Safety Alert
Safety Alert 132 - Supply Gas Fire
Safety Alert 132 - Supply Gas Fire
- BSEE
- Safety Alert
- BSEE Safety Alert 132
- Hot Work and FireHydrocarbon Release
- FireHydrocarbon release
- Hot workInspection and maintenanceWell intervention
- Valve
- Fire protectionEnergy and process isolation
- Upstream oil and gas
- Offshore installation
Summary
An offshore platform flash fire occurred when cutting slag ignited supply gas leaking from a surface safety valve actuator O-ring during workover preparations. No injury or damage resulted. The alert records the operator’s planned closer leak checks, actuator depressurisation and firewater deluge activation to intercept sparks before the well bay.
Classifications: Fire; fire safety.
Classifications: Hydrocarbon release; hydrocarbon leak; oil and gas release.
Classifications: Hot work; welding and cutting.
Classifications: Inspection and maintenance; asset inspection; equipment maintenance.
Classifications: Well intervention; workover; well servicing.
Classifications: Valve; valves.
Classifications: Fire protection; fire suppression; fire detection.
Classifications: Energy and process isolation; isolation; energy isolation.
Classifications: Upstream oil and gas; oil and gas extraction; upstream petroleum.
Classifications: Offshore installation; offshore platform; offshore rig.
BSEE Safety Alert 132. Themes: hot work and fire, hydrocarbon release.