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Abstract The paper will consider the implementation of the Safety Case in the oil and gas industry in Australia, and internationally, post the Macondo and Montara incidents. The National Commission Report into the Deepwater Horizon / Macondo blowout stated: In their letter to Minister Ferguson on 22 March 2011, the NOPSA Board stated: The paper will examine these criticisms and consider how the industry could improve its process safety and risk management. The implementation of a Safety Case in the USA may only occur "in the typical rule-making process that takes up to two years" (Michael Bromwich, Director of BOEMRE). Knowledge, understanding and application of key aspects of process safety management and the preparation and implementation of the Safety Case process are not uniform. The paper will suggest how, in this context, the Safety Case can be applied to achieve the improved outcomes. The paper will draw from specific findings from the Macondo and Montara incidents. In particular, and of some concern, there are echoes and parallels of the Piper Alpha disaster in the performance of emergency systems on Deepwater Horizon. Inadequate application of hazardous area classification is a key issue which the paper will discuss in order to provide greater understanding. Whilst in Australia, issues of competency, consistency and quality arise with matters such as performance standards. The paper will discuss the need for an industry accepted standard for "performance standards" that goes beyond current regulatory guidelines. Overall, the paper will seek to propose a way forward for the industry in several practical areas.
- Oceania > Australia (1.00)
- North America > United States (1.00)
- Government > Regional Government > North America Government > United States Government (1.00)
- Energy > Oil & Gas > Upstream (1.00)
- North America > United States > Gulf of Mexico > Central GOM > East Gulf Coast Tertiary Basin > Mississippi Canyon > Block 252 > Macondo Field > Macondo 252 Well (0.93)
- Oceania > Australia > Western Australia > Timor Sea > Bonaparte Basin > Vulcan Basin > PL AC/L8 > Montara Field (0.91)
- Oceania > Australia > Western Australia > Timor Sea > Bonaparte Basin > Vulcan Basin > PL AC/L7 > Montara Field (0.91)
Abstract The design team for the Wheatstone offshore platform successfully deployed an ‘Inherently Safe Design’ (ISD) approach to engineering the gas processing complex. Through a program of initiatives focused on ISD, a substantial improvement in the safe design of the platform has been delivered. Major accident events: Deepwater Horizon rig loss with Macondo well blowout: 11 people died and 17 seriously injured. Montarra well blow-out and loss of West Atlas rig: in Australian waters – resulting in one of the worst oil spills in Australia's history. Texas City Refinery explosion: 15 people died and almost 200 injured. The Texas City incident in 2005 initiated the most detailed and far reaching investigation ever undertaken by the US Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) at the time. The CSB report included a recommendation that BP form an independent panel to conduct a review of the company's corporate safety culture, safety management systems, and corporate safety oversight at its U.S. refineries. This independent review was conducted and a separate report known as the Baker Report was developed, with the key conclusion being that the culture was deficient.
- Oceania > Australia > Western Australia > North West Shelf > Carnarvon Basin > Dampier Basin > WA-253-P Permit > Block WA-253-P > Wheatstone Field > Mungaroo Formation (0.99)
- Oceania > Australia > Western Australia > North West Shelf > Carnarvon Basin > Dampier Basin > WA-253-P Permit > Block WA-17-R > Wheatstone Field > Mungaroo Formation (0.99)
- Oceania > Australia > Western Australia > North West Shelf > Carnarvon Basin > Dampier Basin > WA-253-P Permit > Block WA-16-R > Wheatstone Field > Mungaroo Formation (0.99)
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