Atlantis PQ
| Career | <tr valign="top"><td>Name:</td><td>
Atlantis PQ</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td>Owner:</td><td>
BP plc</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td>Operator:</td><td>
BP plc (56%) |
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| General characteristics
<tr valign="top"><td>Class & type:</td><td>
ABS: A1, floating offshore installation</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td>Tonnage:</td><td>
30,882 metric tons</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td>Displacement:</td><td>
88,826 metric tons</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td>Length:</td><td>
129.07 m (423.5 ft)</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td>Beam:</td><td>
116.1 m (381 ft)</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td>Draught:</td><td>
26 m (85 ft)</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td>Depth:</td><td>
52 m (171 ft)</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td>Capacity:</td><td>
Diesel oil: 48.3 m3 (1,710 cu ft) | |||
Atlantis PQ is a BP plc and BHP Billiton joint venture semi-submersible oil platform on permanent location over the Green Canyon Atlantis Oil Field in deepwater Gulf of Mexico, 190 mi (310 km) south of New Orleans. The "PQ" identifies the platform as being a production facility with crew quarters.[2]
The vessel's hull was built by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) in Okpo, South Korea. Its topsides modules were built in Morgan City, Louisiana with hull integration in Ingleside, Texas.[3]
Operating in depths of more than 2,100 metres (6,900 ft), Atlantis was the deepest moored semi-submersible platform in the world when it was installed. Independence Hub subsequently set a new record with its installation in 2,400 metres (7,900 ft) water depth.[citation needed]
Food & Water Watch lawsuit
As a result of the 2010 explosion of the semi-submersible Deepwater Horizon drilling rig and the subsequent oil spill, informants within BP came forward with allegations that safety practices at Atlantis PQ were flawed. Specifically, allegations have been laid against the plans and specs used in its construction, maintenance, and operation. Kenneth Abbott, a former BP contractor, reported that up to 80 percent of the engineering plans used to build and operate the installations were never authenticated by even BP engineers for safety and stability, and that over 80 percent of the plans for the underwater welds were never verified. Food & Water Watch, a US-based consumer interest group, filed a complaint with the US district court requesting an injunction to stop production on Atlantis PQ until these matters have been investigated.[4][5]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "ABS Record: Atlantis PQ". American Bureau of Shipping. 3 February 2010. http://www.eagle.org/safenet/record/record_vesseldetailsprinparticular?Classno=07113220. Retrieved 30 May 2010.
- ↑ Bardex (Wednesday, January 08, 2003). "Bardex To Moor Atlantis PQ". Rigzone. http://www.rigzone.com/news/article.asp?a_id=5292. Retrieved 20 May 2010.
- ↑ Sharon H. Fitzgerald (March 21, 2007). "Texas Tea Flows Well in Coastal Bend". Business Images Coastal Bend. http://imagescoastalbend.com/index.php/site/articles/business_climate/texas_tea_flows_well_in_coastal_bend. Retrieved 25 May 2010.[dead link]
- ↑ Driver, Anna (2010-05-17). "U.S. Regulators Sued Over BP's Atlantis Platform". Reuters (Houston, Texas). Archived from the original on 2010-05-17. http://www.webcitation.org/5poAj5oFZ. Retrieved 18 May 2010.
- ↑ (video) Deepwater Horizon's Blowout, Part 1. Interview with Scott Pelley. 16 May 2010. 60 Minutes. CBS. http://www.cbs.com/primetime/60_minutes/video/?pid=0QTplOIQZdImAkzJqPt1LNLcjf_YDWcj&nrd=1. Retrieved 18 May 2010.
Further reading
- "BP Says Atlantis Platform Sets Sail in the Gulf of Mexico". Rigzone. Wednesday, August 09, 2006. http://www.rigzone.com/news/article.asp?a_id=35014. Retrieved 16 May 2010.
- "Atlantis Platform, Gulf of Mexico, USA". Offshore Technology. 2010. Archived from the original on 23 May 2010. http://www.offshore-technology.com/projects/atlantisplatform/. Retrieved 20 May 2010.
- "Atlantis". BP plc. 2007. Archived from the original on 2007-11-01. http://web.archive.org/web/20071101215539/http://www.bp.com/genericarticle.do?categoryId=9004519&contentId=7008067. Retrieved 16 May 2010.
- "Atlantis: Mastering the Deep". BP plc. 3 January 2006. Archived from the original on 2007-11-07. http://web.archive.org/web/20071107142643/www.bp.com/genericarticle.do?categoryId=9006198&contentId=7013436. Retrieved 16 May 2010.
- "The Push Into the Deepwater Gulf". BP plc. 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-03-09. http://web.archive.org/web/20080309164646/http://www.bp.com/sectiongenericarticle.do?categoryId=9004519&contentId=7008065. Retrieved 16 May 2010.
- "BP Commissions Atlantis Platform, Begins Oil and Gas Production". BP plc. 18 December 2007. http://www.bp.com/genericarticle.do?categoryId=2012968&contentId=7039278. Retrieved 16 May 2010.
- "GVA27000 Atlantis - Semi-submersible production and quarter unit:". GVA. http://www.gvac.se/atlantis. Retrieved 16 May 2010.
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