Oil Rig and Oil Refinery Inspection: Offshore Oil Rig Inspection, Oil Rig Reinforcement, Oil Refinery Inspection, Oil Refinery Seismic Safety Analysis, Oil Well Inspection, Oil Well Reinforcement, Tidal Energy Generation, Wave Energy Generation

The recent explosion of the Gulf of Mexico oil rig and resulting massive oil spill, plus the recent coal mine disasters in West Virginia and Kentucky, as well as the devastating earthquakes in Haiti, Chile, and China, underscore the need for preventative mitigation and restoration efforts for the earthquake-ravaged countries and for the U.S. and elsewhere, as well as for the many oil wells, offshore oil rigs, oil refineries, coal mines, pipelines, and public works infrastructure in the U.S. and around the world, including Haiti, Chile, and China, that may be in danger of collapse or destruction, including resulting oil spills - in the event of an explosion, earthquake, tsunami, hurricane or other storm, or any other disastrous event.

Charles B. Pyke, Ph.D., President, CEO, and Principal Scientist of Environmental Science & Energy, Inc., offers Construction Defects Analysis, Structural Integrity and Structural Safety Inspections, Investigation of Historical Structural Damages, and Seismic & Landslide Hazards Determination, plus Repair, Reinforcement, Renovation, Restoration, and Reconstruction - perhaps even Removal and/or Replacement - of Structures and Facilities listed below, along with the Design of New Structures and Facilities. [Many structures, facilities, and services may apply to earthquake-damaged Port-au-Prince, Haiti and to locations damaged by the earthquake and/or tsunami in Chile.] These include, but are not limited to:

Structures and facilities:

Offshore oil rigs and platforms - U.S. waters and around the world.
Oil refineries - U.S. and around the world.
Oil wells, old and new - U.S. and around the world.
Oil pipelines - U.S. and around the world.
Natural gas wells, pipelines, and processing plants.
Coal mines and coal processing plants.
Public works infrastructure - above and below ground - including those related to oil, natural gas, and coal delivery systems.
Railroad tracks and trains used to deliver oil, coal, and liquefied natural gas.

Piers, docks, and wharfs used to on-load and off-load oil, coal, and liquefied natural gas..
Numerous other structures and facilities.

The defects and hazards include, but are not limited to:

Faulty, shoddy, or generally poor original construction.

Construction that met building and seismic codes at the time of the original construction, but which fail to meet today's codes, and which could be a hazard to life and property in the future.

Construction that met building and seismic codes at the time of the original construction, but which have deteriorated over the years or were damaged or weakened by fire, weather, floods, tsunamis, earthquakes, ground subsidence, landslides, avalanches, or blasts (including sonic booms or nearby demolitions).

Foundation failures of refineries, processing plants, and other structures, resulting from corrosion, earthquakes, subsidence, soil liquefaction, ground shifts, tsunamis, and/or gradual deterioration of materials from water currents and weather.

Landslides: threats; slides that have occurred since construction of a structure and may have weakened the structure.

Damage caused by terrorist attacks, or hidden damage caused by sabotage or by attempted sabotage that appeared at first to have failed.

Corrosion, over the years, of above-water or underwater structure of offshore oil rigs or of land-based oil well and oil refinery components.

Asbestos that may be present in some structures.

Earthquake faults and potential for major shaking or permanent ground deformation.

Proximity of a structure to earthquake faults and soil vulnerable to magnified shaking.

Potential for subsidence of the soil beneath a structure, including differential subsidence within a structure's footprint.

Services Offered:

Structural integrity inspection of the structure or facility.

Construction defects analysis.

Investigation of catastrophic failure or major damage resulting from earthquakes, storms, or human-generated activities (terrorist attacks, sabotage, major accidents, etc.).

Structural analysis for damage, deterioration, or corrosion over the years.

Seismic hazards and seismic safety analysis

Repair of defects.

Mitigation, overhaul, or renovation - partial or total.

Asbestos removal, if applicable.

Reinforcement of the structure or facility.

Restoration or reconstruction of the structure or facility.

Protection against maximum credible earthquake.

Protection against maximum credible wind event.

Demolition or removal of entire structure, facility, or pipeline.

Replacement of entire structure, facility, or pipeline.

Design and construction of new oil rigs, oil wells, oil refineries, pipelines, and transportation systems - U.S. and overseas.

Research into improvement in the construction of various structures, facilities, pipelines, and oil transportation systems.

For more information about these services and other programs:

Telephone: Environmental Science & Energy, Inc.: (520) 625-8346 or (877) 373-4629,

cellular (520) 310-9931 or (775) 742-5376. Alternate (520) 625-8316.

FAX: Call (520) 625-8346 to obtain fax number.

e-mail: Call (520) 625-8316 to obtain e-mail address.

Mailing address for Dr. Charles B. Pyke, President & CEO:

P. O. Box 1747, Green Valley, AZ 85622-1747

Contract, billing, and payment address:

P. O. Box 292760, Phelan, CA 92329-2760.