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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One of the great challenges we face in leading a safety culture is how to communicate safety such that it has a lasting impact on employees. -
International Maritime Organization regulations state that lifeboat release and retrieval systems must be evaluated and replaced no later than 1 July 2019.
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The Trump administration is considering easing offshore oil and gas safety regulations, including eliminating certain requirements for Arctic drilling , and cutting testing requirements for rules developed in response to BP's Deepwater Horizon disaster, an Interior Department document showed.
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This paper describes an approach to standardizing proactive incident investigation to failed or impaired barriers and risk management.
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African-Americans face a disproportionate risk of health problems from pollution caused by the oil and gas industry, and the situation could worsen as President Donald Trump dismantles environmental regulations, according to a report issued in November by a pair of advocacy groups.
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One of the keys to growing a safety culture is to build levels of employee engagement. The reason for that is that the more engaged front-line employees are, the more ownership they assume for their work domain.
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Between 2009 and 2016, SPE facilitated a series of global sessions to develop ideas for the future advancement of health, safety, and the environment in the industry. The result is the technical report “Getting to Zero and Beyond: The Path Forward.”
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Safety has always been a top concern for oil and gas suppliers. Because pipelines must operate 24 hours a day and 365 days a year, safety, high availability, and reliability are key requirements for smooth operations and, ultimately, profitability.
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A recent report by a group of scientists at the University of St. Gallen in Switzerland found that children born within 10 km of an oil spill were twice as likely to die in their first month.
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Hans Leo Hals, managing director for Trelleborg’s offshore operation based in Norway, met with leading oil and gas representatives in Mexico over a number of months to support improving the safety of Mexico’s offshore assets in the Gulf of Mexico.
