Anyone here work in Oil&Gas in Scotland?

[Edinburgh Rifles]

Am looking to expand my network and find some people who are responsible for Gas Flare Ignition.
Any stalkers out there use their FAC for work?

Drop me a line please
ed@ersg.com
07851011085

 

[Dave_45]

@Malxwal

 

[Rake Aboot]

Did you try Wood procurement ?
Most platforms actually get someone to collect ignition cartridges during their home leave

 

[Malxwal]

@Malxwal

There were at least two certified flare training outfits up here, but one is possibly no longer trading, at least the gunshop and ground sold to EJ Churchill. Unsure on the other.
I'm well removed from N Sea production facilities these days.

 

[Edinburgh Rifles]

Did you try Wood procurement ?
Most platforms actually get someone to collect ignition cartridges during their home leave

I did
like wading through treacle trying to find the correct person and department

 

[Rake Aboot]

Sounds right

 

[Blench99]

Think every company has designated persons who have shotgun licence for the job of relighting the flare stack

 

[sauer]

As above .... personally on core crew normally has shotgun cert .
Last time seen it done waasa single barrel Cooey.. and lad took box of shells to light it ....
Lot of platforms use basically a beefed version of peizio ignition

Paul.

 

[Edinburgh Rifles]

Has to be a FAC as the ammo is Sec1

 

[NullMac]

Bumped into a guy returning the gun to Neil Anderson at Seals Cove a few years ago. If you can track him down he knows the right people

 

[reelme]

Don’t work in North Sea anymore but I have a Flare ignition users certificate.I did have the industrial firearms on my license. The company that did the course and looked after the guns was INS Aberdeen Ltd

 

[reelme]

The guns used are just 12 bore single barrel we had baikal but these were swapped out for modified brownings some on fac (under 24”) some on SGC .
If you want anymore details send me a pm

 

[Malxwal]

I can still contact one person(owner) who was involved in one of the training outfits if required, PM me.

 

[mudman]

I was on a rig with twin flare booms.

Rumour had it that the chap with the gun was stood at the wrong flare trying to ignite it whilst crude and gas was ****ing out the other one….

All I know is the rig was covered in crude. Took ages to clean up,

 

[Edinburgh Rifles]

PM sent

 

[kieran222]

I work offshore, I'm not one of the people they use for lighting the flare but if you have a question that you want me to pass on to the lads that do, drop me a pm.
Oddly, most of the lads they use don't actually shoot .

 

[Dazb1967]

I always thought it was flare guns that were used, I was in the oil and gas industry but always on the Ships working alongside the platforms carrying out maintenance etc, If they had to ignite the stack we always got a warning that they were firing the flares and we had to move clear, It's a long time since I worked alongside platforms so maybe times have changed

 

[Blackwood Outdoors]

Normally the operations department either one of the ops team or OIM / Supervisor who does it. A lot of places have built in flare ignition panels, either operated on fuel gas or propane from a bottle. These can be unreliable at best. Hence the reason they have a backup ignition using a flare gun, normally a single barrel Baikal or similar as mentioned and a few boxes of flares in a cabinet. Problem is there no money in this realistically, the Labour goverment has dry bummed the oil and gas sector. Ed Millibands green energy, etc has blocked any new installations. All the oil and gas companies have to try and redevelop existing assets...

 

[243 Stalker]

Ed,

I use to light the flare on the platform I worked (now retired), the cartridges were a solid slug and fired from a 24” single barrel Greener. All cartridges had to be accounted for, with shots fired and remaining cartridges documented. When cartridge stock was low the offshore HSEA would email the HSE manager onshore who would arrange the purchase and logistics. I think they were purchased from Seals Cove in Aberdeen who also did the flare ignition training, it wasn’t a big number of cartridges, couple of boxes a year. You could try making contact with the HSE departments of the major players, offering your services or Seals Cove.

ATB 243 Stalker