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 a comprehensive training program on Safety Instrumented Systems including the application of standards such as IEC 61508 & IEC 61511, click here. —————————————————————– May 11, 2010 -BPs attempt to contain the oil spill due to the Deepwater Horizon disaster has prima facie failed its mission. It is suggested that methane in an ice crystal … Read more
For a comprehensive course on Safety Instrumented Systems that covers Functional Safety, IEC 61508, IEC 61511 amongst many other topics, click here. —————————————————————————————————– May 07, 2010 -After the massive oil spill due to BP’s Deepwater Horizon oil rig disaster, today the containment operation began when a large dome was lowered into the sea, to prevent … 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
April 30, 2010– Interested in knowing the sequence of events that took place during one of the largest offshore oil & gas industry accidents that took place? I’m referring to the Deepwater Horizon accident, where the rig, owned by Trnasocean and leased out to BP, suffered an explosion(probably a blowout) and then a massive fire … Read more
