Houston, TX, April 01, 2013– In an important ruling, the a Federal Court in the Southern District of Texas has upheld the US Chemical Safety Board’s (CSB’s) legal authority to investigate the tragic April 2010 blowout and explosion in the Gulf of Mexico. It has been three years since the tragic event occured. Dr. Rafael … Read more
CSB to Hold Hearing in Washington DC to Hear Expert Testimony on Regulation of Offshore Oil and Gas Safety Practices Washington, DC, November 23, 2010 – The U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) today announced that it will be holding a daylong public hearing entitled “Regulatory Approaches to Offshore Oil and Gas Safety” on Wednesday, December … Read more
Sep 3, 2010 Houma, La — Yet another accident at an Oil Rig in the Gulf of Mexico! An oil rig operated by Mariner Energy Inc in shallow water suffered an explosion. About 13 workers had to jump into the sea, from where they were later rescued. No casualties have been reported. This comes as … Read more
For an excellent training course on Functional Safety and Safety Instrumented Systems, please take a look here ——————————————————————————————- May 27, 2010– The Deepwater Horizon oil rig accident may be causing more damage than earlier estimated, say some experts. BPs intital estimates of about 5000 barrels per day may be too much on the lower side. … Read more
For Hazardous Area Classification, download the practical guide to hazardous area classification now! ————————————————————— May 02, 2010 -It is now feared that the BP Oil Spill leak, from the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig disaster may rise to about 100,000 barrels per day in a worst case scenario. This will make it perhaps the second biggest … Read more
