Quite an interesting background with this rig. After being sabotaged twice quayside in Italy by the Italian mafia, who wanted a cut in the potential earnings of the vessels find, the decision was made to move the platform to Norway so it could undergo refitting and preparation to deal with the Norwegian/Arctic weather. The platform was badly burnt in the last attack in Italy, so a large amount of electrical equipment was rendered superfluous and is in the process of being changed. Original estimation on the entire project was 4 months, that was in May. The expect date for sea trials is just after Christmas, but I am well informed that realistically, its more like late January/early February.
There was a fatal accident a few weeks ago, where a Polish worker fell to his death from the platform. Police are still investigating the event. My thoughts go out to his family.
There are currently 1000+- workers onboard, so its complete and utter chaos. Unlike anything you can imagine. The safety here is a serious hazard onboard. Multi-component painting going on 3ft away from unprotected welding... Not good. I will be pretty happy to be finished with this project.
We are moored right beside West Elara, a Seadrill jack-up. Which at the moment is the tallest jack-up in the world. I heard from a buddy at Seadrill that legs are currently 200ish metres high. From our office, the two sit next to each other like two giants looking they're about to climb over the mountain behing us.
So here are some pictures... Sorry about image quality, the iPhone doesnt quite compete with the 7D in terms of image quality!!! Be back with more cool stuff soon. N
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| Our team admiring the monstrous size of West Elara. |
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| Scarabeo 8 with all lights blazing, note the cars in the foreground for a size comparison. |
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| Scarabeo 8 and West Elara side by side illuminating the night. |
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