Transocean Barents, image: Transocean
Norway’s Petroleum Safety Authority has launched an investigation into an incident on board the Transocean Barents semi-submersible drilling rig on 4 March when they say a roughneck suffered crush injuries.
“The injured drill floor worker was on the monkey board, about 10-12 metres in the derrick, at the time of the accident. He has been flown to Ålesund Hospital in western Norway,” according to the PSA.
The monkey board is the term for the slots that hold the stands of drill pipe which are arranged on the rig floor. Each slot has a hydraulic latch that holds each stand of drill pipe in place until they are grabbed individually by the pipe racking system and brought to the center of the rotary table.
Transocean Barents is located on the Ormen Lange field in the Norwegian Sea under a contract with A/S Norske Shell. Activity on the rig has now been halted.
Shell notes in an emailed statement to gCaptain, “He was doing an inspection job when the incident occurred.”
Join the gCaptain Club for curated content, insider opinions, and vibrant community discussions.
Join the 108,866 members that receive our newsletter.
Have a news tip? Let us know.
US President Donald Trump has raised the stakes for a meeting of an OPEC+ ministerial panel next month, with his call for the group to lower oil prices.
Vessels in the northern Gulf have received multiple VHF radio challenges, including demands to alter course, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations said on Friday, adding they could be part of an Iranian military exercise.
LONDON, Jan 24 (Reuters) – The Russian Embassy in London said that Russia posed no threat to undersea cables in Britain and other NATO countries, after UK defence minister John Healey accused Moscow of “malign...
Maritime and offshore news trusted by our 108,866 members delivered daily straight to your inbox.
Essential news coupled with the finest maritime content sourced from across the globe.
Sign Up
Join The Club
