Industry body Oil & Gas UK has released the second issue of its guidelines on blowout preventer (BOP) operations for offshore wells on the UK Continental Shelf.
In addition to providing operators, drilling and well service companies active in UK well operations with the latest industry guidance for operating subsea BOPs, issue two includes guidance for offshore surface BOPs.
Oonagh Werngren, Oil & Gas UK’s operations director, said: “The publication of this document is an excellent example of what can be achieved through collaborative work across the industry. It demonstrates the commitment of Well Life Cycle Practices Forum (WLCPF) members, together with the Department of Energy and Climate Change (Decc) to continually reviewing and improving safety and performance in all aspects of well practices.”
WLCPF is a permanent body which emerged as the UK industry’s response to the lessons arising from the fatal Deepwater Horizon disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. It will outline the evolution of well practices and highlight the latest updates on both BOP and well integrity guidelines at Oil & Gas UK’s conference at Aberdeen’s Exhibition and Conference Centre on June 11 and 12.
The session will include input from the US. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB), following their four year investigation post Deepwater Horizon.
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