After the drilling season ended, however, one of shells drilling rigs, the kulluk, was damaged in a maritime incident related to strong weather conditions. Sitkalidak island is an uninhabited island separated continue reading. Gary braasch took the first photographs of the shell oil rig kulluk in. On 30 december, the tow lines of aiviq and nanuq parted again, and kulluk began drifting towards the coast. Kulluk emergency anchor recovered and the tow begins to make progress away from the island. Apsara francis why arctic drilling is a disaster waiting to happen. Those waters were the chukchi and beaufort seas in the arctic circle, more than 1,000 miles from dutch harbor, alaska, the nearest deepwater port. It explored basic concepts and methodologies involved as well as highlighting thought provoking work by leading practitioners in the field. Will arctic offshore oil drilling prove uneconomic in wake of. Arctic offshore drilling still going poorly as shells rig runs aground. Jan 01, 20 on monday night, the shell oil drilling rig, the kulluk, broke free from its towlines during heavy weather and ran aground on the east coast of sitkalidak island in the gulf of alaska. A member appointed by the chairman of iadc will chair the iadc jackup committee.
Great deals on one book or all books in the series. Fifteenyearold will drake has made a career of want to read. On 31 december 2012, kulluk drifted aground off sitkalidak island in the gulf of alaska. The kulluk aground on the southeast side of sitkalidak island on january 1, 20. Shell oil arctic drilling rig runs aground world socialist. Kulluk towing history information in this table provided by shell. Kulluk reaches safe harbor in kiliuda bay update gcaptain. Sometimes you like the book other times you love it. Sure enough the rig is guaranteed to be on one of the shelves.
Jan 04, 20 shell oil arctic drilling rig runs aground by bryan dyne 4 january 20 one of shell oils two arctic oil drilling rigscarrying approximately 140,000 gallons of diesel and 12,000 gallons of. The story was an excerpt from of ice and men, an ebook single. The kulluk was an offshore exploratory drilling rig, owned by royal dutch shell, which, in december 2012, ran aground in some of the most inhospitable waters in the. But the hunt for extreme oil pushes the worlds biggest company past its limits, and disaster strikes. Tug boats begin towing shell oils drill ship kulluk as it is prepared to be loaded onto the xiang rui kou heavy lift transport ship in captains. The kulluk is attached to the mv aiviq by tow line.
Up until october the rig had been working in the beaufort sea, off the alaska north slope. Jan 07, 20 the shell drilling rig, kulluck, which broke its towline and was blown aground off alaskas sitkalidak island on new years eve, is reported to have been refloated and made ready for a thirty mile tow to the sheltered waters of kodiak islands continue reading. Shell busted againarctic drilling rig due in puget sound. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. Like the kulluk, it was old, one of the oldest drill ships still operating anywhere in the world, having been built as a log carrier in 1966 and converted to a mobile exploration rig a decade later. Find the complete the rig book series by joe ducie. The operators requirements for storage facilities and rig equipment are discussed with reference to the ssdc, which proved to be well suited to offshore arctic operations. Being one of the 18 men aboard the kulluk on that fateful voyage. Shell oil arctic drilling rig runs aground by bryan dyne 4 january 20 one of shell oils two arctic oil drilling rigscarrying approximately 140,000. Smart news keeping you current arctic offshore drilling still going poorly as shells rig runs aground the recent mishap is part of a string of troubles that shell has encountered in its efforts. The kulluk, which does not have a propulsion system of its own, ran into trouble late last week when its tow ship, the aiviq, lost engine power and. Together with nanuq, aiviq was able to hold the drilling rig stationary during the crew evacuation and later continue towing the vessel away from the coast. Arctic offshore drilling still going poorly as shells rig. Shell says kulluk left dutch harbor to avoid taxes royal.
Complete line of sporting, hunting, fishing, art, carving, decoy, and out of print books, sporting magazines, prints, plus du pins, decoys and duck calls and sporting. Jan 02, 20 smart news keeping you current arctic offshore drilling still going poorly as shells rig runs aground the recent mishap is part of a string of troubles that shell has encountered in its efforts. Three additional tugs are on standby along with the coast guard cutter alex haley and two oil spill response vessels see below. She was being towed to her winter home in seattle when she encountered a storm, and the. But suddenly books and pens and water bottles were loose and sliding across. The rig is told from a characters perspective that makes the book distinctive from the rest. Onboard the kulluk was a skeleton crew of 18 men, along for the ride in large part because of an inconvenience of the rigs flag of convenience.
