Lets hope this time will work. Still waiting on the root cause of the initial failure...
https://www.offshoreenergytoday.com/photo-chevrons-big-foot-platform-heading-to-gulf-of-mexico/?lipi=urn%3Ali%3Apage%3Ad_flagship3_feed%3BccV0KH%2F1RBa2841qs6OXag%3D%3D
Drum Roll.
First Oil Pending.
Apparently you were wrong -1lifx.
I thought part of the RC was the inability of the ROVs to “fly” in the presence of the strong loop currents.
@1kehz, Petronius was not any part of Chevron on December 3, 1998 when this accident happened. This was a Texaco offshore platform that was under construction when the J Ray McDeromott heavy lift crane barge cable broke, sending the south topside to the ocean floor. The accident cannot even be fully attributed to Texaco, itself. All the engineering expertise in transporting, lifting and placing the topside was under J Ray McDermott’s responsibly. Besides this bit of information I’m providing, Chevron did not acquire Texaco until October 15, 2000. So, what is your question all about? What blame does Chevron have in the Petronius incident? Maybe you’re being ‘Thick as a brick’.
Read here: http://members.home.nl/the_sims/rig/petroniusa.htm
Chevron wasn't around during the embarrassing Petronius catastrophe? Where were they? Hiding?
1kcvo, Yes good point. Hope that we get the same level of success as Petronius by today's standards, that would be quite remarkable. However, Pulitzer notwithstanding, a 5th grade intelligence and grammar level shouldn't be too much to ask for, IMHO.
@1kfcl, It’s correct the Petronius fiasco wasn’t the fault of Chevron, nor directly that of Texaco. But the “fiasco” of Big Foot and the failed engineering behind the tendons did happen on Chevron’s watch. I think the poster mentioning the Petronius platform deck module accident was trying to draw a correlation between that and the Big Foot incident. I don’t think everyone one posting on here are in line for a Pulitzer Prize in writing, but I get the inference he/she was making.
Is Big Foot ready or almost ready for first drilling?
Since oil prices will be higher for initial production this may turn out to be one of those Happy Accidents, like the Petronius Fiasco, which turn out well in the end.
Nothing sums up Chevron like Bigfoot. Its been hilarious.
Chevron is suing because the bolts holding the TBMs together were substituted - but the question is with or without approval of the onsite fabrication team at McDermott? Have to wait for resolution of the lawsuit to find out.
Not bad design. The TBMs performed as expected, the tendons were and are of good design, the problem came when the TBMs were expected to perform outside of their design parameters, and didn't. Want a root cause? Reflect on this comment, "There is Always Time to do it Right." My opinion of course.
Won’t see the RCA until litigation finishes.
The root cause??? It was known from the very day the tendons snapped, just kept hushed. What was it? Bad design, lack of QA/QC, lack of management accountability. It’s the last reason why no “lessons learned” has been published.