BP cited for safety lapses in North Sea

[dipsydoodle]

Source: Financial Times

All but one of BP’s five North Sea installations inspected in 2009 were cited for failure to comply with emergency regulations on oil spills, raising questions about the company’s ability to manage a disaster in the area.

Offshore inspection records – obtained by the Financial Times under the UK’s Freedom of Information Act – report that BP had not complied with rules on regular training for offshore operators on how to respond to an incident.

Inspectors from the Department of Energy and Climate Change, the UK government body monitoring compliance with companies’ approved emergency plans, also cited BP for failing to conduct oil spill exercises adequately.

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Tony Hayward, BP’s outgoing chief executive, is due on Wednesday to address a British parliamentary select committee as part of an inquiry into the risks of UK deep water drilling.

Read more: http://www.ft.com/home/uk

[Joe Chi Minh]

1. K&R

[dipsydoodle]

2. Best bear in mind

that is from 2009 and has just come to light.

The actual background was more than likely Piper Alpha and the 167 deaths attributable to Occidental.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piper_Alpha