A month ago, BOE posted a list of major accidents for which no official company or government reports had been released. Below is the latest update on these accidents. If you have updated information, or if there are other events that should be added to the list, please let us know.
- Liftboat Russell Peterson collapses (fatality) – US (offshore Delaware) – May 2008 – still no report 3 years after the accident
- Gas leak and evacuation at offshore platform – Azerbaijan -August 2008 – no change
- Aban Pearl sinking – Venezuela – May 2010 – no change (news comment)
- Jack Ryan crane failure (fatality) – Nigeria – August, 2010 – Sea Trax (crane company) report posted; still no report from operator (Total) or drilling contractor (Transocean)
- Bayou Denis blowout – US (Louisiana State waters) – August 2010 – no change
- West Polaris BOP testing incident, conductor casing collapse – Brazil(?) – August 2010(?) – no change
- Jackup collapse during typhoon – China – September 2010 – no change
- Fire on Mariner platform – US – September 2010 – BOEMRE report published; Coast Guard evacuation and firefighting issues not yet addressed
The following recent accidents are on our “watch list.” Accidents are added to the “missing report list” when six months have elapsed since the accident.
- Apache gas leak and evacuation – US – January 2011
- Cherne II production platform fire – Brazil – January 2011
- Gryphon Alpha mooring failure – UK – February 2011
- Fatality (fall) on Apache platform – US – February 2011
- Jupiter flotel sinking – Mexico – April 2011
- Al Shaheen accommodations platform fire – Qatar – April 2011
- Fatality (fall) on Hillcorp platform – US – April 2011
- Diving fatality – UK – April 2011
- Visund gas leak, evacuation – Norway – April 2011
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