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It’s quite funny to think about. Having good, fresh fuel on an oil rig. They need an engine that can run on crude.
by lostlogin 2y ago
It’s quite funny to think about.
Having good, fresh fuel on an oil rig. They need an engine that can run on crude.
- baq 2y agoDiesel will run on mostly anything if it’s running… including methane in the air intake, so you need to think quickly when presented with a generator that keeps running after cutting the fuel
- vlachen 2y agoOil leaking around a turbocharger rotor seal also makes for good diesel fuel, if you define "good" as an exciting uncontrolled disassembly of the engine.
- lazide 2y agoCrude oil from various wells has properties varying from ‘thick, stinky, corrosive goo’ to ‘explosive, barely liquid, bubbly mess’. Also, rigs need to be careful about ignition sources, as methane leaks can be a common emergency condition for some wells/crude. It’s not the type of thing that using directly is economically feasible, even for emergency situations.