Archive for the ‘Offshore’ Category
Saturday, January 29th, 2011
The UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE) reported the following offshore safety statistics on for 2009-10 period.
Zero fatalities
50 major injuries
85 major and significant hydrocarbon releases (HCRs)
Here a link to the UK HSE bulletin:
http://www.hse.gov.uk/offshore/statistics/stat0910.htm
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Thursday, September 23rd, 2010
The following video shows the effect of jet turbulence on underwater plume formation.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Cp6fHINQ94
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Tuesday, June 29th, 2010
About a year ago, the Minerals Management Services (MMS) proposed a new rule that would require operators of oil and gas operations in the US Outer Continental Shelf to develop and implement Safety and Environmental Management System (SEMS).
It is expected that the rule will be promulgated sometime this year.
Based on ...
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