August 24, 2010

100 major oil and gas leaks from UK offshore

A news item reveals that there were nearly nearly 100 major oil and gas leaks from UK platforms in the past year. It is reported that there were 443 dangerous occurrences during the last year. Remember the Piper Alpha disaster in the North Sea in 1988. This data again reinforces my strong belief that technology alone will not solve our process safety problems. Its about people. Read the full article in this link.

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