HSE slams Apache as 26,000 hours of safety-critical work left unchecked
HSE inspectors have found nearly 26,000 hours of safety-critical maintenance work left outstanding across several Apache North Sea platforms.
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Offshore safety brought into focus by HSE findings – but simple steps can help save lives
After an Energy Voice report on HSE last month, Drager's Paul Davidson assesses some steps firms should take.
HSE: An increased cost recovery on the horizon
Regulation of safety in the energy sector is uniquely challenging in high-hazard environments, particularly with increasing pressures to innovate to achieve the transition to net zero and provide energy security.
ASCO: Communication is critical when it comes to safety
At ASCO, safety excellence is one of our fundamental obsessions. It’s an integral part of our company culture, and we strive to embed it in every aspect of our operations.
Offshore maintenance backlog creates ‘potential for a major accident’
Maintenance backlogs on offshore installations peaked following the pandemic and have never returned to pre-covid levels, health and safety watchdog has warned.
‘We should be ashamed of ourselves’ if industry fails to share incidents
“We should be ashamed of ourselves if we let our lawyers stop us from sharing things that can save people, businesses and lives,” a top North Sea safety boss has warned.
North Sea HSE inspectors take strike action in Aberdeen over pay
Inspections across the North Sea have been cancelled as dozens of HSE workers go on strike in a pay dispute.
Leading and learning to enhance energy sector’s HSE performance
The North Sea has been producing oil and gas for over 50 years.
Dozens of inspection letters reveal recurring HSE problems for North Sea
Salus Technical has compiled a lessons database after combing through nearly 150 inspection letters from HSE for North Sea installations.
Life after Shell? Just golf and travel says outgoing CEO
The outgoing Shell (LON: SHEL) chief executive Ben van Beurden has said "I don't have a plan" for his time after leaving the oil giant in an exit interview.
Men and Mental Health
It is widely recognised that men find it incredibly difficult to discuss personal issues with friends, family and colleagues – but why is this? Is it a generational problem that older men find it more difficult to open up or do younger men feel the same?
The ‘Fit Like?’ campaign helping offshore workers cope with loneliness and isolation
Offshore workers often face long trips away from home missing family and friends.
It’s time to address the North Sea maintenance backlog
Recently, SRCN Solutions facilitated a series of workshops with an oil and gas industry taskforce made up of maintenance managers from multiple operators, the OEUK and the Health & Safety Executive (HSE).
OPINION: HSE ‘we must get the learning right!’
“The past is where you learned the lesson. The future is where you apply the lesson. Don’t give up in the middle!” Dale Carnegie, American writer and lecturer.
Does price-obsessed CfD scheme come at cost to safety?
In 2014, when involved in developing Aberdeen Renewable Energy Group’s roughly 100MW Aberdeen Bay Windfarm plan, I and other members of the team were offered a briefing on a new way of bidding projects designed to drive down prices.
Piper Alpha anniversary: Survivors ‘still suffer from grief some 34 years on’
"You can tell that people are still impacted by what happened on the 6th July 1988", says Piper Alpha survivor Steve Rae.
North Sea must expand safety scope across new energy agenda, says HSE chief
“We've got to learn from what others have gone through, but at the same time pass on our own learnings to other industries,” says Offshore Energies UK’s (OEUK) new safety boss Mark Wilson.
Companies fined £154,000 after crewman’s forklift death at Invergordon
Two companies have been fined a total of £154,000 after a crew member of a vessel was run over by a forklift on the quayside at Invergordon.
North Sea chief speaks out over PPE fears for women offshore
Calls are being made to address women working offshore in the North Sea facing risk due to poorly-fitting PPE safety gear.
What’s in a name?
Candid (adjective): Saying what you think openly and honestly (Oxford learner’s dictionary)
OGUK appoints new HSE director from EnQuest
Oil and Gas UK (OGUK) has appointed a new health, safety and environment (HSE) director from EnQuest, as incumbent Trevor Stapleton is soon to retire.
BP hands in decommissioning plan for Foinaven FPSO
BP has handed in the decommissioning plan for the Foinaven FPSO in the West of Shetland following a flurry of HSE issues.
Analyst – Buoyant oil prices a ‘compelling driver’ to tackle maintenance backlog
Higher oil prices may act as a “compelling driver” for North Sea operators to face up to their maintenance and operational backlogs.
BP buys Viaro stake in beleaguered Foinaven field
BP has agreed to acquire the stakes of Viaro Energy in the beleaguered Foinaven field in the west of Shetland.
VIDEO: Severe flooding sees dozens of workers removed from Apache North Sea platform
A North Sea oil and gas platform has been down-manned after severe flooding ripped through workers’ accommodation block.