Safety Alert
Safety Alert 379 - Broken Compressor Heat Exchanger Causes Fire
Safety Alert 379 - Broken Compressor Heat Exchanger Causes Fire
- BSEE
- Safety Alert
- BSEE Safety Alert 379
- Hot Work and FireInspection and MaintenanceMachinery and Equipment
- FireLoss of containmentMechanical failure
- Inspection and maintenance
- Process pipework and pipelines
- Ignition source control
- Upstream oil and gas
- Offshore installation
Summary
This alert describes a Gulf of Mexico platform fire after compressor heat-exchanger tubing detached and released gas that ignited at the engine exhaust, alongside a similar 2017 fire. It identifies inadequate inspection and maintenance, and recommends considering improved joint oversight and leak-detection methods, with exhaust routed outside classified areas.
Classifications: Fire; fire safety.
Classifications: Loss of containment; containment loss.
Classifications: Mechanical failure; equipment failure.
Classifications: Inspection and maintenance; asset inspection; equipment maintenance.
Classifications: Process pipework and pipelines; process piping.
Classifications: Ignition source control; ignition prevention.
Classifications: Upstream oil and gas; oil and gas extraction; upstream petroleum.
Classifications: Offshore installation; offshore platform; offshore rig.
BSEE Safety Alert 379. Themes: hot work and fire, inspection and maintenance, machinery and equipment.