Archive for the 'Safety' Category
Obama’s Foolish Move
2 Comments Published by Mark Floegel April 29th, 2010 in Pollution, Safety, US politics, oil spillsLess than a month ago, Barack Obama told us he wants to open 167 million acres of America’s continental shelf to oil drilling.
At the time, he promised the nation that we have the technology to do this in a safe, clean and environmentally sound manner.
Now, before the “April Fool” window has closed, we know 5,000 [...]
BP’s “Silent Running” Slips Up Over Slick
2 Comments Published by Andy Rowell April 28th, 2010 in Gulf of Mexico, Offshore, Pollution, SafetyIn BP’s magazine last year a senior company executive bragged that the company was focussed on “operational excellence” and “silent running”.
“Silent Running” was a new concept within the global oil giant. The final years of Lord Browne’s reign were plagued by the Texas fire in 2005 when 15 people died and by a notorious pollution [...]
Lord Browne Reveals All
0 Comments Published by Andy Rowell February 9th, 2010 in Arctic oil, Safety, greenwashing, oil barons, tar sandsSo the most iconic oilman of his generation, Lord Browne, has finally published his memoirs of his time at BP in a book called “beyond business”.
Whilst most of the reviews so far concentrate on him being gay and his fall from grace, we also get glimpses of the power of oil and what it was [...]
Oz: Rig Still Polluting After 3 Weeks
1 Comment Published by Andy Rowell September 11th, 2009 in Offshore, Pollution, SafetyWhat were you doing three weeks ago?
Nothing personal, but can you remember what you were doing on the 21st August?
Hold that date in your head. Ever since the 21st August oil, has been leaking from the offshore Montara oil platform in the Timor Sea off Western Australia. After a blow-out occurred the rig was evacuated [...]
UK Fire: Total “To Admit to Negligence”
0 Comments Published by Andy Rowell May 23rd, 2008 in SafetyOne of the world’s largest oil companies will admit in court today that Britain’s biggest peacetime explosion was the result of negligence, according to the Times newspaper.
In a statement to the newspaper, Total UK confirmed that it had advised claimants against it and Hertfordshire Oil Storage Limited (HOSL), a joint venture with Chevron, that the [...]
