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The Generators Died… And the Rig Rolled Into the North Sea
The Alexander Kjelland platform was supposed to be a safe refuge during a violent North Sea storm, but when a single brace weld snapped, the entire 10,000-ton structure began to collapse. Workers ...
Deep sea corals that colonised oil and gas platforms in the North Sea have been moved to a new home on an artificial reef. They have been growing on the legs of subsea structures for decades but are ...
On a North Sea oil rig several years ago, an engineer noticed a strange phenomenon. A cloud of insects would descend from the sky and land on the upper reaches of the platform. There were thousands of ...
Thousands of flies keep landing on North Sea oil rigs then taking off a few hours later – here’s why
Toby Doyle is affiliated with The University of Exeter. Eva Jimenez-Guri is affiliated with The University of Exeter. On a North Sea oil rig several years ago, an engineer noticed a strange phenomenon ...
An increasingly hot-button issue, oil rigs have become the physical embodiment of larger economic and environmental debates, garnering praise from conservative politicians and the ire of environmental ...
The acquisition will give KCA the largest platform drilling operator in the UK a leading position with a Norwegian platform drilling market share of about 30%. KCA Deutag will also get its hands on ...
A study of migratory hoverflies on a North Sea oil rig has revealed their vital role as long-distance pollen transporters. Researchers studied 121 marmalade hoverflies that landed on an oil rig in the ...
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