Offshore Events

Imagine, if you can, the confluence of events that would have to take place to leave you with marine flares being your primary method of signaling distress.

This weeks interesting ships are none other than the Blue Dolphin and HOS Centerline, the two vessels used to supply drilling mud to the Q4000 as part of the

In October 2009 the Transocean rig Marianas began drilling a well named Macondo, but she suffered damage in a hurricane and was replaced by the Deepwater

The week started on Monday with numerous BP representatives not showing up to the Deepwater Investigation Hearings, listing continued injury and their 5th

When gCaptain interviewed Admiral Thad Allen, then CG Commandant, last year and asked about the increase in the criminalization of mariners, he was quick to

In a heated debate between the lawyers of Captain Curt Kutcha and Jimmy Harrell and the investigation panel, Captain Hung Nguyen, threatened to remove the

“The United States consumes more than 20,000,000 barrels of oil per day but has less than 2 percent of the world’s remaining oil” This map,

The U.S. Department of Interior today has issued yet another moratorium on deepwater drilling on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS), saying that the suspension

rigzone.com brings us this look into how heavy lift works? With major drilling and production facilities located offshore, the oil and gas industry must rely

The following is posted by Fred Fry: I am going to start with a disclaimer in that I am no Jones Act expert. That said… Many of you have

A federal judge in New Orleans, Louisiana, has blocked a six-month federal moratorium on deepwater drilling in the Gulf. Several dozen plaintiffs had sued

For the past few days in internet forums and chat rooms an email has been circulating that’s being dubbed “The Doomsday Scenario“. Doug R,

A number of the primary players in the Deepwater Horizon incident submitted their internal investigation reports to congress yesterday. While they are all more

In the testimony of Steven Tink, BP head of Health, Safety and the Environment, gCaptain was critical of his wide knowledge of OSHA regulations, regualtions

Photo By Richard Hartog, AP UPDATE: According to the latest reports, Abby Sunderland, the 16 year old Californian attempting a solo sailing trip around the

The primary relief well is currently being drilled by the DD3, followed shortly by a back-up well being drilled by the sister-rig DD2. But, considering

[youtube width=”500″ height=”375″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgzFI8urxnU Flyby at the scene of the relief well and oil recovery

San Luis Obispo – In exclusive interviews gCaptain has learned that critical deliveries of fresh water have been delayed to oil rigs drilling relief

One topic that came up during multiple interviews with Deepwater Horizon crew was equipment. The three leading comments were… We really should have been

There exists a myth that mariners do not like investigations because they resist the changes that take place (regulatory, company policy, etc) as a result of