Flexible Jumper operations

That's apparently a 6" line with a strain-relief section, they're hooking up, to a manifold I suppose. The main collecting top cap is still going, live feed continuing from Skandi ROV 2.

If I try to get more than two BP live feeds running at once, FireFox crashes.

Try it in Exploder.

Now you've gone and broken the internet. Top Google references for "flexible jumper oil" are this posting.

Yep. Flexible jumper ops underway again, with both of Boa Deep C's two ROVs involved. I wish they'd say more (anything) about what's going on. A new ship dropping down its line? A higher recovery rate? That'd be nice. Fascinating viewing anyway. Just open a little window.

Yesterday, July 4th, was a very interesting day, with five to six ROVs at work at once for most of the day. They seemed to be making sensor tests, changing sensors, dropping down a new sensor manifold, all kinds of stuff.

No holiday for those blokes!

I'm hoping BP is getting their act together; it's very frustrating to watch the oil gush from the top cap week after week, and not all that hard actually. There it is all concentrated, just crying to be sucked up - so let's get with it guys!

Phew, 6 hours later they're still working with the mile of 6" dia pipe from a surface ship, the "flexible jumper" and a big yellow plug-in fitting, so y'all still have a chance to watch live action as this connection is made.

The strain-relief "jumper" section and two ROVs, down a mile deep. We got to see one looking at the other, good way to grasp what's happening. Check it out.

Eight hours into the flexible-jumper operation, since I signed on anyway, and they're still at it, with two ROVs monitoring the jumper and its big yellow connector. We must have two very exhausted ROV operators, unless they have handed off the screens and controls to fresh victims.

I took a quick look at the other ten live ROV feeds, but didn't see anything hinting at what's going on, unless it's Skandi #2. But I do know there are a number of other ROVs at work at the wellhead from time to time, besides the 12 ROVs that have live feeds, because I've seen their lights.

You guys have been missing an interesting show. Skandi #2 is standing well off the tall BOP riser, with the gusher and top cap. Where two ROVs are standing watch, Skandi #1 and another. They look like small squared-off autos.

Skandi #2 appears to be holding a sensor, perhaps waiting a turn to install it. He just finished a nice scan up and down the huge riser so we could see the entire setup.

The flexible-jumper is positioned right by the riser, and the lights of a fourth ROV can be seen beyond the jumper. That would be the Boa Deep C, whose feed we started with.

Skandi #2 is getting busy now.

Flexible jumper installation underway it appears. See Boa Deep C #2.

And Boa Deep C #1 for alignment. Surface swell, when translated to the ocean bottom by the motion of a mile of pipe, is really slowing things down. They don't want to smash a high-pressure fitting.