Kulluk floating drilling rig

Oil Drilling Rig Runs Aground In Gulf Of Alaska

The drilling rig Kulluk, seen here in 2010, is specially built to work in the Arctic Ocean. Its round shape deflects ice floating in the water.

Dimensional Control in the Arctic: Kulluk Thruster

The Kulluk is an offshore drilling vessel maintained and operated for Shell by Frontier Drilling in the Beaufort Sea. This is the story of how

NTSB faults Shell for Kulluk grounding

The National Transportation Safety Board has published the results of its investigation into the December 2012 grounding of Shell''s Kulluk floating drilling rig and has blamed Shell''s

Offshore Drilling Rig Tracker

Offshore Drilling Rig Tracker This page features regular posts focused on the global offshore rig market. We present global floating rig counts by region and provide a

The Wreck of the Kulluk | Klean Industries

In 2005, Royal Dutch Shell, then the fourth-largest company on Earth, bought a drill rig that was both tall, rising almost 250 feet above the waterline, and unusually round. The hull of the

Stranded Kulluk Rig Update

The mobile drilling unit ''Kulluk'', Shell Oil''s 266-foot-long floating drill rig, remains aground on the southeast shore of Sitkalidak Island, Alaska, Rear

Shell Oil''s Kulluk floating drill rig runs aground

The mobile drilling unit off the coast of Kodiak Island, Alaska, after encountering severe weather while Kulluk, Shell Oil''s 266-foot-long floating drill rig, has run agroundbeing

Shell drill rig grounds off Kodiak Island after towline failures

Two flights over the grounded Shell drilling rig Kulluk on Tuesday found no sign of a hull breach or fuel spill, the U.S. Coast Guard said Tuesday.

Damage Assessment Begins on the Stranded Kulluk

Link: Previous Kulluk Update The U.S. Coast Guard and Royal Dutch Shell Plc were fighting 70 mile-per-hour winds and 40-foot swells as

"The Wreck of the Kulluk"

The hull of the Kulluk, as the rig was called, was made of 1.5-inch-thick steel and rounded to better prevent its being crushed. A 12-point anchor system could keep it locked in

Loose Oil Rig Still Grounded On Alaskan Island

The wayward Kulluk oil drilling platform remains stuck onshore near Kodiak Island, Alaska. The unmoored platform, owned by Shell Oil, was being towed in the Gulf of Alaska last

USCG recommendations over Kulluk grounding

As part of the report from its investigation of the 2012 grounding of Shell''s Kulluk floating drilling rig, the U.S. Coast Guard has made several recommendations for actions that might prevent a

Kulluck drilling rig refloated, being towed to shelter in

The conical drilling unit Kulluk sits grounded 40 miles (64 kms) southwest of Kodiak City, Alaska in this U.S. Coast Guard handout photo

Protect the Arctic

Arctic oil drilling Arctic Ocean drilling is a gamble with catastrophic consequences for the people, wildlife and the sensitive ecosystem of the region. And yet major companies like Shell and

Shell starts drilling in the Beaufort Sea

Shell starts drilling in the Beaufort Sea Shell has announced that its floating drilling platform, the Kulluk, has started drilling in the company''s Sivulliq prospect in the Beaufort Sea. The rig had

7. Royal Dutch Shell

For years since leasing offshore blocks from the federal government Shell has been perfecting its drilling plan and preparing the Kulluk floating drilling rig, pictured here in the Puget Sound by

KUOW

The Kulluk, a Shell Oil drilling rig, was being towed from Alaska to a Seattle shipyard when the engines on its tugboat failed. The two vessels began to drift toward Kodiak Island on Friday....

What The Kulluk Oil Rig Accident Means for Arctic

The Kulluk rig ran aground in a storm near Kodiak Island, Alaska, raising fresh questions about Shell''s plans to launch an offshore oil industry in

Why Shell Should Just Quit Its Alaska Drilling Fiasco

Christopher Helman, Forbes Staff: I''m based in Houston, Texas. Energy capital of the world. Royal Dutch Shell is taking flack from all directions today as a team of salvage

Kulluk--An Arctic exploratory drilling unit

This paper describes the design and construction phase of BeauDril Limited''s Arctic Drilling Unit, Kulluk (Inuit name for ''''Thunder''''). This floating unit is designed to operate in water depths from

THE KULLUK GROUNDING

The KULLUK is a unique conical mobile drilling unit built for Beaufort in 1979 by Mitsui and laid up for many years prior to purchase by Shell for Alaskan drilling operations. It is operated on

EPA Proposes Minor Air Permit for Shell Rig in Arctic''s

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed to issue an air quality permit to Shell Offshore, Inc. (Shell), to regulate air emissions from the Kulluk floating

NTSB report faults Shell for Arctic oil rig mishap

A National Transportation Safety Board report issued Thursday said the probable cause of the grounding of the company''s mobile drilling vessel, the Kulluk, in 2012 was "Shell''s

EPA Revises Shell Drilling Permit near Alaska

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has issued a revised minor air quality permit to Shell Offshore, Inc. to regulate air emissions from the Kulluk floating drilling rig and

In Kulluk''s Wake, Deeper Debate Roils on Arctic Drilling

Shell''s Kulluk ran aground off the southern coast of Alaska in a violent storm. The rig was towed to safe harbor, with no apparent release of

NOAA Responds to Shell Drilling Rig Kulluk

As of the evening of January 2, the response has completed a partial assessment of the condition of the rig and fuel tanks, which was hampered by inclement

KULLUK

This paper describes the design and construction features of the first purpose-built floating drilling unit for arctic waters. It was designed by Earl and Wright - Lavalin for Gulf

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