Comments on: Setback in the Gulf for Petrobras: BW Pioneer drops a production riser, Cascade and Chinook shut in (Update) http://gcaptain.com/setback-gulf-petrobras-pioneer/ Sat, 18 May 2013 12:27:20 +0000 hourly 1 By: Irishlagerlad http://gcaptain.com/setback-gulf-petrobras-pioneer/#comment-32007 Irishlagerlad Tue, 12 Apr 2011 08:59:00 +0000 http://gcaptain.com/?p=23576#comment-32007 I was on board the Chouest Vessel which retrieved the buoyancy can and placed it under tow. The can is comprised of 15 donut shaped compartments filled with pressurized Nitrogen at an about 22-25 BAR, or 323-367 PSI each. Current plan is to Fire 50 Cal. Armor Piercing Rounds into each compartment to depressurize the unit, and then tow it to shore so PB can try to salvage it.
What a mess, PB was scheduled to go online with the BW Pioneer just days after it broke loose and surfaced.

]]> By: Anonymous http://gcaptain.com/setback-gulf-petrobras-pioneer/#comment-31980 Anonymous Mon, 04 Apr 2011 13:54:00 +0000 http://gcaptain.com/?p=23576#comment-31980 Looks like a potential leak at every connection.

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