APPEA says Montara lessons top priority , APPEA
Release Date: 2010-08-11
Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association chief executive Belinda Robinson said today that applying the lessons learnt from the Montara oil spill is the industry’s top priority.“The community expects our industry to operate safely and sustainably which is why the industry has so strongly supported the work of the Montara Commission of Inquiry,” she said at the opening of the APPEA Safety Conference in Perth.
“Our industry needs to understand what happened at Montara, why it happened, and what is required to ensure such an event does not happen again. A great deal of information relating to the Montara incident is already available and enabling companies to take strong and immediate action.”
“The commissioner’s report may not yet be released however the industry is certainly not sitting on its hands with companies reviewing practices and operations to ensure confidence in the industry’s safety and environmental performance.”
Work has already begun on a number of cross-industry initiatives aimed at reducing the risk of further incidents and improving any required response, according to Robinson. They include:
¿ A review of minimum requirements on procedures for verification and testing of wells and barriers;
¿ Actively participating in development of new international standards and requirements around the competencies and training of personnel in safety critical roles;
¿ A comprehensive review by the industry’s Australian Marine Oil Spill Centre, of training capacities and an assessment of oil spill response stockpiles (and pre-positioned equipment) to ensure Australia has the equipment it needs; and
¿ Discussions the potential for an industry-wide mutual aid agreement to expedite the deployment of equipment and personnel in response to a significant incident.
“Australia’s offshore oil and gas industry had not had an incident like Montara in 25 years and in that time it had drilled around 1500 wells. However the tragic events at Montara - and more recent events in the Gulf of Mexico - have understandably led to the performance of our industry coming under the microscope and the industry looks forward to the opportunity to respond to the Montara Commission’s recommendations,” said Robinson.
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