{"id":2192,"date":"2023-09-11T14:37:04","date_gmt":"2023-09-11T12:37:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/offb.no\/?p=2192"},"modified":"2023-09-11T14:38:39","modified_gmt":"2023-09-11T12:38:39","slug":"equinor-ulykke-ga-stort-laeringsutbytte-for-neptune-energy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/offb.no\/en\/equinor-ulykke-ga-stort-laeringsutbytte-for-neptune-energy\/","title":{"rendered":"Equinor accident gave valuable learning for Neptune Energy"},"content":{"rendered":"

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An explosion occurred during the pouring of nitrogen from bottles to hydraulic accumulators on the Heimdal field, and two people were seriously injured. The Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) concluded in its investigation report that \"with insignificant changes in circumstances, the incident had the potential for a fatal accident\".<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Several mitigating measures have since been implemented by Equinor, and the entire industry has learned from the incident. This spring, when Neptune Energy was training its six emergency preparedness teams together with OFFB, the Heimdal incident was chosen as the case scenario \u2013 and the Gj\u00f8a facility as the training object.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Preferred practice method<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Using a real-life event gives a more serious backdrop to the exercise, and enhances meaning and learning outcomes. Several participants have since stated that they prefer this manner of training.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThose of us involved in exercise planning at OFFB, are eager to form a good cooperation with the people we train with. It is important for us to be able to distinguish between what works and what can be done better. The exercises should feel useful to everyone involved. It's especially rewarding when we hit the mark with both the scenario and the execution,\u201d says P\u00e5l Erland, emergency response manager and responsible exercise leader at OFFB.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Erland has been involved in the planning and execution of exercises at OFFB since 2010. Before that, he had a long career in the police.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Planning provided valuable information and learning<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

To create the most realistic scenario possible, documentation from Equinor and the Petroleum Safety Authority's (PSA) investigation report from the Heimdal incident were used in planning the exercise. In addition, the exercise management received valuable information from Equinor's 2nd line emergency response manager, who handled the incident in 2019. To maximize the learning outcome, the exercise was based on a \"worst case\" scenario.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All teams trained on the same scenario<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By basing all exercises on the same scenario, all on-call duty teams in Neptune Energy's 2nd and 3rd line were given a common foundation for handling the incident. Real-life mobilization was carried out in the 2nd and 3rd line. In addition, all first notifications from the 2nd line were transmitted to all relevant collaborators. These included the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre (South), the local police, PSA, contractors, on-duty doctor, emergency doctor, head of the Operator's Centre for Evacuees and Next of kin (OSEP), as well as head of the next of kin call centre and the Clinic for Crisis Psychology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Neptune Energy's on-duty personnel at the logistics base in Flor\u00f8 also took part in all executions. In addition, the operator's emergency doctor provided valuable support to the 2nd line\u2019s handling of the exercise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt was essential for all teams to handle the same scenario and practice on the same incident. It was also important to involve as many real-life actors as possible. We received valuable contributions, including from the platform manager on Gj\u00f8a,\u201d says Erland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The seminar at OFFB following the exercises was an important part of the learning process. Foto: Alf Inge Molde<\/sub><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

After the exercises, Neptune Energy held a learning and evaluation seminar at OFFB, to which all participants were invited. Here, the emergency response manager from Equinor's 2nd line, Geir Helge Johnsen, shared Equinor's and his own personal experiences from the Heimdal incident.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cLearning outcomes are important to OFFB and those we train with. The evaluation process is therefore central. After the Neptune exercises, the evaluation seminar together with Equinor was helpful and instructive. Johnsen\u2019s presentation was greatly appreciated, both by the participants and the exercise management,\u201d says Erland.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In a series of exercises during the spring of 2023, all of Neptune Energy's six emergency response teams had to handle an accident with serious injuries to personnel on the Gj\u00f8a platform. The scenario was built around a real-life incident on the Heimdal field in 2019. Emergency response manager P\u00e5l Erland in OFFB commends Equinor for sharing its experiences. \u201cWe have learned a lot,\u201d he says.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":2193,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[18,22,20,17,21,19],"class_list":["post-2192","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nyheter","tag-beredskap","tag-beredskapssenteret","tag-equinor","tag-neptune-energy","tag-offb","tag-ovelser"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/offb.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2192","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/offb.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/offb.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/offb.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/21"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/offb.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2192"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/offb.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2192\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2197,"href":"https:\/\/offb.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2192\/revisions\/2197"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/offb.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2193"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/offb.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2192"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/offb.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2192"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/offb.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2192"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}