Construction Of Oil Rigs And Producing Oil

Offshore drilling has become an essential part of today’s oil production and demand for energy. With the growth of population comes the increasing demand for oil. The oil industry today, is one of the most used providers of energy. Today in the 20th century the majority of the population in America has a car and cars needs gas to run. The oil reserves in the earth that are easily accessible via land are starting to run dry and are becoming harder to find. This is why we have begun to see more and more offshore oil drills. Although there are benefits of offshore drilling such as profit, lower gas prices, and becoming less dependent on foreign oil. There are also many drawbacks in which if something were to go wrong, the mistake would be catastrophic impacting the environment, the nature, and have trickling effects all around the world.

Senator Everett Dirksen once noted “The oilcan is mightier than the sword”. In today’s world, it is easy to see why oil can be considered the most important resource to hold. Without oil, many of the common day occurrences we take for granted would be impossible. Oil is used for almost everything; from the fuel used to drive our vehicles, to the plastics used in every facet of life, and providing the heat needed to live through the winter. In fact, the United States depends so much on oil that as a nation it uses over 20 million barrels a day. Importing oil increases the total costs because of the need to transport it from around the world. It is estimated

All employees of Robinson’s Excavation are valued members of the organization which is why safety must always come first. The construction industry is traditionally a hazardous work environment, but with vigilance, dedication, and training, the dangers can be significantly reduced. In order to provide the employees of Robinson’s Excavation with a safe work environment, all employees, regardless of status, are required to follow and enforce all safety procedures, which are not all inclusive. Additionally, the following protocol is in compliance with all state and federal OHSA regulations.

There have been many cases where workers have suffered fatal injuries from operating this type of equipment. Following are some of the ways that operators can work safely around such heavy-duty vehicles.

Does anything out weigh the importance of our planet’s health? You would be surprised by the number of people who look the other way when it comes to keeping the planet clean. Offshore drilling is just one of the major environmental issues that has existed for many years and still continues to be a problem. The topic of offshore drilling not only touches on environmental issues but also political, economic, and ethical issues. All of these tie into the huge debate over offshore drilling and its impacts on the environment. But when the human race depends on oil, how can we ignore the fact of drilling for oil off the coast of our land. Investing in greenhouse energy is just one of several ways to help keep the

September 5, 1927 marked a turning point in the history of oil exploration. Before then, to assess the composition of subsurface rocks to find oil pay-zones, scientists had to rely on core samples brought up from boreholes. These were highly unreliable and drilling companies frequently missed oil zones. Conrad Schlumberger had the idea of running an electrical probe into the drilled borehole to measure resistivity through the formation. This first log taken in the Alsace region of France was a simple hand-plotted graph, but it effectively aided engineers to “view” what was inside the

Since Donald Trump took office as President of the United States, he has been a constant figure in the news. Earlier this month, his administration announced a plan to open U.S. coastal waters to offshore oil drilling. According to the New York Times article, the plan lifts a ban that was put in place by former President Barack Obama and gives energy companies access to billions of acres of the U.S. coastline along the Eastern Seaboard, the Artic, and the Pacific waters off California.

The Grangemouth contract involves carrying out operational, maintenance and project work on a large petrochemical contract. The hazards and risks associated with these activities are therefore diverse, and as the Texas City2 and Buncefield3 explosions showed they can have catastrophic consequences. The controls in place are suitably robust and exacting as you would expect when working on such a site. The most significant hazards associated with Ondeo's activities onsite were deemed to be working in confined spaces when hand excavating on the firemain project and the unloading of 96% sulphuric acid at the water treatment plant (WTP). A number of opportunities for improvement were identified with these activities which included: • The usage of new technologies such as hydro excavation and ground

In communicating hazardous events, the company will use on-site experts and supervisors to assess how workers are loading and offloading equipment, handling equipment operations, making electrical connections, and securing cords from trip and fall potential. Communication will be achieved using notices, booklets, workplace communication boards, cautions, and equipment operating manuals (Stewart & Brown, 2014). This is according to OSHA regulations requiring the operators of equipment to be knowledgeable about the equipment safety manual and safe handling and operating techniques of all devises in use (Chao & Henshaw, 2017). Additional

Through the use of advanced technologies, geologists have the capability to predict potential locations for oil. This is done by the examination of the structure of rock layers, which is then followed by a test-drill in the Earth’s surface. Not every location that gets examined contain commercially viable oil reserves as some locations will have no oil or gas, some will have tiny amounts, and others will have the oil present but it will still be trapped within the porous rock layers such as oil shale. The earth’s crust plates are constantly on the move, and the oil reserves migrate with them. The reason a lot of the oil drilling occurs at sea is particulurarly because the majority of the crust of the planet, under which the oil is located,

As offshore drilling was a new industry, regulations had to develop at the same time the industry developed. Unfortunately regulations were usually enacted and enforced after accidents had already occurred. Analyzing the development of the offshore oil industry in comparison to the process of regulating its operations will show the international, national, and local processes involved in attempting to balance the economic benefits with the environmental risks involved. An applicable example for showing the relationship between the environment and the economy created by the offshore oil industry is the drilling operations in the Gulf of Mexico.

Petrobras was an oil rig which was designed for an offshore production unit off the coast of Brazil. The oil rig was primarily designed as a floating drilling unit but was modified in 1997 to 1999 for it to become a production unit, to save money and space by moving the Emergency drain tanks (EDTs) from the platform into the structure but they were not checked properly meaning there was poor alignment to the production heaters, which lead to the accumulations of hydrocarbons which brought about the initial explosion. There was also a second explosion, caused by gases escaping through a leakage which lead to the structure’s eventual sinking. In this report I will be discussing which were more important to the disaster, technical or human factors and what risk controls should have been in place to avoid this disaster from happening. The main technical flaws were component failure without a backup system, poor control of the emergency notification system layout and poor design of the placement of the safety critical paths. Some human errors were lack of training and communication. The consequences which occurred from this disaster were financial losses, environmental impact and modifications to the rules.

Validated compliance with regulations, site-specific safety plans, and industry best practices by leading work-site assessments and walk-throughs. Safety improvements spanned electrical cord, harness tie-off, protective equipment, and equipment operation credential fixes.

Health, safety and environmental risks are major concern in the oil and gas industry. The workers engaged in the direct work process are prone to accidental risks such as cuts, bruises, chemical burns, fractures, etc. Respiratory ailments are also caused due to the large amount of gases mainly hydrocarbons. While working on the rigs there is a risk of becoming deaf due to the loud noise and vibrations of the machinery present on the rig. There are also safety concerns like the height at which the rigs operate above sea level. There are always cranes carrying heavy containers which might fall from a height causing serious injury to personnel. There is a high risk of slips, trips and falls as the workers work at a height and the surface they work on is uneven. The workers in the oil and gas industry have to work in a confined space such as

The oil and gas industries involve a high amount of documentation for both transportation as well as extraction and field services. Activities are highly regulated, and subject to oversight from Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), the Department of Transportation (DoT), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the Department of the Interior (DoI). That said, the process of regulation is trending toward a more digitized system, with organizations like FERC having their own submission portals that implement a “fill-in-the-blank” platform to complete forms. However, not all forms have yet been converted to digital submission even in agencies with online portals, and other agencies still remain reliant on