Monthly Archives: May 2011

Audit of emergency preparedness on Rowan Stavanger

Posted on May 31, 2011 by Editor

The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) carried out an audit activity with assistance from the Norwegian Maritime Directorate, where preparedness-related factors were reviewed on board … Continue reading →

Posted in Petroleum Safety Authority : Norway | Tagged Acknowledgement of Compliance, AoC, Norwegian Maritime Directorate, Petroleum Safety Authority, Petroleum Safety Authority : Norway, Rowan Drilling, Yme field | Leave a comment

Fixed gauge shutter failures due to operating in harsh working environments

Posted on May 31, 2011 by Editor

All U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) specific and general fixed gauge licensees. All Agreement State Radiation Control Program Directors and State Liaison Officers. PURPOSE The … Continue reading →

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CSB Deploys to a Third Accident at Hoeganaes Corporation Metal Powder Plant in Gallatin, Tennessee

Posted on May 27, 2011 by Editor

Washington, D.C., May 27, 2011 – A four-person investigation team from the U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) is deploying to the site of a third … Continue reading →

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Fatal blast at oil refinery

Posted on May 26, 2011 by Editor

Iran — An explosion blamed on a gas leak rocked Iran’s largest refinery yesterday, around the time of a visit to the plant by president … Continue reading →

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Alarm over cogen plant fire

Posted on May 26, 2011 by Editor

USA — There is “no need for alarm” over the fire the broke out earlier this evening at the cogen plant in the International Matex … Continue reading →

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Explosion at oil refinery

Posted on May 26, 2011 by Editor

Latest problem inside catalytic cracker, workers say Cardon already paralyzed by power fault Venezuela — According to a local Venezuelan news agency, an explosion took … Continue reading →

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Platform Fire Caused By Aging Component

Posted on May 26, 2011 by Editor

USA — The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) today released the findings of its investigation into a fire that occurred Sept. … Continue reading →

Posted in Newsletter, World News | Tagged Apache, BOEMRE, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Mariner Energy, oil platform fires, Vermilion 380 | Leave a comment

Oil Giant rapped over oil field accident

Posted on May 26, 2011 by Editor

Norway — Shell has been strongly criticised by Norway’s oil safety watchdog for an oil incident in the North Sea Draugen field that could have … Continue reading →

Posted in Newsletter, World News | Tagged BP, Chevron, Draugen, Petoro, Petroleum Safety Authority, Petroleum Safety Authority : Norway, Shell | Leave a comment

More bodies discovered after pipeline explosion

Posted on May 26, 2011 by Editor

Community discovers more bodies after pipeline explosion

Niger — The number of people that died during the Pipeline and Product Marketing Company (PPMC) explosion in Amukpe, Sapele Local Government Area of Delta … Continue reading →

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Tank accident releases hazardous waste water

Posted on May 26, 2011 by Editor

UK — Solvent Resource Management Ltd has been fined £150,000 after a spill released waste solvents and water at its chemical plant in Rye, East … Continue reading →

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Gas leak shuts down refinery

Posted on May 26, 2011 by Editor

USA — A hydrogen sulfide leak shut down the Alon Refinery on Rosedale Highway Tuesday and may have sickened a handful of people around the … Continue reading →

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13 dead in mine accidents

Posted on May 26, 2011 by Editor

China – Thirteen people were killed in two coal mine accidents in China at the weekend, state media said Monday — the latest fatal incidents … Continue reading →

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Chief Nuclear Inspector publishes interim lessons-learnt report

Posted on May 26, 2011 by Editor

Early analysis of Japanese accident makes 26 recommendations for UK An interim assessment of the implications of the nuclear crisis in Japan concludes there is … Continue reading →

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Heater-Treater Fire Forces Evacuation of Platform

Posted on May 25, 2011 by Editor

A Safety Alert is a tool used by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) to inform the offshore oil and gas … Continue reading →

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NRC Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards

Posted on May 25, 2011 by Editor

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS) will hold a public meeting June 8-10 in Rockville, Md., to discuss several issues of … Continue reading →