Riser pipe collapses on Ensco rig off Angola

Rig contractor Ensco has confirmed a report of an incident aboard the drillship Ensco DS-1 in which the crew failed to open the blind shear rams before running the blowout preventer, causing the riser pipe to buckle.

Collapsed: riser pipe on Ensco DS-1 buckles after mishap
Collapsed: riser pipe on Ensco DS-1 buckles after mishap
Published 8 August 2013, 17:22Updated 8 August 2013, 17:51