Restoring Trust in Pipeline Safety Carl Weimer, Executive Director Pipeline Safety Trust.
Minerals Management Service Pipeline and Natural Disasters- Are we Prepared? Restoring Trust in...
-
Upload
noreen-conley -
Category
Documents
-
view
219 -
download
0
Transcript of Minerals Management Service Pipeline and Natural Disasters- Are we Prepared? Restoring Trust in...
Minerals Management ServiceMinerals Management Service
Pipeline and Natural Disasters-Pipeline and Natural Disasters-
Are we Prepared? Are we Prepared?
Restoring Trust in Pipeline SafetyA Conference for all Stakeholders
November 2, 2006Alex Alvarado
Minerals Management ServiceMinerals Management Service
OverviewOverview
Planning and Preparedness Response and Recovery
Minerals Management ServiceMinerals Management Service
GOM Pipeline InfrastructureGOM Pipeline Infrastructure
33,900 total miles of pipelines
In 2001 and 2002 MMS approved 2,049 and 2,017 miles respectively-record years
Minerals Management ServiceMinerals Management Service
Pipelines ApprovedPipelines Approved(Updated October 21, 2006)(Updated October 21, 2006)
0
500
1000
1500
2000
2500
1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006
Segments Miles
Minerals Management ServiceMinerals Management Service
GOM ProductionGOM Production
GOM production to continue to increase during the next decade (deepwater)
GOM provides 30% oil and 22% gas of US supply
Pipeline technology has kept up with increased water depths– World deepest installation & operation is in
GOM at 7,570 ft (November 2003)
Minerals Management ServiceMinerals Management Service
Planning and PreparednessPlanning and PreparednessMMS focus
– Evacuate workers• Release of MMS contract helicopters
– Protect environment from oil spills• Ensuring compliance with safety equipment
requirements and maintenance
– Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP)• MMS has a COOP that has been implemented
several times
Minerals Management ServiceMinerals Management Service
Planning and PreparednessPlanning and Preparedness
Industry focus– Evacuate workers– Protect environment
• Empty oil storage tanks
• Secure wells and pipeline systems
– Protect company assets – Develop hurricane season operation plans to
implement response and recovery
Minerals Management ServiceMinerals Management Service
Planning and PreparednessPlanning and Preparedness
Based on recent experiences MMS and Industry will need to further improve response plans– Hurricane Katrina & Rita most demanding
response experienced – MMS met with USCG on April 13, 2006 to
discuss improvements to MMS COOP • CG liaison officer at MMS COOP • MMS to accompany CG while conducting C-130
aircraft flyover after storm landfall
Minerals Management ServiceMinerals Management Service
Response and RecoveryResponse and RecoveryMMS
– Implement COOP • Set up office in Houston• Pipeline Office has worked in 4 different buildings
– Assess damage and identify area of storm impact– Issue guidance (NTL) to inspect, assess, repair, and
return to pipelines to service– Worked with industry in the reporting and
permitting • Big demand for information on extent of damage • Worked with industry to ensure safety and
environmental protection during repairs, modifications, decommission and replacement of damaged pipelines
Minerals Management ServiceMinerals Management Service
Response and RecoveryResponse and RecoveryIndustry
– Damage assessment• Initially very difficult due to onshore impacts
– Communications, fuel, impacts to personnel
– Implement response and recovery plans• Companies implemented post storm pipeline
inspection and integrity plans – One fatality
– No significant pollution incidents
Minerals Management ServiceMinerals Management Service
Response and RecoveryResponse and RecoveryIndustry-Cont
– Shut-in oil production is 324,445 BOPD (5/3/06)
• 21.63 % of the daily oil production (1.5 MMBOPD)• 11% shut-in as of June 2006
– Shut-in gas production is 1.295 BCFPD (5/3/06)
• 12.95% of the daily gas production (10 BCFD)• 7% shut-in as of June 2006
Minerals Management ServiceMinerals Management Service
2006 Offshore Hurricane Readiness 2006 Offshore Hurricane Readiness and Recovery Conference and Recovery Conference
November 1-2, 2006Hilton New Orleans Riverside Hotel
Co-sponsored by Offshore Operators Committee and MMS
Minerals Management ServiceMinerals Management Service
SummarySummary
Over all industry is doing a good job in planning, response, and recovery– One fatality– No significant pollution incidents
Hurricane Katrina & Rita most difficult hurricane response and recovery
Repairs still on going and will continue through this hurricane season and into next year