Recent Posts in Oil Rig Category
Posted on May 16, 2012 By Offshore Injury Attorney
The Chinese ore-carrying company Rongsheng is poised to enter the rig building field, sources say. They now have orders to construct offshore rigs which is a branch out from their typical shipbuilding ...
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Posted on May 3, 2012 By Offshore Injury Attorney
ExxonMobil recently began drilling operations for their LNG project off the coast of Western Australia. This project includes ten wells and will take about two years. Reports state that this ...
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Posted on Mar 8, 2012 By Offshore Injury Attorney
Long gone are the days when oil extraction only involved shallow water drilling. With shallow water drilling, oil rigs are fastened to the ocean floor in shallow waters. With deepwater drilling, a ...
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Posted on Feb 8, 2012 By Offshore Accident Lawyer
You might think most offshore injuries occur as a result of dramatic explosions or terrible fires, but the truth is much simpler. The majority of injuries to offshore workers are a result of slips, ...
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Posted on Feb 2, 2012 By Offshore Injury Attorney
Recently off the coast of Brazil, an accident occurred on an oil rig which caused two serious injuries and one fatality to a rig hand. All three workers were attempting to board the rig from the boat ...
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Posted on Jan 19, 2012 By Offshore Injury Lawyer
There are nearly 700 rigs offshore that are either drilling currently or at a standstill, according to the most recent data provided this month. Of these rigs, 78% are currently in use, or 522 rigs. ...
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Posted on Jan 3, 2012 By Offshore Injury Attorney
Most people can't say they share all three meals a day with their coworkers; this is the lifestyle of an offshore rig worker, though. Individuals working on an offshore oil platform note that ...
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Posted on Dec 22, 2011 By Offshore Injury Attorney
It has been reported that an offshore spill has caused oil to spread over 100 nautical miles off the Nigerian coast. It was announced by Royal Dutch Shell that the spill occurred during the transfer ...
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Posted on Dec 19, 2011 By Offshore Injury Attorney
On November 17, 2011 a suit was filed in Galveston County Court by a man who allegedly suffered a severe back injury . The man accused his employer for acting negligently in exposing his employers, ...
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Posted on Dec 13, 2011 By Offshore Injury Lawyer
Presently, many oil rigs and offshore oil platforms have four support systems anchored deep in the ocean's bottom to ensure the utmost stability and safety of these rigs. There are many rigs that ...
Continue reading "How a Rig Prepares for a Hurricane" »
