Morning,
Here are some images taken on my phone, capturing the transit of personnel from a jack up platform. We were flying in and out of Den Helder in the north of the Netherlands.
iPhone photography
Setting sun in the North Sea.
Hello,
Today i would like to share some images of the setting sun in the North sea.
I have been lucky in my time offshore to see some amazing weather.
A spectacular sun rise, or setting sun in the middle of the sea is something really magical.
I hope that you have a good weekend.
Lee
Oil Rig.
Hello,
How are you?
Today id like to share 4 images of an North sea oil and gas platform.
There have been a few images on this blog now and more to come.
I would like to know what your thoughts are on the camera used to take these images?
Ill reveal in the next rig post.
Have a good weekend.
Lee
Accommodation at sea
Hello,
Id like to share a couple of images of the accommodation vessel the Safe Boreas attached to the side of the Mariner A platform.
Again as previously talked about, all about the timing. There is around 2 hours difference between these two images.
Have a good weekend.
Lee
The Mariner A oil and gas platform
Hello,
Today i thought that i would talk about the oil / gas rig that you will have seen images of. I was involved with the construction of this beast. At any one time there was 850 people offshore.
As oil rigs go, this is a one of kind.
The Mariner oilfield is located in the United Kingdom sector of the North Sea, about 150 kilometres (93 mi) east of the Shetland Islands, Scotland, in block 9/11a. It was discovered in 1981 at a depth of about 1,200 metres (3,900 ft) below sea level. Water depth in the area is about 100 metres (330 ft). Estimated recovery is at least 250 million barrels (40×106 m3) of oil.
As of December 2012 the operator, Statoil (now Equinor), made the investment decision and final approval of the field development plan by the UK authorities is in progress. The plan envisages a production, drilling and quarters platform based on a conventional steel jacket, exporting oil via a floating storage unit.
The oil is heavy and viscous, with API gravities of 12.1°–14.6° and viscosities ranging from 67cp in the field's Maureen reservoir to 508cp in the Heimdal reservoir. The small volume of associated gas will be used as fuel for the platform, and more fuel gas will be imported via a connection to the nearby Vesterled pipeline.
In summary
It took over 35 years to work out how to extract this super heavy thick oil. The diluting solution that mixes with the oil, thins it out, and we end up with an even better product. As this platform isn’t on a pipe line, she is connected a large vessel, known as an FSU (floating storage unit) This FSU pumps the diluting solution to the platform, and the platform then pumps back the recovered oil. A large tanker comes into the field every few days to collect the produced oil.
Amazing isn’t it.
Have a good week.
Lee
Prosafe - Safe Boreas
Hello,
I want to share some images taken of an accommodation vessel..
The Safe Boreas is the most advanced and efficient harsh environment accommodation vessel in the world, constructed to comply with Norwegian regulations.
The vessel has the capacity to accommodate 450 persons in single man cabins.
The layout of the unit is unique, with two large internal atriums allowing natural daylight into cabins, mess room and recreational areas.
The vessel is named after Boreas, the Greek god of the north wind and the bringer of cold winter air.
The name reflects that the vessel is designed for operating in the Norwegian and UK North Sea, a geographical area renown for its cold climate and harsh winters.
The key is to wait...
Hello how are you?
Have you had a good festive period.
Thats it all over and back to normal for me now.
Q. What is the difference with the above images?
A. About half an hour..
It is amazing how waiting can have such a difference to your images.
In half an hour the sky semi cleared, even look at the sea, waves calmed down and the setting sun caught the clouds nicely.
So please take your time, slow down, bag the image and then wait till the suns gone as you never know how mother nature will react…
Have a great weekend.
Lee
Oil and Gas platform.
Hello,
Today i would like to share three images, all taken within a few minutes on one another,
I thought it gives a good visual on the setting sun and blue hour.
Sometimes there isn’t a spectacular sun set.
With these industrial beauties, blue hour is my favourite as the contrast against the warm flood lights look amazing.
I hope that you have a good weekend,
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Lee
Oil and Gas platform.
Hello and welcome
Today i’d like to show these two images of the Mariner A, Uk North sea oil and gas platform.
hope that you have had a great weekend.
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Lee
BP Glen Lyon
Wind Turbine instalment.
Recently i spent a week rebuilding a wind turbine. Interesting work scope seeing the guts of these great machines that line our landscapes.
Apologies for only having iPhone images.
A view of Lancashire from the top.
iPhone project.
I have for some time really fancied doing a little project.
I am always snapping away with my phone.
To aid in the inspiration - i was talking with some friends who, view my images on facebook and i quote, "my images are only good as my camera is an expensive one."
So this certainly gave me a kick up the backside to get cracking..
The iPhone does not focus well, its rough round the edges and struggles to expose correctly...
but we all love it!
NO fancy trickery, NO computer photoshopping just honest good fun.
