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May 2011
The following presentation shows how industry and internal learnings related
to burner boom installation have influenced positively in Woodside.
The slides also describe how Woodside’s and contractors internal process
prevented an escalation of the event, and some improvements that have been
made to the processes since the events occurred.
Burner Head
Pedestal
• Rig and testing contractors confirmed that the same 85ft burner booms have
been safely used before on the same rig.
• Certified documentation was provided on the king post structure that supports
the burner boom.
• Burner booms were safely installed.
• Investigation results from another operator, related to a burner boom
collapse, and an additional modification required to the decks, drove the team
to revisit burner boom and rig documentation.
• A quick verification of the structures suitability was conducted by an
engineering firm to asses the impact of the new required modifications.
• Some inconsistencies were found in the rig structures and the burner boom
weights.
Water Nozzle
Additional 300kg
Burner Head
Additional 400kg
Pedestal
1m higher
Causes:
• Rig drawings had inconsistencies with actual structures regarding positioning and re-
enforcements.
Rig Contractor
Testing Contractor
Woodside
Mitigations
Future Preventions