Safety
Members of the International Association of Oil and Gas Producers reported 32 fatalities and a 26% jump in hours worked in 2024, which lowered the rate by 0.03 per million hours worked.
Unlike traditional inspection methods, distributed fiber-optic sensing offers continuous, real-time monitoring capabilities, allowing for early detection and response to potential leaks, which is especially crucial in remote or inaccessible locations.
Technical safety standards are essential as global offshore exploration heats up.
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Stanford geoscientists have found a way to detect thousands of tiny tremors around hydraulic fracturing operations that could serve as predictors of eventual larger earthquakes. -
Rescue crews were forced to retreat from a stricken Iranian oil tanker in the East China Sea on 3 January following an explosion on the ship as a fire raged for a fourth day after a dramatic collision.
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More than a year ago, Ramanan Krishnamoorti and his team at the University of Houston started working on a predictive model that could alert oil and gas company employees when a problem might arise—and how to mitigate it.
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Workers exposed to extreme cold or who work in cold environments may be at risk for cold-related illnesses and injuries.
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Australia’s peak body for lung health professionals is demanding a national response after hearing that work-related lung diseases are on the rise.
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In response to a Presidential Order to reduce undue burden on industry, the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement has completed a comprehensive review of the Production Safety Systems regulations.
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Recommendations to reduce risks related to gas-release hazards were issued to the offshore oil and gas industry on 5 January. The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement released a Safety Alert highlighting the findings of its Gulf of Mexico-wide inspection effort.
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The paper describes a structured methodology for evaluation and visualization of technical integrity for oil and gas production and processing plants and explains how it is used to decide on technical conditions and assess risk and mitigating actions.
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Two Gulf of Mexico incidents occurred that were related to compressors not being purged properly prior to startup. BSEE issued a Safety Alert outlining the circumstances and made recommendations for prevention.
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A corrosive gas that is fatal to humans in high concentrations should not be a toxic substance under Canadian environmental law, say federal researchers in a new proposal.
