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Infographic: US oil and gas industry is dangerous

Graphic Products’ Alison Warner designed an infographic presenting all the dangers that are lying behind the oil and gas industry. The equipment, the flammable chemicals and high pressures can easily result to fatal accidents. The oil and gas industry is amongst the most dangerous jobs in America, this is why it has one of the most thorough safety training programs.

For full view of the infographic, click herebelow.

As presented above, according to the CDC, the fatality rate was 7x higher...

https://safety4sea.com/infographic-us-oil-and-gas-industry-is-dangerous/

US officially eases offshore safety rules after Deepwater Horizon

On May 2, the US Department of the Interior’s (DOI) Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) released the final improved Blowout Preventer Systems and Well Control regulations. BSEE’s final Well Control Rule claims that it removes unnecessary regulatory burdens to responsible offshore development while maintaining safety and environmental protection.

The final rule leaves 274 out of 342 original Well Control Rule provisions – about 80% – unchanged. 68 provisions were identified as...

https://safety4sea.com/us-finalizes-new-offshore-safety-rules-after-deepwater-horizon/

BSEE issues revised well control rule

Offshore service vessels battle the blazing remnants of the off-shore oil rig Deepwater Horizon April 21, 2010. USCG photo.

The federal Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement has issued its final well control rule, with revisions long sought by offshore oil and gas operators who contend safeguards imposed after the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster had become unnecessarily burdensome.

The Department of Interior proposed amending the rules in May 2018, pitching it as part of the Trump administration efforts for regulatory reform and U.S. energy security. Critics dubbed it a rollback of safety rules. After a year...

https://www.workboat.com/news/offshore/bsee-issues-revised-well-control-rule/

Oil spill dispersant market to reach US$ 23.6 billion by 2026

The global Oil Spill Dispersant Market is anticipated to grow at a constant CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) around 3% during 2019-2026 and reach the market value around USD 23.6 billion, according to a new report by Acumen Research and Consulting.

While small oil spills occur regularly and can be easily monitored, large-scale oil spills such as the oil spill of Deepwater Horizon can have a catastrophic effect on the environment’s ecosystem for decades.

In this regard, one of the most popular...

https://safety4sea.com/oil-spill-dispersant-market-to-reach-us-23-6-billion-by-2026/

Are there any lessons learned from 50 years of offshore oil disasters?

Oil spill incidents seem to occur more nowadays. Thinking of major oil spills, there were three major ones that took place in the US, starting from Santa Barbara in 1969, Exxon Valden in 1989 and Deepwater Horizon in 2010.

According to Ocean Conservancy, the three oil spills highlight a pattern according to which a major offshore oil disaster occurs in the United States every two decades. Each spill is worse than the last, increasing from 3 million to 11 million to 210 million gallons spilled....

https://safety4sea.com/are-there-any-lessons-learned-from-50-years-of-offshore-oil-disasters/

BP uses new technology aiming growth in deepwater Gulf of Mexico

BP announced that it has discovered two new oilfields in the Gulf of Mexico and has found one billion barrels of oil at an existing field with the help of a new seismic technology. The company, years after the 2010 Deepwater Horizon Spill, announced its plans on expanding its production at its Atlantis oilfield in the Gulf of Mexico.

The British Company by announcing its plans, ensures its status as the largest oil producer in the region. BP has mainly focused on technology and data processing...

https://safety4sea.com/bp-uses-new-technology-aiming-growth-in-deepwater-gulf-of-mexico/

Crisis management explained: The shipping industry case

20 April 2010: The explosion of the BP Deepwater Horizon oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico causes the largest maritime disaster oil spill in the USA history and subsequently considerable reputation and financial losses to BP followed by ineffective tactics and tools used by the company to communicate with stakeholders during and after the crisis. Numerous shipping organizations have faced similar disruptive events having a negative impact to their reputation within the industry. Others have failed...

https://safety4sea.com/cm-crisis-management-explained-the-shipping-industry-case/

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