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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Southwest Research Institute has developed a leak detection system to autonomously monitor pipelines for hazardous chemical spills. R&D Magazine recently recognized the system as one of the 100 most significant innovations of 2017. -
According to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, which recently released a report on 2014 oil and gas fatalities, 18% of the 101 deaths for the year were the result of roadway vehicle accidents.
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Exception-based monitoring of real-time data by remote operators can increase operational awareness of drilling crews, which can significantly minimize well-control risks by taking proactive and precise actions.
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Safety barriers need to be implemented in an integrated and consistent manner in order to minimize risk, and technical, organizational, and operational aspects of the barriers need to be considered.
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Some companies transporting certain petroleum-based products in British Columbia will have to comply with new spill preparedness and response requirements, after amendments made to the Environmental Management Act (EMA) came into force on 30 October.
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A new study from Harvard identifies human capital metrics measured by global companies but determined many companies don’t disclose them on public reports.
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Babies in Nigeria are at double the risk of dying before they reach a month old if mothers lived near the scene of an oil spill before conceiving, study shows.
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President Donald Trump's administration is considering revising parts of offshore drilling safety regulations intended to prevent the type of blowout that led to the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
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The US Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration, which had ceased most programmed enforcement actions following Hurricane Harvey, resumed normal enforcement throughout Texas and Louisiana.
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What is the reality of risk in the hydrocarbon sector? In this roundtable discussion, senior industry executives discuss what happens when process safety intent meets the reality of operations.
