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Shanghai Salvage divers attain IMCA
qualification
DIVERS from Shanghai Salvage Company One of the Shanghai Salvage Company divers the DSV in support of the built in wet bell
(SSC) have completed the International is put through his paces during training at system on board, allowing two groups to be
Marine Contractors Association’s (IMCA) the DP 2 diving support vessel Shen Qian Hao assessed by one team at a time.
Surface Supplied Diver Assessment while offshore Shanghai. Image courtesy KB
qualification as the group moves to Associates. Employees of SSC had attended KBA
become an approved diving contractor Training Centre’s Kirby Morgan DSI
member of the group. metres of sea water and diver decompression Helmet Technician training in February,
chamber drills as required by the assessment while planning for courses including IMCA
Four groups with 43 divers in total criteria. Diver Medic and IMCA Trainee Air Diving
completed the assessment, using the company’s Supervisor is underway.
DP 2 diving support vessel (DSV) Shen Qian They were carried out by Singapore-based
Hao while offshore Shanghai. KB Associates, which provided two assessment KBA managing director Darren Brunton
teams to the program, each comprising two said SSC had required the large group of divers
The assessments were conducted over assessors, one IMCA diving supervisor, and all be assessed at the same time.
24 days from 14 May to 6 June 2015 and one IMCA diver medic to the three groups of
carried out in accordance with the IMCA’s 12 divers and one group of 7 divers. This involved an extensive planning,
Competence Assessment of Experienced auditing and review process so that the
Surface Supplied Divers standards. SSC had mobilised one wet bell system onto assessment project would go safely and without
delays, he said.
It requires every diver to complete a theory
review followed by an exam and a range of “KBA translated the assessment
practical assessments while using an IMCA documentation into Chinese, there were five
compliant surface supplied air diving system members of the assessment team who spoke
and support equipment. Chinese and SSC provided 2 translators
which all help to ensure the assessment was a
The practical tasks included the use of success.”
airlifts, inspection and photography, a range
of underwater tools, emergency diver recovery “We are pleased to be working with a
drills, diver rescue drills, deep dives at 40 company who has a mind set to develop,
grow internationally and meet new levels of
operational standards.” l
Chinese yard decommissions Maersk rig
ZHOUSHAN Changhong International Cameroon. Zhoushan Changhong International Ship
Shipyard is in the process of recycling the Maersk Drilling head of global sales Morten Recycling to recycle Maersk Endurer. Maersk
Maersk Endurer jack up rig after owner Drilling has furthermore engaged Sea2Cradle
Maersk Drilling decommissioned it in July. Pilnov said there was a need to decommission to carry out inspections and supervise the
older rigs due to the current market situation entire process.”
The Endurer was the oldest in the Maersk and an over-supply of drilling rigs in the
Drilling fleet, and was originally built in 1984 offshore market. “We chose this option because we consider
before being converted in 1997. it to be the safest and most cost-effective
“It is Maersk Drilling’s ambition to approach, with the lowest environmental
With a rated water depth of 106.7 metres decommission Maersk Endurer in a safe and risks.”
and a rated drilling depth of 9,144 metres, the responsible way with minimal environmental
rig had most recently been operating offshore impact,” he said. Maersk anticipates it will take about 15
weeks to recycle the rig. l
“Therefore, Maersk Drilling has chosen
Sinopec reaches shale milestone
FULING shale gas field, China’s largest shale track momentum in the construction of shale With its national and world leading
producing project in the nation’s south gas production capacity in Fuling.” technology and equipment, the company
west, today has a total drilling footage of has developed a series of standards and
over one million metres, developer Sinopec The Fuling - Wangchang shale gas pipeline industrialised shale gas engineering
has announced. project, which is to transport shale gas technologies that coordinate with each other,
from Fuling in Chongqing Municipality to Sinopec said.
The project also has a production capacity of Wangchang, a little town in Hubei Province,
over ten million cubic metres per day, Sinopec started operations earlier than expected, In its half year report, the company added
said, in line with an expected lift in capacity to Sinopec said. that it planned to use technologies from Fuling,
ten billion cubic metres per year by 2017. whihc included staged fracturing in ultra-
Sinopec Oilfield Service Corporation has long horizontal wells, coiled tubing snubbing
Sinopec said in its first quarter been making efforts in building Chongqing operations and acid gas fields operations to
announcement that it had “maintained its fast- Fuling national shale gas demonstration zone further develop unconventional shale gas in
over the past three years. China. l
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OIL & GAS AUSTRALIA
Shanghai Salvage divers attain IMCA
qualification
DIVERS from Shanghai Salvage Company One of the Shanghai Salvage Company divers the DSV in support of the built in wet bell
(SSC) have completed the International is put through his paces during training at system on board, allowing two groups to be
Marine Contractors Association’s (IMCA) the DP 2 diving support vessel Shen Qian Hao assessed by one team at a time.
