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• North Sea: Over Half Rigs Fail Safety Checks

  Andy Rowell

  Nov22

  The safety regime at Britain’s North Sea oil operators has been condemned after a report found almost 60% of oil platforms had problems that oil companies should have addressed. The report, by the Health and Safety Executive, argues the industry had lost the trust of the regulator as a result of the failings uncovered by…
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• BP Pays $373m in Fines And Accepts Blame

  Andy Rowell

  Oct26

  BP yesterday accepted blame for failures to protect employees, the environment and consumers as it agreed to hand over a total of $373m to settle a string of criminal investigations into its conduct across America. In an effort to put lapses under the leadership of Lord Browne behind it, BP struck a broad deal with…
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• Hurricane Forces Mexico to Evacuate Oil Rigs

  Andy Rowell

  Aug20

  Mexico has started to evacuate 13,360 workers from its Gulf of Mexico oil rigs as powerful hurricane Dean neared. According to state oil company Pemex, which produces some 70 per cent of its crude oil from offshore platforms in the Gulf of Mexico and is a major supplier to the United States, the move will…
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• More Safety Problems for BP at Prudhoe

  Andy Rowell

  Aug16

  BP has once again been accused of serious safety breaches after a fire broke out at its Prudhoe Bay operations in Alaska. On August 6 a fire took hold at one of three so-called gathering centres within BP’s Prudhoe Bay operations. According to a letter sent to a congressional committee by long-term oil industry critic…
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• BP to Fight OSHA Penalty

  Andy Rowell

  Aug14

  BP may have changed leadership, but its old habits continue. The company BP has said that its US division will contest the latest safety citations and a fine imposed by federal regulators over hazardous conditions at the company’s Texas City refinery. Last month the Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited BP for one willful and…
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• Hayward Admits Failures at BP

  Andy Rowell

  Jul25

  In his first appearance as BP’s new chief executive, Tony Hayward, has pledged to oversee a turnaround at the oil giant as the company posted a drop in second-quarter profits. Hayward told reporters that rather than make optimistic predictions he would “prefer to concentrate on real delivery”. He added that “My message today is simple:…
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• BP Freezes Payments to Browne

  Andy Rowell

  Jul10

  It may not be such a happy retirement for Lord Browne. His former employer, BP has frozen payments worth more than £1.5m owed to him, while a court case is resolved. John Manzoni, the outgoing head of BP’s refining operations, is also having payments worth nearly £500,000 suspended.

• BP Explosion Report ‘Toned Down’

  Andy Rowell

  Jun12

  BP’s internal investigator has admitted in sworn testimony that his final draft report on the UK company’s management responsibility for the 2005 Texas refinery explosion was toned down. Wilhelm Bonse-Geuking, BP’s European refining group vice-president, was charged with leading a team to determine management responsibility for the devastating explosion which killed 15.

• Shell Oil Fined For Pollution at California Refinery

  Andy Rowell

  May10

  Shell’s subsidiary, Shell Oil Products has paid nearly $3 million in penalties at its California refinery following an equipment failure that sent nearly 1,000 tons of excess carbon monoxide into the air. The pollution escaped the refinery in Martinez back in March after three boilers that simultaneously produce steam and control the plant’s carbon monoxide…
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• BP Warned Over North Sea Safety Breaches

  Andy Rowell

  May08

  BP is facing fresh questions about its safety record after being given a series of deadlines by the British Health and Safety Executive (HSE) to address problems on North Sea installations that are potentially putting workers at risk. Following a review of safety after the Texas City fire that killed 15 people and injured 150…
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