HURRICANE OFF SHORE OIL RIG WATCH EDITION

Press S to summon Cthulhu to save the west

Seeing as how these things are made to withstand the worst weather conditions and typically cease operation during fucking hurricanes, no, I'm not expecting an oil spill and neither should you.

>>139074436
does that thing float or is it held up by pipes on the ground or something?

Bought some stock in a company that designs refineries so I hope this hurricane knocks out a refinery or two.

>>139074617
Of course it doesn't float, that'd be ridiculous. They're stationary and built on those giant concrete pillars.

>>139074617
Both, some are build directly down but many are just anchored. They're pretty impossible to fuck up though unless you're talking torpedos and shit.

>>139075236
>>139075353
FPSOs float and several other designs.

Katrina resulted in many platforms beingn lost.

>>139073533

dayum, i listened to hours of blather on the hurricane and none of them mentioned this,

>>139075236
Some float, I have a friend who captains them.

This is a rig in the north sea that was abandoned in bad weather...

>>139078290
wait a minute, Norway doesn't have hurricanes so it can be worse than this? HOLY SHIIIITTTTTTFUCK!

>>139073533
You typically shut in the wells and evacuate the platform. When you come back in the helicopter after the hurricane you cross your fingers hoping its still there.

Jeff is back online