The amount of spares there blew me away, but it makes sense when you're out there literally on an island. The logistics, effort and money that went into building and maintaining this one place shows how we can do anything, as long as their's money to be made.
I hope they don't just throw everything away. They should send all these parts to developing countries. There is a LOT of money in there. Even the chemicals are worth a fortune. Tens if not hundreds of thousands of dollars of various parts and stuff
@@uski she is ready to be revived when the oil price goes up. Then the people will come back, and she will work again. She is just in temporary storage.
@@martijnvandonselaar8957 I think this rig will eventually come back to life but not anytime soon due to labor shortages. If you notice the large number of rooms, lockers and etc it gives you a telling idea of how many employees it takes to safely run an oil rig. Looking how many clothes and items were left behind tells me that they just abruptly shut it down and shipped the remaining employees off to another rig possibly.
Engineering spaces are always interesting, the value of the equipment, tools, spare parts and supplies is staggering for the "average bloke", fascinating tour, really enjoyed it.
I call it 'stacked' rather than decommissioned, the difference being decommission would involve the removal of expensive equipment like those big cat motors. This rig still looks to be in mostly operational condition could be put back into service without too much work. The battery in the wall clock is still good and calendar showed 2019 so there is still hope it may work some more.
Nothing about this looks abandoned lol and from the blur outs, I think it is just "set aside until needed again" company asset on hold. Bravo man great video. So interesting to see a modern "abandoned" rig. Thanks for being so brave and creative.
The rig is in a state called "Cold Stacked." Cold stacking a rig means the hatches are battened and the crew is greatly reduced to either zero or just a few key individuals. The rig is then ‘stored’ in a harbor, shipyard, or designated area offshore until it needs to be activated. If you follow the clues and work in the industry, you can quickly (well
This looks stacked rather than decommissioned. Looks like it's waiting for for either stripping out or refurb, I was just part of a retrofit for a rig last year and it looked in worse condition than this one.
Room at 5:50 is the "heli lounge" or Sky Lobbby, the TV used to show a helicopter survival briefing video shown to every group of passengers whenever they travel by helicopter. It is also used to brief arriving crew after they get off the chopper with introduction videos and briefings before they go to work.
really LOVED this explore. so many pipes and valves and pumps and machinery... it was so much to look at i played the video on 1/2 speed and even then would pause to really look at stuff. thanks too for uploading at such high quality. i broadcast this on my big 65 inch tv so that i could take it all in. thumbs up Bob!!!
It hurts me too but I think the return on investment is way too low to dismantle and recycle these platforms and their contents. So unless here would some sort of law to force companies to solve this, I don’t think anything will happen but rot away in time
Literally STUNNING to me the dollar amount of hardware , tools , taps , dies , electricals , motors , fire extinguishers and ALL THAT MATERIAL just sitting there unused ?!?!?!?! You'd think the ASTRONOMICAL dollar amount would necessitate the re-purposing of most of that stuff - but what do I know - I'm just an average guy !?!?
This is very likely not "abandoned" but awaiting upgrades and/or awaiting a new field to be put in, seen platforms in more "abandoned" condition than this one and still in use
@@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath yes i didnt mean it as an answer to you, just a general answer, and it was not meant in any negative way, loved the video as always 🙌🏼
jullie komen ook echt overal he!!!👌bedankt voor het delen van zo'n unieke locatie ongelofelijk om te zien wat er allemaal achterblijft op zo'n platform.... nu weet ik waarom die brandstof prijzen zo hoog zijn 🤭🤭 groet uit friesland...max💪👍🤟
Just stored then maybe it will be towed to the next oil field and brought back to life as mentioned below in the comments 'cold stacking".Great explore hello from Australia.