Shell oils arctic drill rigs kulluk, noble discoverer headed to asia. Evacuation of the 18 rig crew by coast guard helicopter. On 31st december 2012 the mobile drilling unit kulluk grounded on a beach on sitkalidak island, alaska, with no injuries or loss of life. Will arctic offshore oil drilling prove uneconomic in wake. Oil drilling in arctic to resume in shell project sfgate. As a result, the obama administration stated the company would face unprecedented hurdles before it could drill again.
A helicopter delivers personnel to kulluk on 31 december 2012. An oil rig, the kulluk, breaks loose on the high seas and begins drifting. On new years eve, 2012, royal dutch shells kulluk drilling platform ran aground off a southern alaskan island called sitkalidak. Media in category kulluk drilling rig, 1983 the following 6 files are in this category, out of 6 total.
Trump administration to offer 76m acres for offshore drilling. Childrens books ocean star offshore drilling rig museum. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the wreck of the kulluk kindle single. In late december 2012 when the conical drilling rig kulluk, 9,900 dwt, was under tow to seattle the tow connection parted in a severe storm in the gulf of alaska. Because of my love for trucking and desire to serve, in 2009 i started haulin for humanity, a 501 c3 nonprofit that provided low cost trucking services to other nonprofits and churches.
Trump administration to offer 76m acres for offshore. Crude from the exxon valdez tanker blackened sparkling alaskan waters, drawing worldwide scrutiny to the potential for oilrelated environmental disaster. With the goal of avoiding the coming winter ice and severe weather which had resulted in the wreck of shells kulluk rig in december 2012, president barack obamas administration had stipulated. The interior department made a third party safety audit a key recommendation of its report looking at the 2012 operation. The kulluk and the second drilling rig, the noble discoverer, will be towed to locations in asia for maintenance and repairs. The ssdc was designed to enable offshore drilling operations in the beaufort sea to continue beyond the short openwater season during which drillships are capable of working. For the oil industry, it is hard to imagine worse timing for shell alaskas drilling rig, the kulluk, to run aground in federally protected waters near kodiak island off alaskas southwest coast. The shell drilling rig, kulluck, which broke its towline and was blown aground off alaskas sitkalidak island on new years eve, is reported to have been refloated and made ready for a thirty mile tow to the sheltered waters of kodiak islands continue reading. Shell drilling rig, kulluk, loaded with fuel, aground on. With the goal of avoiding the coming winter ice and severe weather which had resulted in the wreck of shells kulluk rig in december 2012, president barack obamas administration had. Jan 11, 2015 the royal dutch shell drilling rig kulluk, aground off a small island near kodiak island, jan. Both the much maligned noble discoverer and kulluk, who have faced serious mechanical difficulties. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page.
The event was investigated by the us coast guard and their report published in april 2014. Despite efforts to reestablish the tow connection the rig eventually grounded on the pristine coast of sitkalidak island, which is part of kodiak island. Desperate scramble to save the kulluk before it grounded near kodiak. Pipeline spills caused by flooding and riverbed erosion dumped 2. Covering a range from predynastic egyptian painting on pots, chinese porcelain, persian minai ware, maiolica, to the blue. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. A heavy storm caused the 28,000 ton kulluk rig to run aground. Offshore oil and an alaskan disaster pacific standard.
All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. A royal dutch shell official testified saturday that tax avoidance was the main reason for having the kulluk oil drilling rig leave dutch harbor in december 10 days before its grounding off a remote alaska island. Silwood park buckhurst road ascot berkshire sl5 7pw hse books. The wreck of the kulluk kindle single kindle edition by funk, mckenzie, deca. Three years ago, shell spent millions to send a colossal oil rig to drill in the remote seas of the arctic. More than a year has passed since the kulluk oil rig, operated by royal dutch shell, ran aground in the arctic on new years eve 2012. But its still just a book off an ordinary bookshelf. The wreck of the kulluk kindle single kindle edition by mckenzie funk, deca. An oil rig, the kulluk, breaks loose on the high seas and begins drifting toward the rocks of remote kodiak island. Three additional tugs are on standby along with the coast guard cutter alex haley.
The rig has approximately 3,600 barrels of diesel fuel, lube oil and hydraulic fluid. Apr 04, 2014 more than a year has passed since the kulluk oil rig, operated by royal dutch shell, ran aground in the arctic on new years eve 2012. Rotary and cable tool drill rig pictorial history public. In an email update sent yesterday, the unified command said tow equipment for the vessel has been secured and is currently in kodiak.
