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Coast Guard Captain slams industry
Posted on 5/15/10 at 1:00 pm
Posted on 5/15/10 at 1:00 pm
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Posted on 5/15/10 at 1:19 pm to davidsheroes
i would point out that through inter-agency reciprocity, MMS inspectors have the authority to enforce USCG regulations and have done this.
also, there are almost no American flagged vessels left in the US merchant shipping fleet, w/ pretty much everyone adopting the flag of convenience concept.
BOP stacks are built under the auspices of API -- along w/ pretty much everything else in the industry. the minimum bop stack requirements for a given well, along w/ the test pressure calculations, are governed by the MMS.
also, there are almost no American flagged vessels left in the US merchant shipping fleet, w/ pretty much everyone adopting the flag of convenience concept.
BOP stacks are built under the auspices of API -- along w/ pretty much everything else in the industry. the minimum bop stack requirements for a given well, along w/ the test pressure calculations, are governed by the MMS.
This post was edited on 5/15/10 at 1:22 pm
Posted on 5/16/10 at 5:58 pm to oilfieldtiger
The USCG Captain fails to realize that a BOP stack built under API approved practices and installed under API approved practices WILL NOT pass the MMS 14 day pressure tests and 7 day function tests.
Posted on 5/17/10 at 11:58 am to Federal Tiger
The USCG captain also neglected to mention the fact the USCG did not have the proper equipment to deal with the spill on hand as required by their own spill response plan. The plan has only been in effect since 1994 so I guess there wasn't time to purchase the equipment.
Posted on 5/17/10 at 12:10 pm to ljhog
Exactly, no one (in any arm of authority/govt) is clean / clear of some % of blame in this. IMO
The blame encapsulates many from 94 till now.
The blame encapsulates many from 94 till now.
This post was edited on 5/17/10 at 12:11 pm
Posted on 5/17/10 at 12:29 pm to Federal Tiger
quote:
The USCG Captain fails to realize that a BOP stack built under API approved practices and installed under API approved practices WILL NOT pass the MMS 14 day pressure tests and 7 day function tests.
i'm not sure what you're getting at there Federal but what i was attempting to say is that there's a huge amount of effort on the part of API and MMS to make sure BOP stacks are designed, built, operated, and tested appropriately.
Posted on 5/17/10 at 2:07 pm to oilfieldtiger
Oilfiled - couldn't agree more. Yet, the media plays into this idea that the MMS just let's oil companies do as they want with uncertified equipment.
Posted on 5/17/10 at 2:28 pm to Federal Tiger
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the media plays into this idea that the MMS just let's oil companies do as they want with uncertified equipment
and the USCG Captain sure fed that presumption.
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