I was excited to see another offshore rig, specially which is abandoned. I'm working on couple of them actually. But there was some missing part for me and confusing records. We can see semi-submarine drilling rig on aerial records, but the visited rig was a jackup rig. Big difference between them. I'm missing to see the rigfloor, shaker room, BOP room and the deck area. OK, I understand it was rainy day, but the "magic" really happens on these places on a drilling rig.
Isn't the Noble AL White a jack up type... From the video explaining the exploration it looks to be a semi submersible type, one that looks as if one pontoon is quite a bit lower on the water....
I'm amazed at the amount of equipment, spares and 'stuff' left there. That rig must be worth many millions as-is. Are these rigs ever salvaged or just abandoned ??
I was waiting for you to show where the real magic used to happen i.e outside which covers the rig floor, derrick, pipe handling and stackings, mud pits, mast, hoisting, top drive (if any) etc, operation cabins, ...
@@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath Thank you, I will try to find and watch. Keep the great work and I am looking forward for more content on upstream oil and gas related contents.
The rig is most likely in layup. It is a 3 legged jackup rig probably HHI design. Probably a Transocean rig from the telltales the explorers did not know was identifiable.
A lot of folk here saying "it's just cold stacked". But look getting that old thing started again.FWIW I've observed an old rig (one I was on in the 1990's) that remained cold stacked even when there was rig shortage. Cold stacked is just a euphemism for chucked out in my opinion
@@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath I'll add one thing though, that big fancy rig in the thumbnail isn't the one you explored, but you knew that! But I thought it was, which certainly piqued my interest.
Mooi vid Bob! ,bizar dat het er nog allemaal zo uitziet.. ! kleren laten liggen etc... wanneer heb je deze gemaakt ? en wanneer komen de vids met de Dukes of Egypt Bob ? .. ha ha .. groetnn Erik oet Grunn 🙏🏻😊
As the price of crude soars again, I'm guessing many of the recently abandoned/decommissioned rigs will be brought back on line, at least the most productive ones anyway.
This got me thinking, are people still living on the micronation Principality of Sealand? would be cool to visit. edit did some resarch, it seems so and its the only nation to have no covid cases.
Shocking too see the amount of tools &new replacement parts left on the rig.Has this rig been decommissioned OR has it just been “Mothballed” until Oil prices raise further .
I love your videos and i want you to be able to make many more. So please buy a gas monitor so you dont die in one of these places. Even when not in service these industrial spaces can accumulate toxic gases especially when the ventilation systems are not operating. I promise if you keep entering places like this without protection from hazardous atmosphere you will eventually get unlucky.
Heb echt met verbazing gekeken wat daar allemaal achtergelaten is, qua machines gereedschappen en dergelijke. Misschien is het ding tijdelijk buiten dienst.
blows me away that someone designed this. so much interconnected machines and pipes. looks like its in great condition too, cant have been abandoned for long
@@coyote5735 actually, when it operated for Saga in the north sea it had the nickname Devil's Island. It wasn't well run or maintained at all. To the point where Saga suspended operations and the Norwegian Oil Directorate started an investigation..
There's thousands and thousands of dollars worth of equipment left on there. I can't believe they don't take it off there and use it on newer rigs, or at least sell it. Especially the kitchen stuff.
Well, these structures have massive doors and if all the doors stay closed.. no way the interior will decay for the next decades😄 They are made to survive on sea. Mostly on the exterior they look older because of the rust&dirt. In another episode we explore some other rigs where you can see many exteriors😄
The amount of spares there blew me away, but it makes sense when you're out there literally on an island. The logistics, effort and money that went into building and maintaining this one place shows how we can do anything, as long as their's money to be made.
I hope they don't just throw everything away. They should send all these parts to developing countries. There is a LOT of money in there. Even the chemicals are worth a fortune. Tens if not hundreds of thousands of dollars of various parts and stuff
Should also donate the clothes and tv's, washing machines, the domestic and entertainment stuff to charitys, children's homes, homeless shelters.
I am with ya, looks like it was placed in cold storage.
