Offshore Storage Installation (Liverpool Bay)
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The Offshore Storage Installation is a barge
which is permanently anchored in Liverpool Bay
, England, and receives oil from the Douglas Complex
of oil platform
s in the Irish Sea
by way of pipelines under the sea. The facility thus serves as a floating oil terminal, and is capable of holding 870,000 barrels of oil, which can then be transferred to tanker vessels as necessary. The OSI is double-skinned, and is protected by an 800 metre exclusion zone
, which is monitored 24 hours a day by radar
and a high-powered patrol vessel.
The facility is manned by a crew of 17, consisting of 14 operators and technicians, two service personnel and a manager/engineer.
A system mounted in the OSI's mooring buoy
monitors the integrity of the installation's nine anchoring cables.
CORRECTION to above information
Due to recent downmanning by BHP the below is now the correct information.
The facility is manned by a crew of 11, consisting of 7 operators and technicians, two catering personnel and a OIM
Barge
A barge is a flat-bottomed boat, built mainly for river and canal transport of heavy goods. Some barges are not self-propelled and need to be towed by tugboats or pushed by towboats...
which is permanently anchored in Liverpool Bay
Liverpool Bay
Liverpool Bay is a bay of the Irish Sea between northeast Wales, Cheshire, Lancashire and Merseyside to the east of the Irish Sea. The bay is a classic example of a region of freshwater influence...
, England, and receives oil from the Douglas Complex
Douglas Complex
The Douglas Complex is a high system of three linked platforms in the Irish Sea, off the North Wales coast. The Douglas oil field was discovered in 1990, and production commenced in 1996...
of oil platform
Oil platform
An oil platform, also referred to as an offshore platform or, somewhat incorrectly, oil rig, is a lаrge structure with facilities to drill wells, to extract and process oil and natural gas, and to temporarily store product until it can be brought to shore for refining and marketing...
s in the Irish Sea
Irish Sea
The Irish Sea separates the islands of Ireland and Great Britain. It is connected to the Celtic Sea in the south by St George's Channel, and to the Atlantic Ocean in the north by the North Channel. Anglesey is the largest island within the Irish Sea, followed by the Isle of Man...
by way of pipelines under the sea. The facility thus serves as a floating oil terminal, and is capable of holding 870,000 barrels of oil, which can then be transferred to tanker vessels as necessary. The OSI is double-skinned, and is protected by an 800 metre exclusion zone
Exclusion zone
An exclusion zone is an area that protesters are legally prohibited from protesting in.Exclusion zones often exist around seats of government and abortion clinics. As a result of protests by the Westboro Baptist Church at the funerals of soldiers killed in the Iraq War, 29 states and the US...
, which is monitored 24 hours a day by radar
Radar
Radar is an object-detection system which uses radio waves to determine the range, altitude, direction, or speed of objects. It can be used to detect aircraft, ships, spacecraft, guided missiles, motor vehicles, weather formations, and terrain. The radar dish or antenna transmits pulses of radio...
and a high-powered patrol vessel.
The facility is manned by a crew of 17, consisting of 14 operators and technicians, two service personnel and a manager/engineer.
A system mounted in the OSI's mooring buoy
Buoy
A buoy is a floating device that can have many different purposes. It can be anchored or allowed to drift. The word, of Old French or Middle Dutch origin, is now most commonly in UK English, although some orthoepists have traditionally prescribed the pronunciation...
monitors the integrity of the installation's nine anchoring cables.
See also
- List of oil fields
- Geology of EnglandGeology of EnglandThe Geology of England is mainly sedimentary. The youngest rocks are in the south east around London, progressing in age in a north westerly direction. The Tees-Exe line marks the division between younger, softer and low-lying rocks in the south east and older, harder, and generally a higher relief...
- Oil platformOil platformAn oil platform, also referred to as an offshore platform or, somewhat incorrectly, oil rig, is a lаrge structure with facilities to drill wells, to extract and process oil and natural gas, and to temporarily store product until it can be brought to shore for refining and marketing...
CORRECTION to above information
Due to recent downmanning by BHP the below is now the correct information.
The facility is manned by a crew of 11, consisting of 7 operators and technicians, two catering personnel and a OIM