‘Perilous’ oil and gas releases being treated ‘seriously and appropriately’ OGUK tells HSE
ByAllister Thomas
Deidre Michie speaking at the recent Safety 30 conference in Aberdeen
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has been told the industry is taking “perilous” oil and gas releases “seriously” after a warning was issued by the regulator.
Oil and Gas UK has made a direct reply to a letter from HSE director Chris Flint after he said there have been several such releases in recent years coming “perilously close to disaster”.
Mr Flint issued the warning in April in the run up to the 30th anniversary of Piper Alpha, asking firms to look critically at their operations.