@@uski she is ready to be revived when the oil price goes up. Then the people will come back, and she will work again. She is just in temporary storage.
@@martijnvandonselaar8957 I think this rig will eventually come back to life but not anytime soon due to labor shortages. If you notice the large number of rooms, lockers and etc it gives you a telling idea of how many employees it takes to safely run an oil rig. Looking how many clothes and items were left behind tells me that they just abruptly shut it down and shipped the remaining employees off to another rig possibly.
Engineering spaces are always interesting, the value of the equipment, tools, spare parts and supplies is staggering for the "average bloke", fascinating tour, really enjoyed it.
I call it 'stacked' rather than decommissioned, the difference being decommission would involve the removal of expensive equipment like those big cat motors. This rig still looks to be in mostly operational condition could be put back into service without too much work. The battery in the wall clock is still good and calendar showed 2019 so there is still hope it may work some more.
Nothing about this looks abandoned lol and from the blur outs, I think it is just "set aside until needed again" company asset on hold. Bravo man great video. So interesting to see a modern "abandoned" rig. Thanks for being so brave and creative.
You're right. I think there is a sort of breakeven point where if it has sat unused for too long, then it will probably never see service again.
Cant tell if this is sarcastic or not
In 2020 we upgraded loads of these rigs, could be waiting for a much needed upgrade. These living facilities could need a serious upgrade.
yeah. "abandoned"
I work offshore. If it's not economical to operate they put it in cold storage until they find a customer that can use it.
The ambient sound of the wind and dripping water, unimpeded by music, is really great in this episode. Quite the explore and atmosphere!
Not abandoned, that's "cold stacked". I worked offshore for 16 years, and this is how they "store" oil rigs until a new contract comes along.
The rig is in a state called "Cold Stacked." Cold stacking a rig means the hatches are battened and the crew is greatly reduced to either zero or just a few key individuals. The rig is then ‘stored’ in a harbor, shipyard, or designated area offshore until it needs to be activated. If you follow the clues and work in the industry, you can quickly (well
I saw that on aggreko website too! Thanks for info.
Haha, I saw some clues too and was thinking about trying to find it too. Pretty cool info man. This video was amazing
the Clue board game at 13:04 literally has the name of the rig on it lol.
@@jackmiller8851 and you ruined it. Good job
That has to be the nicest most intact oil rig I've ever seen.Thanks for sharing!
This looks stacked rather than decommissioned. Looks like it's waiting for for either stripping out or refurb, I was just part of a retrofit for a rig last year and it looked in worse condition than this one.
Room at 5:50 is the "heli lounge" or Sky Lobbby, the TV used to show a helicopter survival briefing video shown to every group of passengers whenever they travel by helicopter. It is also used to brief arriving crew after they get off the chopper with introduction videos and briefings before they go to work.
Well… Just watched the movie deepwater horizon a couple of hours ago, and now this appears on recommended 😆
really LOVED this explore. so many pipes and valves and pumps and machinery... it was so much to look at i played the video on 1/2 speed and even then would pause to really look at stuff. thanks too for uploading at such high quality. i broadcast this on my big 65 inch tv so that i could take it all in. thumbs up Bob!!!
A agree. No bullshit spooky music. Just taking me for the ride with camera and microphones. Great work boys.
That platform is nowhere near the end of its working life it's so clean inside
I think it's super brave to explore places like this alone!
There was a person blurred out at the beginning wasn't there?
What are you afraid of? 🙀
@@phillxor oh i missed that!
@@samholdsworth420 i suppose afraid of an accident and no one knowing
Thats his normal face,
Amazing how it looks like the crew literally stood up from whatever they were in the middle of and just walked away.
It really hurts to see all of the machinery, tools and spare parts sitting there. Hopefully it all gets recoved.
Yeah absolutely! That’s hell of a workshop just sitting there
Those SKF bearings are about $150 dollars US each. I used to sell them. In the video there was a small shelf full of them.
