They had a video camera with them to document the repair. And reaching the leak point with tools and materials in a pipe 80 centimetres in diameter as well as getting safely back out was also an achievement, of course. Simply getting a man down such a narrow tube by rope ladder was considered almost impossible, but these lads did it. ![]() Fotnote: Epoxy, or artificial resin, is a liquid plastic substance which fuses with the substratum to function as a glue. They had with them what was needed to seal the leak with epoxy. The chosen repair method involved sending people through the narrow pipe from about four metres above the manifold. All the pipes are manufactured in glassfibre-reinforced plastic (GRP) surrounded by reinforced concrete.Ī conductor measuring 65 centimetres in diameter rises from the manifold to carry oil up to the topsides for treatment/processing and onward transport to a loading buoy.ĭuring pressure-testing of this piping system, the cast-in manifold was found to have a leak. ![]() This is shaped like a doughnut with a diameter of about 30 metres. Pipes conducting oil to and from storage run through the cell walls and into the central cell, where they terminate in a manifold measuring 80 centimetres in diameter. The bottom section of the GBS comprises seven oil storage cells clustered around a central cell, which forms the lowest part of the shaft. Before that got properly under way, however, the first mechanical outfitting for the support shaft was positioned in February 1991. When the skirts had been completed in October, work could begin to construct the formwork for the actual storage cells. Photo: Eivind Wolff/Norwegian Petroleum Museum bygging av betongdelen til plattformen, feb 1991, engelsk, The first mechanical outfitting for the support shaft was positioned in February 1991. Photo: Eivind Wolff/Norwegian Petroleum MuseumĪt the same time, the tethering blocks for the Snorre A concrete tension-leg platform were under construction on two barges moored alongside the dry dock.īuilding four very different offshore structures simultaneously meant this was an extremely busy time for Norwegian Contractors (NC). 1990 Busy days for Norwegian Contractors as they were building four platforms simultaneously. bygging av betongdelen til plattformen, sept. The first job was to cast the nine-metre-high skirts which would ensure that the platform would dig into the seabed and withstand all kinds of weather out on the field. The Sleipner A GBS lay already in the fjord.ĭuring the summer, the dry dock was emptied of water and work could begin in August on the lowest part of the storage cells and central support shaft for the Draugen structure. At the same time, plans were laid to tow the base section for the Gullfaks C GBS from the adjacent dry dock into the Gands Fjord immediately outside. The sheet pile retaining wall for a dry dock at Jåttåvågen in Stavanger was established in June 1990. You can support it on Kickstarter here.© Norsk Oljemuseum bygging av betongdelen til plattformen, juni 1990, engelsk The sheet pile retaining walls have been set up to make a dry dock. October Night Games is set to launch on October 15th. You’ll have to work with your demon pal to figure out who’s working against you and enact your plan before Halloween. The catch? You don’t know who’s doing what. At the end of October they either want to summon Cthulhu and destroy reality as we know it, or stop the summoning and save the world. You’ll play as one of several members of a secret society, who have one of two goals. If you missed the original post about October Night Games, it isn’t too difficult to figure out. The next Stretch Goal is set at €8,500, which will both get a physical reward of a set of dice based on those seen in the game, and a new artifact called the Reanimator’s Kit. The campaign is currently at €5,855, which hits the first Stretch Goal of unlocking Zhong Kui, a new playable character who’s a demon tamer. You can also still donate to the Kickstarter campaign, to hit more stretch goals. You can grab the demo on Steam, which will let you try the digital horror board game out before release. Not only did it make its goal, and first stretch goal, but now there’s a new demo too. While October Night Games was coming out no matter the funding, the money is being used to give it that extra push and fund future content. It’s always nice to see a game’s Kickstarter dream come true. October Night Games Celebrats 100% Kickstarter Funding With New Demo
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