Black Elk Energy has released a new, third-party investigative report concerning the fire and explosion on the West 32-E platform that killed three contract workers. The findings take a hard look at the contractors involved in maintenance operations prior to the incident…
UK oil industry body Oil & Gas UK held a meeting with about 80 representatives from operators and major contractors today (Monday) after a helicopter carrying offshore workers crashed off the Shetland Islands, killing four. The CHC Helicopter…
Express Energy Services has created a short film, Left Undone, as part of its contribution to safety in the energy industry. The movie aims to educate and inform oilfield workers on the hazards and safety procedures in the event of hydrogen sulfide (H2S) exposure while working on a well site…
St. Louis, Missouri-based Emerson Process Management, a business of Emerson, acquired Groveley Detection Ltd., a leading innovator and developer of ultrasonic gas leak detection solutions for both offshore and onshore oil and gas installations…
VIKING Life-Saving Equipment introduced a new dual-approved thermal lifejacket with broad appeal for the offshore and commercial shipping industries operating in harsh, cold environments. The PV9720 has been tested and approved according…
After Macondo people are more conscious about the risks that exist and are looking for technology to help. The workforce culture has changed a lot and hazards are being indentified. We as a company train for hazard identification. After Piper Alpha…
Macondo is another oilfield tragedy that serves to reinforce that we – as an industry – have to commit to continuous improvement of safety systems and technology. Even more importantly, we must commit to continuous rigorous compliance to…
The energy industry really rose to the challenge following Macondo, including with investments made in Helix Containment Solutions and Marine Well Containment. In 2011, we refocused the Department of Energy research and development program towards environmental stability and safety…
Learning opportunities laid in our people, our technologies and our processes. We recognized there were five specific areas that could and would be realized: prevention and drilling safety, containment, relief wells, spill response, and crisis management…
A key learning post-Macondo is how effective the industry is when it collaborates. The creation and support of new organizations like the Center for Offshore Safety demonstrates the commitment, capacity, and capability of the industry to continuously enhance safety and environmental protection…
There’s been a much greater focus on well integrity since Macondo. However, well integrity is still viewed as a reactive process, with an increased focus on well monitoring and problems dealt with only after occurring. There is a real need…
Safety is a necessary practice for all operations, and new regulations for oversight seem to be missing some key components.The US Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) released its Safety and Environmental Management Systems…
COLLOQUY: Editor's Column Beginning this month, we recognize the 25th anniversary of the Piper Alpha disaster. The Piper Alpha production platform was operated by Occidental Petroleum (Caledonia) Ltd. in the UK sector of the North Sea…
Lloyd’s Register published a comprehensive rule set to guide the design, construction and operation of FLNG facilities to provide safer, cheaper and more environmentally friendly approaches to retrieving natural gas. “Natural gas is a…
Oil companies consistently underestimating the hacking risks they face. Richard Sale explains how underestimating the threat can be fatal to a company’s future. Globally-interconnected digital information and communications infrastructure…
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