Gas Condensate SPOT THE HAZARDS NaturalWork in/on tanks and enclosed spaces from re-active to pro-active
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Energy industry standards for professionals on the shop floor
Netherlands - 2005
UK - 2005
2 fatalities and 1 person seriously injured
2 fatalities 3. Condensate flows from the LP Flare vessel through passing LCV, NRV and initiates Platform Shutdown
OPEN HAZ. DRAINS TANK
LP FLARE
5
ISOLATED
LP FLARE HEADER
175m
FROM LP 1st STAGE COMPRESSOR SUCTION DRUM (CONTINUOUS NGL + WATER)
HP FLARE AND BLOWDOWN (GAS + NGL)
175m LP FLARE
170m
CLOSED HAZARDOUS DRAINS (ISOLATED)
ISOLATED
CLOSED DRAINS DEGASSER
2. Degasser line drains oily water
154m
T3250 SEA WATER HEADER TANK
Emergency Shut Down Valve EMERGENCY XEV SHUTDOWN (CLOSED VALVE ON SPB)
101m
4. Platform Shutdown, Condensate flows from HP Vessel backflows through open ESD valve to location of the leak
Patch
BRENT ALPHA DRAIN LINE
Level Control Valve LEVEL CONTROL VALVE (LCV 44730)
1
Make sure the system is depressurised and safe to work with (ask an operator to demonstrate this)
2
Work with the wind behind you and make sure the workplace is properly ventilated
3
Avoid naked flames or sparks
4
Take off your overalls during the lunch break
5
Use the correct PPE (see HSElife folder)
101m BRENT BRAVO OIL LINES TO STORAGE
1. Clip slackened
Non Return Valve ISOLATION VALVE (LOCKED OPEN) STORAGE IMPORT MANIFOLD
to remember
81m
ROTORK VALVES
OIL
WATER
0 m SEABED STORAGE CELLS
Approximately 8 minutes elapsed between 1. and start of 4.
Nigeria - 2015
USA - 2017
4 fatalities and 1 injured person
3 fatalities and 7 injured
IMPORTANT! In small concentrations, natural-gas condensate vapour has a narcotic effect. So leave the workplace as soon as the gas alarm sounds.