The rig veda is one of the worlds classical pieces of literature. For me and the seventeen other guys on the kulluk, the alert, arrived too late for us, but the brave young deckhands of the nanuq and the aiviq prevented us from riding the kulluk to the beach. Kulluk, one of shells oil rigs, goes haywire in alaska. Kulluk, whose name means thunder in the inuvialuit language, was first operated by gulf canada resources, inc. Nanuq arrives on scene, and after daylight prepares to take the kulluk under tow, connecting to the rig by using a line throwing apparatus. Looking back at the kulluk rig disaster greenpeace usa. This page was last edited on 21 november 2016, at 11. Crude from the exxon valdez tanker blackened sparkling alaskan waters, drawing worldwide scrutiny to the potential for oilrelated environmental disaster a prospect reinforced two decades later. The canadian connection to the kulluk halifax shipping news. Alaska marijuana news arts and entertainment up arrow. The committee chairman may at his discretion appoint a reasonable number of committee vicechairmen to oversee specific disciplines or issues e. While the rig was recovered, the repairs were not deemed feasible and shell decided to scrap. Opinion the moral of the kulluk the new york times.
Coast guard blames shell for beached arctic drill rig high. The drilling rig kulluk was built in 1983 by the mitsui engineering and shipbuilding company ltd in tamano, japan. The wreck of the kulluk kindle single, funk, mckenzie, deca. The wreck of the kulluk kindle single, funk, mckenzie. In another example of why drilling for oil in the arctic is such a monumentally bad idea, shells drilling rig, the kulluk, has run aground off. The recent grounding of shells kulluk oil rig amplifies the risks of drilling in the arctic, they said in a joint statement. It is part of the tradition of preserving ancient texts for a few reasons. On the desktop or laptop you can expand to full screen from the more menu. After working with feeding america, the northern illinois food bank and the harry chapin food bank, a new inspiration to provide books to underprivileged children. On monday night, the shell oil drilling rig, the kulluk, broke free from its towlines during heavy weather and ran aground on the east coast of sitkalidak island in the gulf of alaska. The wreck of the kulluk kindle single, mckenzie funk, deca, ebook. Imagine there is a bookshelf filled with only the most extrodinary books in the world. Discusses an oil rig workers responsibilities, describes the different environments oil is found, potentially dangerous situations, and the precautions taken to stay safe.
The shell oil rig kulluk had been held in place with ropes tied to two tow ships until swells as high as 35 feet and winds gusting up to 70 miles an hour forced the crews to drag the vessel 10 miles so it could be grounded on the rocks of sitkalidak island. Jan 03, 20 in another example of why drilling for oil in the arctic is such a monumentally bad idea, shells drilling rig, the kulluk, has run aground off the island of sitkalidak, near kodiak in alaska. Aiviq is still towing the rig, with its azimuthing thruster, on the emergency tow line. Canmars bermsupported ssdc drilling advances arctic. Arctic drilling is on hiatus as shell packs it in smart. Will arctic offshore oil drilling prove uneconomic in wake of us shale oil boom. The royal dutch shell drilling rig kulluk, aground off a small island near kodiak island, jan. This study guide consists of approximately 4 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of elder edda. The obama administration gave final approval monday for shell oil to drill for oil and gas in the hard rock of the arctic ocean floor of the chukchi sea. The canadian connection to the kulluk halifax shipping. Obama administration gives shell final okay for arctic. Jan 04, 2015 onboard the kulluk was a skeleton crew of 18 men, along for the ride in large part because of an inconvenience of the rigs flag of convenience.
Nanuq has the rig under tow using no 8 anchor wire connected to its 64 mm tow wire. Why arctic drilling is a disaster waiting to happen. The royal dutch shell drilling rig kulluk remains stable in kiliuda bay and continues to undergo engineering analysis. Jan 07, 20 the kulluk is attached to the mv aiviq by tow line. The kulluk was an offshore exploratory drilling rig, owned by royal dutch shell, which, in december 2012, ran aground in some of the most inhospitable waters in the world. Kulluk could drill safely in firstyear ice up to 1. Kulluk was an icestrengthened drill barge that was used for oil exploration in the arctic waters. Aug 18, 2015 shells kulluk drilling rig barge in 2012. In painted clay, graphic arts and the ceramic surface paul scott proposes an alternative version of ceramic history. A chinook helicopter caries supplies to the stranded kulluk oil drilling platform in january.
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