Can we continue to develop our natural resources safely after the Deepwater Horizon?
Posted by proforma on June 21, 2010
On April 20, 2010, the United States and the oil and gas industry suffered the worst tragedy we have possibly ever faced with the Deepwater Horizon. Not only did we lose 11 lives, but we now are faced with an environmental disaster of untold proportions.
Which raises the all important question: Can we continue to develop our natural resources safely? The challenge we face today is no different than NASA’s in sending a person to Mars. In the world of ultra-deep water exploration and production, we too are outside of our engineering comfort zone. We still are striving to understand and manage pressures, temperatures and reservoir dynamics.
Through my experience, I’ve learned that we have come a long way in the past few years in achieving safer operations and in our understanding of what influences people’s safety. Today we have many processes that — if utilized correctly and with consistency — can prevent accidents from happening. The problem lies in the way we manage our business. To read the full article, click here.
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