It hurts me too but I think the return on investment is way too low to dismantle and recycle these platforms and their contents. So unless here would some sort of law to force companies to solve this, I don’t think anything will happen but rot away in time
It’s just mothballed not abandoned. Believe me
It will be put back in service.
no its does not hurt we need more abandoned shit in this world
When we think you have reached the top, you go to another level.
Amazing vídeo!!!!
Wow what an amazing place.. never expected to see a forklift.. Free room and board.. Thx for taking us along for the ride...
You definitely risked your life going to the lower decks. Oxygen could be displaced by other gases and you wouldn't know it until it was too late.
I really love y’all sharing these travels for those who can’t explore themselves. Thanks
One of the best exploration videos I’ve ever seen. Keep it up brother much appreciated
Nice job with blurring the company logo, guys. No mistakes that I could find 👏
There are a few so finding the right rig is pretty easy. ;)
Except they forgot to blur the name of the rig which appears on the Cluedo game they find lol
You would never imagine what’s in that oil rig. Fascinating. Thanks
😩 how’d I miss the premiere for a week!!
You guys never fail to impress on these explores! Thanks! ❤️
Yay a new episode!!!!!! Thank you for your adventures!
Insanely great job! Would love to have gotten in touch with you. Support from Norway👍👍
Literally STUNNING to me the dollar amount of hardware , tools , taps , dies , electricals , motors , fire extinguishers and ALL THAT MATERIAL just sitting there unused ?!?!?!?! You'd think the ASTRONOMICAL dollar amount would necessitate the re-purposing of most of that stuff - but what do I know - I'm just an average guy !?!?
This is very likely not "abandoned" but awaiting upgrades and/or awaiting a new field to be put in, seen platforms in more "abandoned" condition than this one and still in use
Never said abandoned, but decommissioned. Such rigs are waiting to be revived.
@@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath yes i didnt mean it as an answer to you, just a general answer, and it was not meant in any negative way, loved the video as always 🙌🏼
Great video man!
Excellent work!
The sound of the wind in the background is so eerie... Creates the perfect atmosphere.. 😉👌
Thanks! Also seen some regular episodes? The wind made it really eerie indeed. It was storming outside👀
What a spectacular place! Thanks for the video.
jullie komen ook echt overal he!!!👌bedankt voor het delen van zo'n unieke locatie
ongelofelijk om te zien wat er allemaal achterblijft op zo'n platform.... nu weet ik waarom die brandstof prijzen zo hoog zijn 🤭🤭
groet uit friesland...max💪👍🤟
Just stored then maybe it will be towed to the next oil field and brought back to life as mentioned below in the comments 'cold stacking".Great explore hello from Australia.
First rule of oil rigs: Remove dirty gloves before grabbing spare parts
It's like they just went to get a cup of coffee or something. "I'll be right back, don't touch anything".
well this is youtubes algorithm at work
The way the things were left it’s like they got out from there in a hurry.
Supergaaf om weer zo'n platform te zien, was weer een mooi avontuur :) Tot de volgende video!
I was excited to see another offshore rig, specially which is abandoned. I'm working on couple of them actually.
But there was some missing part for me and confusing records. We can see semi-submarine drilling rig on aerial records, but the visited rig was a jackup rig. Big difference between them.
I'm missing to see the rigfloor, shaker room, BOP room and the deck area. OK, I understand it was rainy day, but the "magic" really happens on these places on a drilling rig.
Check an older episode we uploaded in 2017! Lots of footage there☺️th-cam.com/video/ZH3-h8FrNPE/w-d-xo.html
@@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath is that the same rig?
this isn't no jack up rig, looks like a floater, it has thruster's .
From the game in the media room it looks like this is the rig Noble Al White.
Isn't the Noble AL White a jack up type... From the video explaining the exploration it looks to be a semi submersible type, one that looks as if one pontoon is quite a bit lower on the water....
