On Monday, some 750 miles northwest of Hawaii, six Greenpeace activists boarded a Shell oil rig en route from Malaysia to the Port of Seattle in protest of the oil company’s plans for drilling in the Arctic. A mere 24 hours later, Shell filed a lawsuit in federal court, hoping to kick the activists off of the rig.
“These acts are far from peaceful demonstration,” Shell said in a press release following the injunction, which it filed in federal court in Alaska. “Boarding a moving vessel on the high seas is extremely dangerous and jeopardizes the safety of all concerned, including both the people working aboard and the protestors themselves.”
The protesters, who had been following the rig’s trans-Pacific journey on a Greenpeace ship named the Esperanza, used inflatable boats and climbing gear to approach the vessel carrying the rig — called the Blue Marlin — and scale the rig. The Esperanza, which has several other Greenpeace members on board, is continuing to follow the Blue Marlin, bringing protesters food and supplies as needed.
The 400-foot-tall rig, dubbed the Polar Pioneer, is intended to be staged for Arctic drilling once it reaches Seattle. It is one of two rigs eventually bound for the Arctic Ocean north of Alaska, an area that Shell — pending federal permits — intends to develop for offshore drilling.
“We are certainly prepared to stay here as long as it takes to get out message out loud and clear that Arctic drilling is unacceptable,” Aliyah Field, environmental activist and one of the protesters currently on the rig told ThinkProgress.
Field said that, despite wind and cold, “everyone is feeling pretty good.” The protesters haven’t had direct contact with the Blue Marlin’s crew, and Field said that the crew hasn’t displayed any clear hostility toward them.
Field had not heard about Shell’s lawsuit, but in an e-mailed statement, Greenpeace USA’s Executive Director Annie Leonard called the injunction “Shell’s latest attempt to keep people from standing up for the Arctic.”
“Shell wants activists off its rig,” Leonard said. “We want Shell out of the Arctic.”
The protest comes a week after the Obama administration reaffirmed Shell’s 2008 lease in the Chukchi Sea, essentially giving the company the green light to begin preparations for drilling in the Arctic as early as this summer. Shell has reportedly spent $4 billion in its effort to drill in the Arctic, but hasn’t been allowed to drill there since 2012, when a key piece of safety equipment used in cleaning up oil spills failed.
Environmentalists worry that, given the Artcic’s remoteness and extreme weather, an oil spill would be a near-certainty. An Environmental Impact Report released by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) — part of the Department of the Interior, which gave last week’s go-ahead — found that, under the current plan for drilling in the Chukchi Sea, there is a 75 percent chance of a major oil spill in the Arctic.
This isn’t the first time that Greenpeace has boarded vessels in an attempt to stop Shell from drilling in the Arctic. In February of 2012, actress Lucy Lawless and seven other activists boarded an Arctic-bound drilling ship while it was in port in New Zealand. A month later, in March of 2012, activists boarded two ice-breakers leased by Shell as they were preparing to sail from Helsikni, Finland to the Arctic.
Following those protests, Shell won a federal court injunction that required Greenpeace USA to stay away from any of their Arctic-bound drill rigs until October of 2012.

i wonder wch rig  it is. ensco8504?

kalau aku jadik oim aku campak ca balik kat laut(kena bg depa free food, accommodation etc etc lagi dah datang x dijemput). nak sgt green katakan go become fish feed then.if this was somalian it will be classified as pirates and shot to death hahaha.

btw these rigs on the trans atlantic journeys, will there be anyone on board the rig?or the essential crew of the rig will be stationed at the transport vessel quarters?

I really laughed at this 

Inspectors in construction have the best job if you ask me cause its the only job where the unexpected really can happen. Ask them for some stories and I am sure they can share plenty.

Sometimes you need a little bit of magic to get the work done.

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I didn't know there was cold dipped galvanizing process. I think you meant hot-dipped galvanized or cold galvanized (often in a spray can). Both provide the same effect actually. Only thing the cold galvanize will wear off faster.

The blue color bolts are PTFE coated bolt and nut.

wah, careful with the language there. respect goes a long way.
pssst, sudah 6 bulan offshore ah dah tak tahan?

Agree... but must remember to learn properly. many of the planning engineers I met are mere "clerk". can't really plan well because don't take ownership of the project life cycle.
for eg, when comes to t&i schedule and steps... not familiar.. never take into consideration weather/monsoon....

other eg including instrument loop check 10 loops in 7 days... just plan without knowing the detail of the job...
hope you learn and be a good planning engineer ok...

12 years exp 4k SGD. Do call me crazy but that is real shit pay. 12 years exp surely can command more like 6 to 7k SGD min.

Shipyard suppose to get 8 months bonus but hell man you have to marry the shipyard if you plan to get a family. Boleh cucuck kapal/rig tiap-tiap hari .No weekend, no public holiday, OT 10 bucks an hour, no time off unless is your annual leave. Dont forget if you take one weekend off without a valid reason be prepared to see your 8 months bonus drop to 6 months, then 4 months then none. Lol.

Alot work after 10 years join suveyor. Better pay and life. If you like to  go fab site then this is your whore house. Most of the time they get contractor do the specialist job. Shipyard engineers are like PE and PM.

You are better off working offshore get hardship allowance of USD 100 bucks for starters.

Well. Good luck. I just letting you know the reality and life style from a guy that experienced it. If you are single guy, go for it. If married, better have a very understanding wife and kids.

There are alot of rules at SG shipyard. More than what get from the public road rules X 3 times. Be prepared to obey their rules, break it once and your fired or banned from that shipyard for 2 years for minor offence. Major go prison.

Work starts very early for some shipyard. Sometimes 6 to 7 am VSCC meeting. Work ends probably 6 to 7 pm, sometimes midnight. Depends on the ship/rig schedule.

Paper work is one of the worst thing you will experience but is needed for safety and ass covering. If i am not mistaken  you get only get 2 safety overall suites for the year in some shipyard.

Do your SSSC and remember the rules of checking equipment usage validation and always look above and behind you. Stay there long enough you will grow a pair of eyes behind your head for life.

Wow, SGD4-5k also boast around already.
After all the expenses, you will left with SGD2-3k.
Working in ME can easily get SGD9k for the same post where close to 8.5k I can bring back home directly.