norh sea

The key is to wait...

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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

North Sea, Supply Vessels

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Good morning,

Today i want to show a vessel, this is one of many many vessels, that feed us, that bring us supplies and from the skippers and crews devotion and hard work keep the oil and gas industry working.

This is the Sea Falcon, operated by Solstad Offshore.

She was created in 2013, Length of 88.9m, Width 19.7m and a total 8732 bhp.

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Have a good week

Lee

Oil and Gas platform.

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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

Crane operator, working the supply vessel.

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Hello, 

Today ill like to show how an oil rig offloads new supplies, which range from equipment, tools and most importantly food! 

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While it is down to the crane operator to offload the containers from the supply vessel, it is all orchestrated by the offshore materials coordinator. 

The materials controller duties:

  • Arranging for the despatch and delivery of materials and goods

  • Making sure that materials and equipment have the necessary certification.

  • Ensuring that relevant stores are aware of deliveries and that they allocate space for goods on arrival.

  • Chasing up suppliers to ensure goods and materials are delivered on time to meet business needs.

  • Maintaining the materials management system.

  • Preparing reports on materials receipt and delivery and on the performance of suppliers

  • Acting as a focal point for suppliers and internal departments for questions about materials scheduling, problems, and the like.

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Norwegian supply vessel crew, unhooking the containers. 

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