One of the nicest video you are ever made, thanks Bob
I'm amazed at the amount of equipment, spares and 'stuff' left there. That rig must be worth many millions as-is. Are these rigs ever salvaged or just abandoned ??
I was waiting for you to show where the real magic used to happen i.e outside which covers the rig floor, derrick, pipe handling and stackings, mud pits, mast, hoisting, top drive (if any) etc, operation cabins, ...
There’s another oil rig video where we show this. On this rig it was not possible due activity but we’ll visit another soon.
@@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath Thank you, I will try to find and watch. Keep the great work and I am looking forward for more content on upstream oil and gas related contents.
Well it would be a great place to make an Alien movie! Kinda spooky!
Funny you should say that it reminded me of Aliens 2, all that was needed was acid holes and barricades.
Te gek man! En dat in je uppie.... respect ✊ ik vind geen betere urbex vids als die van jou
Wow, so much stuff! what a shame you wasn't able to film the drilling tower equipment.
I have another episode online in which I explore some other rigs :)
@@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath of course you have! :D I will check it out.
How long stay this petrol platform stil? The white clock work again!
I was a part of building the Åsgard B platform in Norway back in 1998-2000 it was an impressive project
Great place for a base at the end of the world, which should be happening around july this year at this rate
The rig is most likely in layup. It is a 3 legged jackup rig probably HHI design. Probably a Transocean rig from the telltales the explorers did not know was identifiable.
I hear big diesel running. a genset is running somewhere. This is the freshest explore i've seen you do. Was this abandoned yesterday?
That was cool, I always wondered what was on an oil rig.
A lot of folk here saying "it's just cold stacked". But look getting that old thing started again.FWIW I've observed an old rig (one I was on in the 1990's) that remained cold stacked even when there was rig shortage. Cold stacked is just a euphemism for chucked out in my opinion
Yeah.. they’re outdated and most likely never will be put in action again. In best case they get stripped bare and upgraded😊
@@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath I'll add one thing though, that big fancy rig in the thumbnail isn't the one you explored, but you knew that! But I thought it was, which certainly piqued my interest.
Reminds me of exploring the Rocketyards and surrounding area in Destiny.
The guy they hired to put up the signage definitely took his job serious
Safety is paramount in these rigs, proper labeling is an important safety measure.
@@ThorsteinKlingenberg We've a saying in the Netherlands: I couldn't see that forest, all these trees were in front of it.
Another brilliant vid and taking my mind off other things so thanks Felicity take care deffo stay safe ❤️
Interesting. As well as nice to see an exploration of a place that has not been destroyed by scrappers and vandals.
When Capital pull out, at least they left some good stuff behind. Someone could turns this into a homes, or a worker Commune.
Insane it looks in great condition
Decommissioned or just set aside? onley one room was empty and stripped, very nice explore indeed.
wow loved this. ive always thought if had money id like to buy and live on am old rig....
Thanks, there’s another video of rigs too, where you see more of the outside/heavy machines, etc
omg. Imagine the possibilities with those crispy looking industrial washing machines and gym stuff. im amazed no one took any of those.
Well let me say it’s not easy to get there😅
It's got to be cleanest abandoned places I've seen
Flood get scrubbed every day until it's abandoned.
Ola amigo.
Adoro seus vídeos.
Sou da Brasil.
E uma pena que seus vídeos não tenha legenda.
Se puder colocar legenda.
Muito obrigado 😃
Nice. Norsk olje rigg?
Operert på norsk sokkel i hvert fall, Varg-feltet.
Cool and interesting video, thanks for your hard work. 👍
The fact they left the chemical locker wide open probably means they are done with it or don't care if the whole thing is a loss.
