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jpwh,

" I would have stayed with Sharon with all her attributes, but we will gloss over that."

I ticked the 'recommend' for SG's nomination of your message as 'post of the year'.

But as we're now well into 'weekend O/T', maybe you could tell us more about Sharon.

Corral-Part,

"adouble, you discussing poker and alcohol and truck racing, or whatever, can be beyond wearisome. I don't tell you to pipe down."

Ah' but at least I got enough of your attention for you to remember what I write about when going O/T! But you missed out caving and 17th century wineglasses..

Plus I didn't 'tell you to pipe down', and my apologies if that was the impression I gave.

The thing is, as I live in France, I watch both UK and French TV. I also read both French and English 'print media'. And when tuning into the UK, all I hear is Brexit, Brexit, Brexit. And I fear it's going to addle peoples' brains. The French (and European media in general) are giving far more coverage to the dire economics of Italy, the rapid erosion of Frau Mutti's power-structure, and the unpopularity which Macron's now generating.

And what gets nary a mention is how Shanghai, Moscow, Wall Street and Tehran are all shorting gold, in order to keep this post-2008 'global economy' with its nose just above water...

"Ad/JK Yes Nikka particularly Nikka from the barrel . Not expensive that one about £40 for 50cl. Cask strength so a drop of water required. My favourite was a 12 year old Hibiki that I used to pick up for around £80 for 50cl ..." (Quoth the Snail)

Good grief. I obviously made a wrong career decision about four decades ago. I should have gone into electrical retail rather than the oilfield, because I consider forty quid for a 50 cl bottle of whisky expensive!

However, and in my defence, although Genghis pulled me up the other day for blaming politicians for the price of car fuel in the UK (though it's firmly the case here in France, hence the demonstrations), a 50 cl bottle of Nikka cost me just 36 euros (last time I bought one) over here.

Come to think of it, a litre of my favorite Scotch (a really cheap brand, so I won't name it for fear of having scorn poured on me) costs less here than a 70 cl bottle does in a Scottish supermarket...

Go figure that one out...

jk, japanesr whisky is expensive, but a good affordable one i like has the delightful name of Nikka.

I agree with Divecentre. Nothing wrong with o/t, but using this bb to debate politics like brexit just seems wearisome to me. 🤠

slipanchor,

"Far Superior arrived at Algeciras early afternoon yesterday and was piloted across the bay to Campameto where she has remained moored alongside since arrival.

The time spent anchored 20 miles offshore Malta may have been used for inspection and planning purposes with a view to acquiring the necessary parts and carrying out the work in Gibralter. "

I noticed the concidental (?) of the FS at Algiceras. But that boat gets about.

Circumstantial AIS evidence seems to support the speculation from another poster on another board (speculation I put forward as well, here) that the Malta stop was purely for personnel.

It would appear to be supported by the latest RNS.

Meanwhile, the boat did a cracking 9 knots+ between Malta and Gib at times, so obviously whatever the problem is, it can't be critical. Remember, she's diesel-electric, so power-generation is at the forefront. Right now it's for propulsion, later on, once in the field, it'll be shared between 'helping' keeping station without too much strain on the turret/mooring system, but also powering the production train.

If Bluewater have identified a problem (remember, this is still their call during the transit), they've done a good choice in fixing it now in an ideal place before getting out of the Med.

And as another poster with obvious technical knowledge has said, the company has referred specifically to an 'auxilliary system'. Which could be anything, which is why I haven't waded into this discussion before. It could be a bad joint in the cooling pipes, or a blown panel in the electrics. I don't know. But either way it was nothing which stopped the boat from going 'full steam ahead'.

The company has always guided FoiL in H1 2019. My bet's on end of Q1. If you've got a squeaky wheel-bearing, why not pull into the Greatest Roadside Attraction (in the Med) to get it fixed before going out to the badlands (the Atlantic).?

No sweat.

"Don't be ridiculous escargot! Any investor with £100,000 invested will have made an easy £50 today. Champagne all round "

Sipp,

Having experienced the Snail's excellent tastes in fine whisky, it's quite possible that the 50 quid windfall today might not meet the entire cost of his hot toddy...

There's now a 'port tender' called Maritime Uno sitting right under the AM's stern. I don't believe a bunkering tanker has been out to her yet, though.

Geordy,

What name, please?

"with a small (pilot?) boat alongside."

I now strongly suspect that the Malta stop was just a personnel transfer. Someone from the company (Bluewater? Hurricane? Both?) wanting a little sea-cruise.

Pure speculative personal opinion of course. Circumstantial evidence only. But it fits.

Rangers,

All three...

SotB,

"does the Aoka Mizo get anchored to the sea bed ?"

No, you idiot. She's tethered to the moon.

asp2014,

"I don't know much about nothing, but one thing I can tell you is that there will be no divers anywhere near the buoy whilst the Mizu manoeuvres into position, no sir."

Correct.

Sotb,

"How long does it take to tie onto the anchor piles, do we need a tug or remote operated vehicle"

You asleep, or what?

The buoy's already there, tied in, 'hovering' 20m below surface, ready for pickup and latch-in.

Keep up.

yuyus

"Hi all did I imagine it or is there currently a boat acting as standby , for navigation issue with partially sunbmerged turret / Bouy"

Yes, your correct in that. There's a boat out there. 'Standing guard'.

DiveCentre,

"If an ROV is required then is the AM equipped with one? If not they will need a PSV?"

Pure guesswork here...

I think that yes, an ROV will be required for hookup to the buoy. The AM isn't equipped with an ROV facility. But there's no reason one couldn't be temporaly deployed, either from the boat itself, or from a vessel alongside.

Little technical details, which obviously fascinate you as they do me!

But which have absolutely no impct on the SP....

But yeah, an ROV will have to be involved, to film 'pickup'. They're cheaper than involving divers, especially out there.

yuyus,

"Apologies thought they were"

No sweat.

The rig's anchors may have had 'marker buoys' when in place. Don't know. It's an option. But the FPSO's anchor piles don't.

Just a technical detail.

Happy house-move! That's always an interesting thing...

yuyus,

This has been niggling me for days! Just a small technical detail, nothing to get het up about. But from your post of 16:35 last Thursday.

"Each anchor is marked by a flotation device giving its exact latitude and Longitude."

Not so.

Biffa,

"Saudi's to cut supply by 500k bopd for the month of December. This is outside of any unilateral agreement OPEC and the Russians reach."

Good.

And tough luck for the yanks if it means they have to pay more to fill up their tank.

What amuses me is all the 'political slant' put on this thing. Because the actual facts underlying it are that in a technical sense, KSA has been producing more or less 'at the limit' of late, and the fields and production facilities can't sustain that output indefinitely. It probably applies to the Russians as well.

There's a certain nonsense in the world when a pint of beer costs more than a litre of diesel. Wakeup time might be hard for some people...

eldorado,

"I can remember adoubleuk from that time when it was still at around 40p. "

What fame! I don't remember you, though.