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Offshore Drilling Companies Also Require Lightning Protection – Find Out Why

Lightning events are on a rise and are predicted to strike with more frequency, more often and more forcefully all over the world. Offshore drilling companies are not immune to the potentially devastating effects. Even though lightning is less likely to strike over the open and deep water, the risk affecting a rig or platform is still great u2013 and growing. Due to increased instances of bad weather, many companies are turning to Lightning Eliminators & Consultants (LEC) for the solution: https://www.lightningprotection.com/<br>

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Offshore Drilling Companies Also Require Lightning Protection – Find Out Why

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  1. Offshore Drilling Companies Also Require Lightning Protection https://www.lightningprotection.com/

  2. Why Offshore Drilling Companies Require Lightning Protection Offshore drilling companies are not immune to the potentially devastating effects. As a common misconception, offshore rigs are thought to be grounded to the ocean, therefore not in danger from lightning. Even though lightning is less likely to strike over the open and deep water, the risk affecting a rig or platform is still great – and growing. Due to increased instances of bad weather, many companies are turning to Lightning Eliminators & Consultants (LEC) for the solution. https://www.lightningprotection.com/

  3. Solution Lightning Eliminator’s dissipation array system (DAS), working on charge transfer technology to prevent direct lightning strikes within the protected area. The DAS system is usually installed on the top of a structure to be protected. This technology is based on producing positive space charges in the region around the DAS which reduces near-surface, electric field strength to levels below which lightning streamer formation is likely. With no streamer formation, the likelihood of a lightning strike is eliminated. https://www.lightningprotection.com/

  4. Example Brown Ferry Nuclear Plant’s historical strike data showed that lightning was repeatedly striking the off-gas stack and equipment on the stack and around its base was routinely damaged. Post DAS installation, the data for the strike showed that although lightning frequency increased nearly 65% around the stack, in the three years after DAS implementation an 80% reduction in lightning strikes was realized within the protected area. Protecting a vessel from lightning strikes also protects the systems that would otherwise have lost a considerable part of their life span. With the uncertainty of the world economy, many companies like Transocean, Chevron, Texaco, and ExxonMobil look to LEC for its cost-effective lightning protection as a way to extend the lives of older vessels and become more risk averse with new constructions. https://www.lightningprotection.com/

  5. Contactus 6687 Arapahoe Rd. Boulder, CO 80303, USA 303-447-2828 info@lecglobal.com https://www.lightningprotection.com/

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