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Malcolm S

Sure you are right,
and after a bit more googling Screwball was Beurling's nickname

adoubleuk

The name connection is obvious. It is certainly no coincidence.
Screwball may a nod to the yanks:

http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/10233

Thankyou Albi1

I thought it was you.

I least I know I am still sane.

Biffadog

I agree that the delay is not due to additional work for the Spirit deal. If it was down to that I am sure that such works (which would be outside the current contractual arrangements with Bluewater) would require additional payment. An RNS would be appropriate and there has been none.

Someone recently posted claiming they had emailed the Company and had been told no work was being carried out in connection with the debottlenecking. I have been looking for the post without success. Has it been deleted?

Speaking on camera at the World Oil and Gas Week in December 2017 Dr Robert Trice spoke these words "the vessel will be on station September onwards"

Reverandy proposed a FOIL date sweepstake. Despite official Company guidance on FOIL in H1 2018 fifty three posters chose a date in 2018 for FOIL. Apart from some who now claim their choices were pure optimism I would suggest that the remainder chose their dates because of RT's stated expectation that the vessel will be on station September onwards. By August there was much expectation that the AM's departure from Dubai was imminent as well as speculation on the start of sea trials which turned out to be false. Company guidance stated sail away in Q2 to Q3 2018 but in fact departure was on 13th October. Thirteen days later than guidance.

Again speaking on camera in June with MGW RT replies to MGW's question six week trip would you say?
"Yes it'll be about six weeks, it'll be stopping off in Holland to have the flare stack attached".

So six weeks from Dubai to Lancaster which seemed logical on the basis of a 4 week trip from Dubai to Rotterdam and another 2 weeks for the stopover and final stage to Lancaster. All seems fairly achievable; should be at Lancaster by end of November.

The earliest possible arrival date WoS will now be 11 weeks after departure from Dubai during the worst of the weather conditions and limited opportunities for a quick hook up.

The delays are not the fault of HUR but RT ought to be more cautious in making public statements on timescales which are subsequently not met and create false hopes.

escargot
I quite agree and yes you are to say how you feel

So now it's Sunday.
This is not waiting for a weather window. They are still fixing the mess courtesy of DDW

Squirrel26

"hopefully the AO will sail tomorrow"
Ins't that Appliances Online?

If you read back through the posts you will see the AM is expected to depart Thursday.

https://portview.agencies.vopak.com/ords/f?p=PUB:1:0::::P1_OFE_CODE:RTM

The Chinese are planning to build 216 new airports over the next 15 years. More airports means more planes for more flights using more fuel and causing more pollution.

What are their priorities?

Amaja

This appears to be a public location from which the AM would be visible.

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@51.8893723,4.3146526,3a,75y,274.34h,80.82t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sObB88zG_-pNYvBm3n_XiXQ!2e0!7i13312!8i6656?hl=en

JayKay1

The Aoka Mizu cut away model was made by Allonscale, a professional model making company

https://allonscale.com/portfolio-items/bluewater-aoka-mizu-maritime-museum-rotterdam-offshore-experience-1100-5/

Page 41 of the Hannam report

"The company is taking a conservative low risk approach to the commissioning phase. If everything goes to plan is could be as fast as a couple of weeks as it isn’t a complex unit, however there is a chance that it takes a few months"

For anyone interested in the Spitfire Personal Plane Services at Booker have a page on their website with a gallery of 32 photos on their restoration of a Mk1A.

The page has instructions on how to access and navigate:

https://www.personalplaneservices.co.uk/galleries/spitfire1

There are some good photos showing the wing construction.

And for good measure Alex Henshaw talks in admiration of the Spitfire:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AaCsq-pFgP8

Despite remaining a civilian test pilot throughout the war his contribution to the war effort was immense. If you are interested in the subject and have not read his books Sigh for a Merlin and The Flight of the Mew Gull are both well worth a read.

We do not need a 10$ bounce?

If Brent remains in a 60 to 65 dollar range that is perfectly acceptable. No cut or insufficient and the oil price would have continued to drop and who knows were it would have stopped. As you suggest johnpwh if the price rises too much it will encourage US shale and the cycle begins again.

Reuters

https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-global-oil/oil-prices-up-2-percent-as-opec-russia-near-output-cut-idUKKBN1O603I?il=0

It is now and something of an exception given that almost all other O&G's are still well in the red

wellwell

If you select news and refine to past 24 hours it is the sole result.

I assumed people would be able to find it with a bit of googling.

www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/210577/centrica-s-dividend-at-risk-if-anything-else-goes-wrong-for-the-british-gas-owner-says-ubs-210577.html

UBS are suggesting Centrica might be a takeover target, possibly by an oil major

Brent up 3p at 62p this morning. Will the sp follow?