Offshore workers issue helicopter safety plea to MSPs
A petition signed by more than 3,000 offshore workers urging MSPs to help restore “shattered confidence” in helicopter safety will be handed over at the Scottish Parliament today.
Health, Safety & Environment
Air2Work appoints new chief executive amid £1m investment plans
Energy sector breathing equipment specialist Air2Work has appointed a new chief executive amid plans to invest £1million in its UK operations.
Industry concerned over new copter safety rules
Oil and gas industry chiefs raised major concerns last night about the impact of strict new safety rules governing North Sea helicopters.
Survival Craft Inspectorate eyes growth with 100 new jobs this year
Aberdeenshire marine safety specialist Survival Craft Inspectorate is creating 100 new jobs as it gears up to meet new maritime safety regulations coming into force in July this year.
Copter firms pledge to act on CAA safety review
North Sea helicopter firms last night pledged to continue working to improve safety on offshore flights after a string of new measures were announced by regulators.
No more North Sea helicopter flights in extreme conditions as CAA reveals safety measures
Major changes to offshore helicopter safety, including stopping flights in the most severe conditions, have been announced by air regulators.
New online safety tool could be rolled out across North Sea operators
North Sea operator EnQuest has launched a new incident management tool aimed at improving safety on the UK continental shelf.
Met Office to offer weather training for North Sea helicopter firms after storms
Detailed information about North Sea weather has been vital to the safety of offshore workers this winter, according to the Met Office.
Reflex Marine launches new Frog transfer unit
Safe transfer firm Reflex Marine has launched its latest unit for allowing offshore workers to be moved safely.
Cullen: New conference will help oil firms cut down on human risk element
The man who led the Piper Alpha disaster inquiry has backed a new conference in Aberdeen to help challenge risks caused by workers in the oil and gas industry.
Gas leaks feared if seabed cracks open
A new report has warned that millions of tonnes of dangerous gas could spew from the North Sea if carbon capture technology goes wrong.
Worker missing after Chevron gas well explosion
A Chevron worker remains unaccounted for this morning after a major gas well fire in Pennsylvania.
Gas alert on Shell North Sea platform sparks action by safety chiefs
Exclusive: Oil giant Shell has been sanctioned by safety chiefs after corrosion on one of its oldest North Sea platforms led to a gas leak.
Super Puma FAI: Judge rejects calls for air worthiness reports to be disclosed
Air-worthiness reports for the helicopter involved in the 2009 North Sea Super Puma disaster do not have to be disclosed, the sheriff overseeing the fatal accident inquiry has ruled.
New North Sea weather monitoring system to help keep helicopter pilots safe
Industry body Oil and Gas UK (OGUK) says weather reports from more than 100 North Sea platforms are helping helicopter pilots to fly as safely as possible.
Super Puma FAI: Data showed crash helicopter’s previous problems
The 18th day of an inquiry into the 2009 North Sea Super Puma disaster focused on the doomed aircraft’s high-tech monitoring system.
Energy health firm pays £200,000 for Aberdeen base
A global energy healthcare specialist is set to open its first UK centre, after investing £200,000 in an Aberdeen clinic.
All clear for Sellafield after radiation alert scare
The Sellafield nuclear site is being operated at “reduced manning levels“ following “the detection of elevated levels of radioactivity”.
Super Puma crash survivor’s fury at lack of safety gear briefing
A man who escaped a fatal helicopter crash yesterday spoke for the first time about his ordeal.
Safety representatives get chance to attend SPE conference for free
Energy industry safety representatives are being given the chance to attend a major new conference for free after later this year.
Super Puma FAI: Helicopter crash was ‘not survivable’, says investigator
The pilots of a Super Puma helicopter could do nothing to prevent it from crashing into the North Sea, an inquiry has heard.
Lord Cullen to provide keynote for new Aberdeen oil and gas safety conference
The man who led the inquiry into the Piper Alpha disaster is to deliver the keynote address at a new conference looking at the human risk factors affecting the oil and gas industry.
Union chiefs back public inquiry calls over North Sea helicopter safety
Union bosses have backed calls for a full public inquiry into North Sea helicopter safety amid fears that commercial factors influence whether a helicopter flies.
Super Puma FAI: Copter crash cause may never be known, inquiry told
An air accidents investigator has said the reasons why a Super Puma helicopter’s gearbox suffered a “catastrophic” failure may never be known.
Family of In Amenas victim demand answers on eve of inquest
Relatives of a BP executive killed along with six Britons when terrorists laid siege to an Algerian gas plant hope an inquest will provide them with vital answers, their lawyers said.