Development And Application Of Coast Guard Regulations For Mobile Offshore Drilling Units

1977 ◽  
Author(s):  
P.J. Cronk ◽  
K.F. Bishop
Keyword(s):  
Coast Guard ◽  
Offshore Drilling

An Investigation into the Loss of the Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit Ocean Ranger

1985 ◽  
Vol 22 (02) ◽  
pp. 109-125
Author(s):  
Ralph E. Johnson ◽  
H. Paul Cojeen
Keyword(s):  
Coast Guard ◽  
Shared Responsibility ◽  
Transportation Safety ◽  
Royal Commission ◽  
Offshore Drilling ◽  
Labor Organizations ◽  
Drilling Unit ◽  
Investigative Process ◽  
The U.S ◽  
Design Construction

The loss of all 84 persons aboard the mobile offshore drilling unit (MODU) Ocean Ranger on February 15, 1982 and 123 of the 212 persons aboard the MODU Alexander L. Kielland on March 27, 1980 are dramatic examples of MODU accidents. One of the purposes of this paper is to describe the investigative process undertaken by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), the U.S. Coast Guard and the Canadian Royal Commission to determine the cause of the capsizing and sinking of the Ocean Ranger. In that regard, the NTSB analysis and findings are presented. A number of other MODU casualties are summarized in order to put this casualty into perspective. The responsibility for the safe operations of these complex and expensive platforms must be shared among regulators, vessel owners, drilling contractors, operators and labor organizations. The paper examines the national and international rules and regulations that are in place relating to design, construction and operation of MODU's. The NTSB recommendations are put into this shared-responsibility framework.

scholarly journals Offshore Oil and Gas Safety: Protection against Explosions

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 331 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dejan Brkić ◽  
Zoran Stajić
Keyword(s):  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Coast Guard ◽  
International Electrotechnical Commission ◽  
Offshore Drilling ◽  
The Us ◽  
Oil And Gas Operations ◽  
Additional Costs ◽  
Us Coast Guard ◽  
Offshore Oil And Gas ◽  
Offshore Oil

Offshore oil and gas operations carry a high risk of explosions, which can be efficiently prevented in many cases. The two most used approaches for prevention are: (1) the “International Electrotechnical Commission System for Certification to Standards Relating to Equipment for Use in Explosive Atmospheres” (IECEx) and (2) European “Atmosphere Explosible” (ATEX) schemes. The main shortcoming for the IECEx scheme is in the fact that it does not cover nonelectrical equipment, while for the ATEX scheme, it is due to the allowed self-certification for a certain category of equipment in areas with a low probability of explosions, as well as the fact that it explicitly excludes mobile offshore drilling units from its scope. An advantage of the IECEx scheme is that it is prescribed by the US Coast Guard for protection against explosions on foreign mobile offshore drilling units, which intend to work on the US continental shelf but have never operated there before, with an additional requirement that the certificates should be obtained through a US-based Certified Body (ExCB). Therefore, to avoid bureaucratic obstacles and to be allowed to operate with minimized additional costs both in the US and the EU/EEA’s offshore jurisdictions (and very possibly worldwide), all mobile offshore drilling units should be certified preferably as required by the US Coast Guard.

Current Design and Applications of Marine Evaporators

1983 ◽  
Vol 20 (04) ◽  
pp. 348-355
Author(s):  
Charles D. Rose
Keyword(s):  
Power Plant ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
Coast Guard ◽  
Flow Data ◽  
Offshore Drilling ◽  
Current State ◽  
Current Design ◽  
Flow Diagrams ◽  
Drilling Rigs ◽  
Reverse Osmosis Desalination

It was 27 years ago that flash evaporators were introduced for marine service and rapidly obsoleted other designs. The current design and applications for navy ships, merchant ships, and offshore drilling rigs are reviewed. Design and flow data are presented for various applications on such ships as the new mine-sweepers and Coast Guard cutters, Trident submarines, submarine tenders, drilling rigs, and aboard commercial ships, including tankers and cargo ships. A number of specific conditions are presented—associated with the ship's power plant and mission—that directly affect the optimum design evaporator plant and its heat source. The desirable and most practical extend of automation is reviewed, and advantages of standardization and higher-economy designs are presented. A review is made of the current state of the art of reverse osmosis desalination and its current and potential application for marine use. Descriptive photographs and flow diagrams of specific installations are included.

Method for the mobile offshore drilling units contracting probability assessment

2018 ◽  
pp. 20-23
Author(s):  
I.P. Zaikin ◽  
◽  
K.V. Kempf ◽  
R.R. Naboka ◽  
V.A. Guregyants ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Probability Assessment ◽  
Offshore Drilling

Drilling and Service Contracts in Offshore Oil and Gas Operations

1973 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 480
Author(s):  
J. M. Killey
Keyword(s):  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Oil Industry ◽  
Offshore Drilling ◽  
Oil Companies ◽  
Drilling Rig ◽  
Service Contracts ◽  
Oil And Gas Operations ◽  
Offshore Oil And Gas ◽  
Offshore Oil ◽  
Offshore Operations

As onshore oil and gas deposits are becoming more difficult to locate, and as the world demands for energy continue to increase at an alarming rate, oil companies are channeling much of their exploration activities towards offshore operations, and in particular, towards operations centered off Canada's coast lines. Because of the environment, offshore drilling presents problems which are novel to the onshore-geared oil industry. J. M. Killey discusses in detail many of the considerations involved in drafting the offshore drilling contract, concentrating on problems such as the liability of the various parties; costs; scheduling; pollution; conflict of laws; etc. Similarly, he discusses service contracts (such as supply boat charters; towing services; helicopter services; etc.^ which are necessity to the operation of an offshore drilling rig. To complement his paper, the author has included number of appendices which list the various considerations lawyer must keep in mind when drafting contracts for offshore operations.

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