Stena Carron protest in Shetland - Greenpeace Esperanza

[Ghostrider]

How long do we all think Green Peace can continue with this protest, surely it has to come to a head soon.

I would think Chevron's lawyers will be taking action very soon.

 

If Chevron's lawyers don't send them scuttling home, heavy weather will. A hunder odd nort o' Flugga isna boannie whin da wind an sea gyts up. Hit is da end o' Siptembir eftir aa, dir hed a lucky twatree daes it lat dem win upoa da deck, lit alane ta plooter aboot is dey tocht fit athin dir rubber smuck.

 

I almist wiss upoa dem a grain o' dis....

 

[EM]

They don't want to stop the SC going anyplace, that line in entirely b/s.

Yes, the whole idea that the Greenpeace stunts have stopped, or even delayed, the vessel from actually drilling is spurious. The simple fact, as finally reported by the Shetland Times, is that the drilling permit has yet to be issued so, even if she was on station and ready to drill, she'd have to wait for that:

 

Shetland Times[/url]"]The ship was headed to the Lagavulin oilfield, where it intends to drill an exploratory well in 500 metres of water once permits have been granted.

[EM]

The AIS continues to show interesting developments.

 

The Stena Carron is still stationary, but the Esperanza has now set off northerly. Given her distance, presumably the swimmers and RIBs can no longer be deployed around the Stena Carron.

[enkelt skapninger]

It looks like she's turned round and is heading back towards the SC.

 

I notice the Esvagt Alpha was up with the SC earlier as well, joinging the Esvagt Supporter. Was she bringing supplies to the Stena Carron?

 

EDIT: And now the Maersk Nomad is on it's way to the SC. Will it be using it's water hoses for anything I wonder?

[turningright]

They don't want to stop the SC going anyplace, that line in entirely b/s.

Yes, the whole idea that the Greenpeace stunts have stopped, or even delayed, the vessel from actually drilling is spurious. The simple fact, as finally reported by the Shetland Times, is that the drilling permit has yet to be issued so, even if she was on station and ready to drill, she'd have to wait for that:

 

Shetland Times[/url]"]The ship was headed to the Lagavulin oilfield, where it intends to drill an exploratory well in 500 metres of water once permits have been granted.

 

its probably not as cut and dried as that either though, every hour of every day is accountable when you are considering such huge sums of money for both stenna and chevron, a drillship doesnt simply sit on location waiting for a licence, there is days of preparations after a rig move, such as testing bops and picking up pipe, dependant on where she was before they may even have to take all the riser and pipe on from a supply boat, all of this is accounted for in the drilling program and days at up to $500000 a day cant just be written off.

[Northerly]

As expected Chevron have been back to court and a second court order has been issued.

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-11429417

[Mattie]

If Chevron's lawyers don't send them scuttling home, heavy weather will. A hunder odd nort o' Flugga isna boannie whin da wind an sea gyts up. Hit is da end o' Siptembir eftir aa, dir hed a lucky twatree daes it lat dem win upoa da deck, lit alane ta plooter aboot is dey tocht fit athin dir rubber smuck.

 

I almist wiss upoa dem a grain o' dis....

 

Ghostrider this made me laugh! Brilliant!

[Mattie]

http://www.greenpeace.org.uk/blog/climate/chevron-could-get-uk-govt-permission-deepwater-drilling-today-20100930

Maybe at least one Shetlinker?

.. Or a few Shetlanders may take time to sign the petition to the Energy Secretary Chris Huhne..

I have signed it and taken time to write a letter via snail mail too!

Maybe a few of you will take time to do this also...

[RickB]

I see the Esperanza is heading south towards Shetland just now. Im watching it on http://www.marinetraffic.com

The thought has crossed my mind that it could be heading towards Sullom Voe.

I really hope that they just head straight past Shetland.

To be honest they haven't achieved anything as the permits to drill still haven't been issued to Chevron.

[crofter]

I see the Esperanza is heading south towards Shetland just now. Im watching it on http://www.marinetraffic.com

The thought has crossed my mind that it could be heading towards Sullom Voe.

I really hope that they just head straight past Shetland.

