On 17 April 2002, a 44-year-old Norwegian worker on the rig was struck on the head and killed in an industrial accident. The accident resulted in Byford Dolphin losing an exploration contract with Statoil, which expressed concerns with the rig's operating procedures. .
Byford Dolphin was a , column-stabilised operated by , a subsidiary of . Byford Dolphin was registered in , and drilled seasonally for various. .
Byford Dolphin accident of 1983On Saturday, 5 November 1983, at 4:00 a.m., while drilling in the in the Norwegian sector of the , four divers were in a system on the rig's deck that was connected by a trunk. .
• Gjerde, Kristin Øye; Ryggvik, Helge (2009). [North Sea divers] (in Norwegian). Stavanger: Wigestrand Forlag.. .
Built as Deep Sea Driller, Byford Dolphin was the first-of-class in the highly successful H-3 series, designed by and completed at the shipyard in 1974.Byford Dolphin had an overall length of 108.2 metres (355. .
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[pdf] This article lists the main components of a onshore . rigs have similar elements, but are configured with a number of different drilling systems to suit drilling in the marine environment. The equipment associated with a rig is to some extent dependent on the type of rig but typically includes at least some of the items listed below.
[pdf] This article lists the main components of a petroleum onshore drilling rig. Offshore drilling rigs have similar elements, but are configured with a number of different drilling systems to suit drilling in the marine environment. The equipment associated with a rig is to some extent dependent on the type of rig but. .
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• (#22) is a section of large diameter pipe fitted to the top of the that the attaches to via a side outlet, to allow the to flow back to the .• (BOPs) (#23 and #24) are devices.
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