EU RELEASES FIRST DATA REPORT ON OIL AND GAS SECTOR SAFETY
September 1st, 2018
THE FIRST detailed European Commission report on European Union (EU) oil and gas industry safety has shown that 26.2% of significant offshore accidents involved the loss of control over wells, activating blowout diverters. There were 11 such incidents in 2016 – the year covered by the report - which was released in August (2018). Also, there were 25 unintended releases of materials from EU offshore installations, mostly in the North Sea. Of these, 13 were unignited gas releases; seven unignited oil releases; and five releases of hazardous substances. There were ...
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