Safety Flash
Floating production platform evacuated amid power outage
Floating production platform evacuated amid power outage
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 17/18
- Electrical SafetyEmergency ResponseEvacuation, Escape and RescueProcess Safety
- Electrical safetyFunctional safety
- Competence and trainingEvacuation, escape and rescueOperating and work procedures
- Upstream oil and gas
- Offshore installation
Summary
A floating production platform in the US Gulf of Mexico was evacuated following a power outage. Failure of its sole operating UPS removed battery backup, while vessel management system logic obstructed emergency power restoration. The flash reports BSEE recommendations for consideration covering blackout procedures, protective features, technician knowledge and evacuation arrangements.
Classifications: Electrical safety; electrical hazards.
Classifications: Functional safety; safety instrumented systems; SIS.
Classifications: Competence and training; competency assurance; safety training.
Classifications: Evacuation, escape and rescue; EER; escape and rescue.
Classifications: Operating and work procedures.
Classifications: Upstream oil and gas; oil and gas extraction; upstream petroleum.
Classifications: Offshore installation; offshore platform; offshore rig.
Summary
A UPS failure caused loss of emergency power and initiated an abandon-platform sequence on a floating production facility.
IMCA SF 17/18. Themes: electrical safety, emergency response, evacuation, escape and rescue, process safety.