Platform fire in Gulf

[southern151]

Originally Posted by Ray

West Delta.

We are not allowed to have ANY liquid or pressurized hydrocarbons in any vessels and piping when doing construction.
The Operator should be there checking for pressure and hydrocarbons in everything. No one should be able to even break a line without getting the O.K. from the Operator.

This is true but, I nearly met my end on an Exxon inshore platform a few years back. It was said to have "sniffed" good but, when I grabbed the meter and did my own "sniff," the LEL was reading 300! Apparently, there was NG bleeding by the vessel. I was glad I sniffed it again and Exxon employees were glad to get me off their rig after the fit that I threw!!!!