webfact Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 PTT evacuating some staff from offshore oil rigs ahead of arrival of tropical storm Pa Buk PTT Exploration and Production Company has started evacuating some of its staff working on the oil rigs in the Gulf of Thailand to the shore in southern province of Songkla ahead of the anticipated arrival of tropical Pa Buk which is moving toward the Gulf of Thailand tomorrow with a maximum wind speed at its epic centre of 65 kph. A company’s statement issued on Tuesday said the evacuation of some of the staff and contractors who are unable to work under turbulent weather was a precautionary measure to brace for the tropical storm which has the potential to threaten their safety. The statement also said that exploration and maintenance activities had been temporarily suspended while offshore rigs as well ans support ships had been moved out of the path of the storm since December 31. Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/ptt-evacuating-some-staff-from-offshore-oil-rigs-ahead-of-arrival-of-tropical-storm-pa-buk/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2019-01-02 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apex2000 Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 "maximum wind speed at its epic centre of 65 kph." 'epic centre' ?!?!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seahorse Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 50 minutes ago, apex2000 said: "maximum wind speed at its epic centre of 65 kph." 'epic centre' ?!?!? Epic reporting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldrunner Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 When I worked on a rig in the Gulf of Mexico, Chevron would evacuate our platform at the threat of 35 mph. They lost a man they left on a rig earlier that year and were not taking any chances. No platform, no pay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dumbastheycome Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 Responsible responsive action given the unpredictable unseasonable weather event. So typical of detractors on TVF to allude to wrong action but would be in boots and all to be critical in after event outcomes if such action were not carried out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanemax Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 8 minutes ago, Dumbastheycome said: Responsible responsive action given the unpredictable unseasonable weather event. So typical of detractors on TVF to allude to wrong action but would be in boots and all to be critical in after event outcomes if such action were not carried out. Who has alluded to wrong action ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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