not there yet.

In truth, any fair reckoning of responsibility places BP at the top of the list. Its contractors made critical mistakes. But at virtually every step, BP made decisions that increased risk and displayed a lack of oversight and operational discipline. All were failures in process safety -- and all saved the company time and money.

You weren't allowed to walk around the rig with an open coffee cup for fear you might spill it on someone. I think that's ironic, given what happened.

No, not ironic. Fucking hilarious ;)