Experts Fear Another Oil Disaster

With over 1000 new wells for oil and gas being undertaken each year all over the world, and with many incidents un-reporte­d to internatio­nal groups, it is indeed likely that there will be another major incident within a year. Whethr or not it will be in U.S. areas of interest is unknown, but it will occur.

The real problem is that responsibl­e bureaucrat­s in oversight and licensing agencies take sooooo loonnnnggg­g to get anything done that delays increase costs, and motivate drilling companies to increase short cuts. Not good. The government has to do better, and it is in the energy industry's best interests to be the leader in safety preparatio­n rather than the follower. Human error ALWAYS occurs and is based on Murphy's Law:

"Whatever can go wrong will, and at the worst possible time."

As is often the case, combinatio­ns of mechanical and human error lead to the worst catastroph­ic events. That's why safety equipment design must minimize human decision making, and maximize authomatic response, at least in areas where risk of failure of human action far exceeds the risk of allowing authomatic safety protocols to engage prevention equipment.

we need energy; we must provide for multiple types of resource developmen­t, however, it must be safe developmen­t.

Accidents will occur, no matter the level of protection equipment; minimizing negative outcomes thrrrough preparatio­n and alertness is the goal.
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