To be honest they haven't achieved anything as the permits to drill still haven't been issued to Chevron.

 

They have maybe heard the weather forecast!

 

Shipping Forecast - Issued: 0015 UTC Fri 01 Oct

 

Fair Isle - Wind: Southeast 7 to severe gale 9, perhaps storm 10 later.

[Ghostrider]

^^ The Nort Boat has seen it anyway, 24 knots up bye the back o' Moosa eenoo. The diesel bill is going to hell da nicht for the sake o' a pirr 'o wind.

[paulb]

30 September 2010

 

I was glad to read Mark MacBeath's assurances about Chevron's Lagavulin drilling programme (‘Six answers for Mr Wills’; SN 29/9/10), particularly the details of the Stena Carron's blow-out preventer, about which I assume he has some professional knowledge.

 

The statement that DNV would have inspected the ship and passed it is less than reassuring however, as this is the company that inspected the Braer by telephone at Mongstad in January 1993 and passed her as fit for sea, which she manifestly was not. No doubt things have improved since then.

 

I am not sure whether Mark speaks on behalf the company, but if he does it is interesting to note the admission that nothing much can be done to protect our fisheries and wildlife if there's a big oil spill out west. This confirms information buried in Chevron's 236 page environmental statement for the Lagavulin project.

 

As for Shetlink, I merely observed that it was a useful place for people to let off steam without being edited, although I've since been told there's a "moderator" of the website. If so, he, she or it must take a remarkably relaxed view of the laws regarding defamation.

 

What is really objectionable about Shetlink is not the sometimes wacky views expressed by its contributors but the fact that they're anonymous. Ignorant, cowardly smears from people ashamed to give their names should indeed be disregarded.

 

Yours sincerely,

Jonathan Wills

dr wills seems to have a very short memory. i wonder if he remembers some of his past comments and writings. maybe if he could keep quite for a while and stop writing the same we could be a lot better off. calling all shetlinkers idiots is odd as he is a shetlinker. maybe he does not like the idea of free speech. or does the little dear not like us calling him nasty names.

[Askelon09]

30 September 2010

What is really objectionable about Shetlink is not the sometimes wacky views expressed by its contributors but the fact that they're anonymous. Ignorant, cowardly smears from people ashamed to give their names should indeed be disregarded.

 

Yours sincerely,

Jonathan Wills

 

I personally don't think anyone on this forum are ashamed to giver their names, I for one am not. Anonymous, yes, but remember this is shetland,

it's doesn't take much to figure out some of the users and if there

really was a need for peoples names to be given, they would.

 

This man is a counciller? Who is part of the running of our islands?

I think Sir needs to think about how he speaks to his fellow folk!

[JohanofNess]

Unfortunately Askelon09 on Shetlink the more an axe is being grinded the less likely the poster is to say who they are comes down to having to answer for what you say. Shetlink suffers this as much as any forum where anonymity is allowed.

 

However, Dr Wills comments are insulting as Shetlink is so much more than a forum for the cowardly and ignorant he is aiming his comments at. Shetlink provides a service not just for the folk who live on the island to discuss it but also a service for Shetlanders like me who no longer live on the island to keep up with what is happening and be involved in the community while not being there. It is also a window for the wider world to take a look at Shetland and while some visitors to the site get a very real opinion of how some Shetlanders think warts and all I would far rather have that than the way some of the recent television shows visiting would have it portrayed as.

 

I wouldn't be so irked by Wills's comments if they weren't grounded in such a faux ignorance.

 

Back to topic Greenpeace should still take a hike.

[Ghostrider]

As for Shetlink, I merely observed that it was a useful place for people to let off steam without being edited.....

 

Arguably a fitting description for many of the "Press Releases" issued by Jonathan Wills over the last 12 months.

 

What is really objectionable about Shetlink is not the sometimes wacky views expressed by its contributors but the fact that they're anonymous. Ignorant, cowardly smears from people ashamed to give their names should indeed be disregarded.

 

....and this would be different from the published works of "Ken Speckle", how exactly?

 

Pots and kettles, residents of glass houses and their vulnerability when engaging in debates involving low flying rock.