Surface Supplied Diver Assessment while offshore Shanghai. Image courtesy KB
qualification as the group moves to Associates. Employees of SSC had attended KBA
become an approved diving contractor Training Centre’s Kirby Morgan DSI
member of the group. metres of sea water and diver decompression Helmet Technician training in February,
chamber drills as required by the assessment while planning for courses including IMCA
Four groups with 43 divers in total criteria. Diver Medic and IMCA Trainee Air Diving
completed the assessment, using the company’s Supervisor is underway.
DP 2 diving support vessel (DSV) Shen Qian They were carried out by Singapore-based
Hao while offshore Shanghai. KB Associates, which provided two assessment KBA managing director Darren Brunton
teams to the program, each comprising two said SSC had required the large group of divers
The assessments were conducted over assessors, one IMCA diving supervisor, and all be assessed at the same time.
24 days from 14 May to 6 June 2015 and one IMCA diver medic to the three groups of
carried out in accordance with the IMCA’s 12 divers and one group of 7 divers. This involved an extensive planning,
Competence Assessment of Experienced auditing and review process so that the
Surface Supplied Divers standards. SSC had mobilised one wet bell system onto assessment project would go safely and without
delays, he said.
It requires every diver to complete a theory
review followed by an exam and a range of “KBA translated the assessment
practical assessments while using an IMCA documentation into Chinese, there were five
compliant surface supplied air diving system members of the assessment team who spoke
and support equipment. Chinese and SSC provided 2 translators
which all help to ensure the assessment was a
The practical tasks included the use of success.”
airlifts, inspection and photography, a range
of underwater tools, emergency diver recovery “We are pleased to be working with a
drills, diver rescue drills, deep dives at 40 company who has a mind set to develop,
grow internationally and meet new levels of
operational standards.” l
Chinese yard decommissions Maersk rig
ZHOUSHAN Changhong International Cameroon. Zhoushan Changhong International Ship
Shipyard is in the process of recycling the Maersk Drilling head of global sales Morten Recycling to recycle Maersk Endurer. Maersk
Maersk Endurer jack up rig after owner Drilling has furthermore engaged Sea2Cradle
Maersk Drilling decommissioned it in July. Pilnov said there was a need to decommission to carry out inspections and supervise the
older rigs due to the current market situation entire process.”
The Endurer was the oldest in the Maersk and an over-supply of drilling rigs in the
Drilling fleet, and was originally built in 1984 offshore market. “We chose this option because we consider
before being converted in 1997. it to be the safest and most cost-effective
“It is Maersk Drilling’s ambition to approach, with the lowest environmental
With a rated water depth of 106.7 metres decommission Maersk Endurer in a safe and risks.”
and a rated drilling depth of 9,144 metres, the responsible way with minimal environmental
rig had most recently been operating offshore impact,” he said. Maersk anticipates it will take about 15
weeks to recycle the rig. l
“Therefore, Maersk Drilling has chosen
Sinopec reaches shale milestone
FULING shale gas field, China’s largest shale track momentum in the construction of shale With its national and world leading
producing project in the nation’s south gas production capacity in Fuling.” technology and equipment, the company
west, today has a total drilling footage of has developed a series of standards and
over one million metres, developer Sinopec The Fuling - Wangchang shale gas pipeline industrialised shale gas engineering
has announced. project, which is to transport shale gas technologies that coordinate with each other,
from Fuling in Chongqing Municipality to Sinopec said.
The project also has a production capacity of Wangchang, a little town in Hubei Province,
over ten million cubic metres per day, Sinopec started operations earlier than expected, In its half year report, the company added
said, in line with an expected lift in capacity to Sinopec said. that it planned to use technologies from Fuling,
ten billion cubic metres per year by 2017. whihc included staged fracturing in ultra-
Sinopec Oilfield Service Corporation has long horizontal wells, coiled tubing snubbing
Sinopec said in its first quarter been making efforts in building Chongqing operations and acid gas fields operations to
announcement that it had “maintained its fast- Fuling national shale gas demonstration zone further develop unconventional shale gas in
over the past three years. China. l
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