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Three critical events For the third time in five months, a critical event has occurred in Statoil’s well 34/10-C-6 on Gullfaks, during drilling of a side track. The last event occured this Wednesday afternoon, at 3.47 pm, when the well was destabilized. Statoil immediately began efforts to establish pressure control on Gullfaks C. But all efforts toward stabilizing the well with heavy mud have so far been unsuccessful. The well is still unstable, and the pressure still not under control. Currently the Blowout Preventer (BOP) is the only safety barrier.
the drillstring is stuck in the well.
Two gas leaks were detected at Norway’s the Gullfaks C oil platform Wednesday afternoon, and the situation worsened Thursday when the well was destabilized due to a loss of formation pressure. Eighty nine people were evacuated from the platform. The well has suffered similar incidents, one as recenty as April 30th this year and again in December 23rd 2009.
“Three major events of this kind in less than five months proves that Statoil is not able to control this situation,” says President of the Bellona Foundation, Frederic Hauge.
Bellona has received new information that sheds some light over what actually happened on Gullfaks C, which is operated by the Norwegian state owned oil company Statoil. The situation remained unresolved Friday afternoon.
The discovery comes at a critical time when world media attention is focussed on events unfolding in the Gulf of Mexico after the BP-operated Deepwater Horizon well explodes on April 20th and oil is making landfall in Louisiana’s vulnerable marshes and bayous . BP officials there are finally admitting that the gusher at the sea floor is spilling significantly more than 5,000 barrels of oil a day. Meanwhile, BP has still not come up with an effective method to cap the well.
Three critical events
Originally posted by Hellmutt
Sweden? Norway is not Sweden. And Sweden has no oil. This story is taking place in Norway. How did you happen to mix Sweden into this?
Originally posted by Hellmutt
Sweden? Norway is not Sweden. And Sweden has no oil. This story is taking place in Norway. How did you happen to mix Sweden into this?
Originally posted by voorbereid
the drillstring is stuck in the well.
if the drill string is stuck in the well
does the blow out preventer (BOP) stil work ??
i.e. if i imagine a valve with a piece of pipe inside of it
to me the valve won't close
any ideas?
Originally posted by SeekerofTruth101
reply to post by whiteraven
fossil fuels are 'cheap' energy? LOL!
Used to be, but not anymore. You and I are here because of reproductive process, and not because of cheap energy, just as countless generations of mankind had came before us and lived without 'cheap' enegy.
Fossil fuels was but a technological advancement phase, and must progress beyond into alternative energies. But we are stuck today with fossil fuels because it was lucrative for TPTB, more lucrative than solar or other types of energy sources.
Perhaps only you allowed yourself to be blamed for the greed by the Corporation. But hell if i am gonna let them pin it anyone else.