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Tuesday, May 17, 2022
USCG Air Station New Orleans aircrew aboard the Noble Globetrotter II. Photo via USCG
Offshore

USCG, BSEE Issue Safety Alert in Response to Drillship’s Unsuccessful Attempt to Avoid Hurricane Ida

The U.S. Coast and Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) have issued a joint safety alert, Safety Alert 05-22, in response to an incident

May 17, 2022
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Monday, February 20, 2017
Cost Cuts Appear to Harm Norway Oil Industry Safety -Watchdog
News

Cost Cuts Appear to Harm Norway Oil Industry Safety -Watchdog

By Nerijus Adomaitis OSLO, Feb 20 (Reuters) – Cost cuts by Norway’s oil and gas industry appear to have contributed to a rise in accidents in

February 20, 2017
Total Views: 30

Sunday, February 23, 2014
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News

Petrobras’ Safety Issues in Campos Basin May Cause More Work Stoppages

Brazil's state-run oil company Petroleo Brasileiro SA could face new production stoppages on platforms in the Campos Basin if it does not resolve lingering

February 23, 2014
Total Views: 15

Wednesday, January 30, 2013
US Coast Guard Releases 4-Years of Safety Alerts, Advisories and Lessons Learned
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US Coast Guard Releases 4-Years of Safety Alerts, Advisories and Lessons Learned

The US Coast Guard’s Office of Investigations and Casualty Analysis has released a compilation of the past 4 years of maritime and offshore safety

January 30, 2013
Total Views: 192

Wednesday, January 16, 2013
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News

Norwegian Regulators Sharpen Focus on Offshore Drillers and Arctic Safety

By Gwladys Fouche STAVANGER, Norway, Jan 16 (Reuters) – Oil companies are overlooking some vital safety issues when preparing to drill in frontier Arctic

January 16, 2013
Total Views: 7

Wednesday, October 24, 2012
bond helicopters super puma ditching north sea
Interesting

North Sea Helicopter Operators Suspend Flights of the Super Puma

  LONDON–Two helicopter operators that transport workers to oil rigs in the North Sea have suspended flights using Super Puma aircraft after one

October 24, 2012
Total Views: 273

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Incidents

PSA: Gas Leak at Statoil’s Heimdal Field had “Significant Potential”

OSLO–The Norwegian oil and gas company Statoil ASA (STO) said Wednesday that the May 26 gas leak on the Heimdal field in the North Sea was serious, and

October 24, 2012
Total Views: 7

Wednesday, September 12, 2012
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News

Safety Investigation Launched After Scare on Barents Sea Drilling Rig

OSLO–Norway’s oil safety agency opened an investigation Wednesday into last week’s scare in the Barents Sea involving an Eni SpA (E)

September 12, 2012
Total Views: 62

Wednesday, April 25, 2012
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News

EU Regulators Lack Experience and Competence, British Trade Unions Raise Safety Concerns

LONDON (Dow Jones)–Recent incidents in the U.K. North Sea have highlighted the dangers faced by workers as ageing oil and gas installations reach the end

April 25, 2012
Total Views: 8

Monday, January 23, 2012
Human Factor Named Biggest Challenge Facing Offshore Oil and Gas [SURVEY]
Offshore

Human Factor Named Biggest Challenge Facing Offshore Oil and Gas [SURVEY]

Human factors has been named the biggest challenge facing the offshore oil and gas industry, according to a survey of industry professionals released today by

January 23, 2012
Total Views: 21

Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Being Prepared in an Emergency…it’s the Difference Between Life and Death At Sea [VIDEO]
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Being Prepared in an Emergency…it’s the Difference Between Life and Death At Sea [VIDEO]

Travis Niemi, a commercial fisherman, talks to the US Coast Guard about the importance of offshore lifesaving equipment after his boat capsized and sank off

January 3, 2012
Total Views: 3

Friday, December 30, 2011
Petrobras
News

Rig Hand Killed off Brazil, Two Others Injured

RIO DE JANEIRO (Dow Jones Newswires), Brazilian state-controlled oil and gas producer Petroleo Brasileiro SA (PBR, PETR4.BR) said a worker died and two were

December 30, 2011
Total Views: 2

Thursday, December 1, 2011
Norway Regulator: “Very Serious Shortcomings” In BP Safety
Offshore

Norway Regulator: “Very Serious Shortcomings” In BP Safety

By Katarina Gustafsson and Alexis Flynn BP PLC’s (BP) efforts to monitor and respond to sudden pollution releases such as oil spills in the Norwegian Sea

December 1, 2011
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