Brazil Lula

After some lengthy anchoring in Guanabara bay, we finally came out to the prospect, Lula field Brazil. It proved a quite relaxed survey, not too many obstacles.

So many big production units out here, so much money in equipment. 

It will be interesting to see if now when the "Oil glut" created such a drop in oil price, the costly deep water drilling might no longer be viable. To maintain the profit margin oil companies are now focusing of cheaper means of getting the oil, closer to shore, and sadly also on shore, with newer technology achieving oil with more negative impact on the environment. Unfortunately to which extent, not yet known.

On prospect,FPSO(Floating Production Storage Offloading unit)

Drill riggs

...And off course fisher men

Just caught a big Durado

Our chase vessel chasing the fishermen away..we do not want they damaging our equipment, or coming too close as they disturb the operation.

Some pics from inside our bridge(here our bridge wing)

Central aft. DPO at the desk monitoring the operation.

Star board bridge wing.

Central aft(DP-desks).

Drill rig having abandon ship drill. All crew gathering under the heli deck, mustering by their allocated life boats(free fall).

Bad weather pictures..

Night time..

Supplies, equipment and or provisions

Crew change chopper..

Sunset

Tanker connected to the FPSO(time for off loading)

Fishing boat disturbing..

Another tanker connecting the Hose...

And connected..

Trading vessels passing by(very close..)

Multitasks performed, Drilling, resupply and a fishing boat..

Ch.Off preparing the heaving line for the emergency towing drill (Using our FRC)

Just fired the gun, sending the heaving line, connecting the messenger line for the final towing line..

FRC just tension the messenger line for practical purpose..

Strange cloud ridge..

Tanker connected to FPSO up close..

Visitors for the drill rig...

More choppers..

Morning and nice sun rise..

Crew change chopper..(to the FPSO)

FPSO conducting diving inspections of their facility..

Diver being brought up in his cage..

Vessel bridge central aft.

Shorter port call again..Rio Anchorage

Fortification canon, Rio entrance..

BBQ, Chief cook minding the gear..

No Alcohol ...

First Officer demonstrating the Emergency Escape Breathing apparatus.

Nice morning and fluffy clouds.

And so we finished Brazil and steered our bow towards another very distant part of the world, of which I will write a short piece and show some pics in a not to distant future.