Proforma Safety On Macondo Well Response Vessels; BP Prepares for Bad Weather
Posted by proforma on July 22, 2010 | No Comments
Because of brewing storms, BP has installed a cement plug in a relief well that’s been drilled to within about five feet (1.5 meters) of the damaged Macondo well. Senior Vice President Kent Wells told reporters on a conference call that BP may be required to evacuate crews. See details on Bloomberg.
Proforma Safety HSE advisors are monitoring crew activities on the response vessels controlling the Macondo well to ensure safe operations.
As of July 20, 2010, Proforma Safety has recorded 178,560 man hours worked without an LTI, LTA or DAW case. More than 6,000 hours have been logged by Proforma’s HSE advisors.
Tags:Deepwater Horizon, Macondo Well, offshore GOM, Oil Spill Cleanup, Workplace Safety
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