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Gulf of Mexico Region Fires – 2000 (103 total)
02-Jan-2000 - Callon Petroleum Operating Company
Remarks: Preliminary findings indicate that while on bottom drilling, the rig experienced a kick. The crew shut in the BOP’s. The 10 ¾-inch casing head by 16-inch casing head spool began leaking and caught fire. The rig personnel were evacuated via escape capsules. The well was killed on January 7, 2000, after it stopped flowing. 03-Jan-2000 - Union Oil Company of California
Remarks: A pinhole in a glycol reboiler allowed oil and condensate to leak and ignite. The fire lasted 8 to 10 minutes and reached a height of 8 to 12 inches. 13-Jan-2000 - BP Amoco Corporation
Remarks: Welders were cutting, burning, and welding on the rig's crude oil handling system when slag fell into a pile of trash. This created a smoldering fire, which was extinguished immediately. 20-Jan-2000 - BP Amoco Corporation
Remarks: Slag from nearby welding operations fell on some foam rubber that was in a waste bag and started smoldering. The fire watch immediately extinguished the fire (smoldering foam rubber). 30-Jan-2000 - Vastar Resources, Inc
Remarks: A welding lead shorted out and caught a plastic tarp on fire in the wash room of the rig. The plastic tarp was covering the air dryer in the wash room. The fire was extinguished immediately with a water hose. Damage was minimal. 03-Feb-2000 - Vastar Resources, Inc.
Remarks: A welding crew was replacing grating on the +10 boat level in the vicinity of the sump pile when a small fire was detected and extinguished immediately. It appeared that an underwater line was not flushed before the welding started. 06-Feb-2000 - Shell Offshore, Inc.
Remarks: A small fire ignited on the wiring from the starter to the alternator on the N. crane. A hydraulic hose had a metal guard over it, and the wiring from the starter to the alternator was routed through the metal guard. The wire had a bare spot and it ignited when it came in contact with the metal guard. The insulation over the starter-alternator wire provided the fuel. The fire was extinguished immediately. 09-Feb-2000 - Vastar Resources, Inc.
Remarks: A small fire was detected near the exciter on the No. 1 turbine gas generator on the platform. The platform was shut in with the ESD system, and the fire was extinguished immediately with a 30-lb dry chemical unit. The generator was shut down. 21-Feb-2000 - Exxon Corporation
Remarks: A fire occurred at the compressor due to a hole in the exhaust expansion joint of the compressor. It was extinguished immediately with a 20-lb chemical hand-held unit. 24-Feb-2000 - Texaco Exploration and Production
Remarks: The bolts that attach the fuel gas manifold to cylinder No. 8 of compressor No. 4 were loose causing a small fire. The flames attained a height of 12 to 18 inches. The fire lasted 30 seconds and was extinguished with two handheld dry chemical extinguishers. The bolts were tightened and the unit was put back in service. 28-Feb-2000 - Shell Offshore, Inc.
Remarks: The stainless steel sensing line from the compressor suction scrubber was in contact with a rigid ¾-inch conduit line, which was covering electrical lines to light the compressor area. Over time, the sensing line rubbed through the conduit and ignited the conduit, which created a small fire. The fire was detected and extinguished immediately. 07-Mar-2000 - Phillips Petroleum Company
Remarks: A fire on the pipeline pump skid caused the emergency fire alarm to sound. The ESD/TSE shut down the platform. Personnel fought the fire with the nearby firefighting equipment. It took about 3 minutes to extinguish the fire. The investigation findings showed that vibration had caused fatigue of the flex hose on the pipeline pump discharge. The age of the hose may have also been a contributing factor.
07-Mar-2000 - BP Amoco Corporation
Remarks: The deep fat fryer in the rig's kitchen caught on fire. It was extinguished immediately by the CO2 system located over the deep fat fryer and three 30-lb dry chemical units. Three people are being treated for smoke inhalation and one person for a burn. 12-Mar-2000 - Transworld Exploration and Production, Inc.
Remarks: This incident involved two separate fires, which resulted in damage to the communication building, wiring from the communication building, platform structural beams near the escape capsule, the battery box and life jacket box. Ten jackets and the nav-aid solar panel were completely destroyed. The first fire resulted when a carryover of oil out the vacuum relief hatch on the wet oil tank came in contact with the hot surfaces of an expansion joint on the exhaust piping of the compressor. Platform personnel immediately extinguished this fire and activated the ESD station on the stairway leading to the production deck, which resulted in shutdown of the compressor and all process equipment. A substantial oil mist was discharged from the flare boom and a 30-mph wind sprayed the oil mist back onto the platform generator, resulting in a second fire on the top deck of the platform. The second fire was extinguished with portable handheld dry chemical fire extinguishers. The investigation findings showed that failure of the platform master panel main shut down relay resulted in a continued carryover of liquid hydrocarbons without alarming platform personnel of the problem or shutdown of the platform. 21-Mar-2000 - BP Amoco Corporation
Remarks: Two galley personnel took galley rags out of the dryer and put them in a plastic bag. The bag began to smoke. The fire was extinguished with water and a 30-lb dry chemical unit. 23-Mar-2000 - Chevron U.S.A., Inc.
Remarks: A portable light-stand extension cord melted the connection where it was plugged in. The fire was extinguished with one handheld 30-lb dry chemical fire extinguisher. 23-Mar-2000 - Chevron U.S.A., Inc.
Remarks: During welding operations on the rig derrick, a spark apparently fell to the third deck below and ignited the supply gas to the platform water clarifier vessel. The fire watch on the second deck saw the fire and immediately extinguished it. 23-Mar-2000 - Ocean Energy, Inc.
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