RE: Draught Aoka Mizu16 Jun 2019 11:08
Without looking at offtake rates in the ES etc , but talking to some chaps in the know, and looking at how long that very same tanker sits behind the other BP assetts WoS for the standard 500k offload package, then I think SIPP guesstimate won't be too far off, perhaps a little optimistic IMO and I would have guessed about 20hrs but WTFDIK.
What we do not know is if they will start the offload as soon as tye tanker is in position - the deck crew or crane operator may be on another task. Or the ctual hook up could take an hour or so before any transfer - maybe RT is firing the gun to get the rope across on the first offload and misses the tanker :-). Maybe it will be delayed because a chopper is due on deck or another 50 reasons why looking at timings alone could be flawed. The initial offload may also contain completion fluid or distressed hydrocarbons if they weren't offloaded previously, which I am guessing adds a little bit on switching tanks etc. - (the MEG gunk etc would not have gone ashore on any PSV imo, and guessing there could be around 20k barrels of that to get rid off).
As for judging the offload by looking at the draft, well good luck with that one - you would be as well trying to Platt the Fog that is sitting over the AM and TL this morning - hopefully they have someone on the deck taking for the required fog samples.