Posted on 25 December 2006 by Sulaiman Sabur
Year 2007 to 2009 will be a buzy years for Offshore Constructions Contractor (Those who win the Year 2007 to 2009 contracts in Malaysian water). Major clients are PCSB (Petronas Carigali Sdn. Bhd.), SSB (Sabah Sarawak Shell Berhad) & EMEPMI (ExxonMobil Exploration and Production Malaysia Inc.).
SapuraCrest Petroleum Berhad is eyeing for all the works and we yet to know who is winning the bid. SapuraCrest Petroleum Berhad is also interested to bid the Turkmenistan Block 1 Development Project (Magtymguly Drilling Platform (MDP-A) Transportation & Installation Services. The works location will be in the Caspian Sea, which is a new gray area for SapuraCrest Petroleum Berhad operations.
The Caspian Sea Presents a unique set of issues when it comes to project execution. Several of these issues are;
- The land-locked nature of the sea
- The canals that link the Caspian to open seas routes operate for only a limited time during the year, due to freezing conditions in winter.
- The canals restrict the size of loads that can be transported into the region.
- There is limited construction infrastructure and experience within the Caspian Sea and harly any in Turkmenistan.
- Presence of geological challenges such as extensive shallow gas, seismicity, mud volcanoes, active faults and irregular seabed.
These restrictions and issues presented that infrastructure require to deliver traditional solutions are subject to major uncertainty with regards to availability – RISK !???
Posted on 15 December 2006 by Sulaiman Sabur
Description of the incident:
The foreman instructed the victim from the stringer deck (3 levels above accident location) to remove the covers of 6 different tanks located on three different decks (levels) in the FPSO hull aft Machinery Space, in preparation of such “cleaning inspections”.
The victim & his coworker removed two tanks covers on the stringer deck. They then went down to the 3rd deck and removed three additional covers on three other tanks. They then went down to the 4th deck.
The victim and his coworker then discovered that the last “tank” they had to work on (“tank” is the word inappropriately used on the instruction list given by the foreman to the victim) was not a tank, but a box containing solenoid valves. According to his coworker, the victim assumed that the “tank” he had to work on was the one next to this box (the hydrophore skid is located just 2 – 3 m from the solenoid valve deck box) and started to remove the cover.
The victim removed all but 2 bolts with a hand tool / spanner, standing on the hydrophore skid control panel (i.e., he was not standing or kneeling on top of the tank cover at that time).
As the two last bolts were too tight, he went up to the 3rd deck to look for and take back a pneumatic tool / impact wrench. He came back and this time climbed onto the top cover of the hydrophore tank. At that time his co-worker was holding the air hose on the floor.
The victim removed the first remaining bolt and when he started to remove the last bolt the cover blew off and violently hit his belly.
After the dust went away, the coworker found the victim laying on top of the then-opened top hole of the hydrophore tank.
The victim was quickly evacuated to Ulsan University Hospital but died in life support about 2 hours later.
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Posted on 05 December 2006 by Sulaiman Sabur