Mooi vid Bob! ,bizar dat het er nog allemaal zo uitziet.. ! kleren laten liggen etc... wanneer heb je deze gemaakt ? en wanneer komen de vids met de Dukes of Egypt Bob ? .. ha ha .. groetnn Erik oet Grunn 🙏🏻😊
Ur videos are so cool….thanks really enjoying
Why are almost all doors ald closets openend? Is that to prevent the build up of gas? in the personal rooms, and the technical rooms.
it’s crazy how much thinking goes into building a oil rig like how would you even start
When you were at the chemical closet and hearing the wind blowing was a clear horror film feeling.
what a beautiful location to shoot a zombie horror movie! the stage designers would have absolutely nothing more to do
Yes, often these “abandoned” places are perfect for movies and many blockbusters are partly shot in such places🙂
It's just parked to either keep the prices up or because it's broken
As the price of crude soars again, I'm guessing many of the recently abandoned/decommissioned rigs will be brought back on line, at least the most productive ones anyway.
This got me thinking, are people still living on the micronation Principality of Sealand? would be cool to visit.
edit did some resarch, it seems so and its the only nation to have no covid cases.
It's nice to see round, classic ship-like portholes :)
Shocking too see the amount of tools &new replacement parts left on the rig.Has this rig been decommissioned OR has it just been “Mothballed” until Oil prices raise further .
Decommissioned, but will be reconverted and upgraded in this case.
so many tools left 😍😍 love this workshops
Recently we’ve been to an old gold mine with complete workshops left behind. We often come across this. Have you seen more episodes on this channel?
Love your vids dude. Been coming here for years.
Some serious money sat there,.Wonder if i could park the rig behind my house lol
I love your videos and i want you to be able to make many more. So please buy a gas monitor so you dont die in one of these places. Even when not in service these industrial spaces can accumulate toxic gases especially when the ventilation systems are not operating. I promise if you keep entering places like this without protection from hazardous atmosphere you will eventually get unlucky.
Sync uploading now with The Proper People? ;)
I absolutely wondered the same thing.
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Shes in great shape!
I bet they all had a good oil time in there
Your crazy Bob, good video
I can hear the clock ticking 🔥
Amazing stuff.
The spare parts alone are worth thousands. Why would the crew leave so many personal belongings behind, did they leave in a hurry?
🙂Another great video, Always look forward to a new upload from you guys!
Heb echt met verbazing gekeken wat daar allemaal achtergelaten is, qua machines gereedschappen en dergelijke. Misschien is het ding tijdelijk buiten dienst.
beautiful, so many treasures on board
It’s a credit to the rig operator how clean and maintained it is/was
blows me away that someone designed this. so much interconnected machines and pipes. looks like its in great condition too, cant have been abandoned for long
It looked to be in very good condition the plant areas were very clean, that is not an old rig.
@@coyote5735 It was built in 1983 so the core of things are almost 40 years old. It's been upgraded since of course, but still.
@@ThorsteinKlingenberg It has been well maintained probably had several refits. The RIG has aged well.
@@coyote5735 actually, when it operated for Saga in the north sea it had the nickname Devil's Island. It wasn't well run or maintained at all. To the point where Saga suspended operations and the Norwegian Oil Directorate started an investigation..
@@ThorsteinKlingenberg Well, you seem to have inside knowledge. They say "looks can be deceiving"......lol. Why the Devil's Island?
Nice visit!
There's thousands and thousands of dollars worth of equipment left on there. I can't believe they don't take it off there and use it on newer rigs, or at least sell it. Especially the kitchen stuff.
I would've sh*t myself because it's so spooky. God bless they had a laundry room. Respect!
YT didn't notify me of your upload!
O, a shame.. :( Do you have the notification bell on? :)
@@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath yes!
Very cool video
This like a fairly new abandoned drill platform?? Very clean!
Well, these structures have massive doors and if all the doors stay closed.. no way the interior will decay for the next decades😄 They are made to survive on sea. Mostly on the exterior they look older because of the rust&dirt. In another episode we explore some other rigs where you can see many exteriors😄