Husky shakes adult tip brass, in arise of SeaRose suspension

Husky Energy has allocated a new comparison vice-president who will be in assign of a Atlantic segment — in a arise of a sardonic news from a C-NLOPB and a shutdown of oil prolongation on a SeaRose FPSO. 

Trevor Pritchard is holding over for Malcolm Maclean in a shakeup.

• Offshore regulator questions who’s in assign of SeaRose after iceberg scare

• SeaRose tighten down after Husky reprimanded for iceberg tighten call

Newfoundland and Labrador’s offshore petroleum house released a cessation sequence in tie with an incident that happened last March.

At that time, Husky did not follow regulations when an iceberg came reduction than 500 metres from a vessel, according to a regulator.

Oil prolongation on a SeaRose floating height been suspended. (CBC)

The SeaRose had 84 people onboard during a time, in serve to over 300,000 barrels of oil.

“[The SeaRose FPSO] should have away and moved into protected space, away from a iceberg. They did not do that,” Scott Tessier, chair and CEO of a Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board (C-NLOPB) pronounced progressing this month.

“Those findings have given a house means for regard and miss of confidence that a operator will belong to a puncture response plans,” Tessier said.

New VP has reserve experience

Pritchard previously hold a pretension of vice-president of routine and occupational safety, overseeing Husky’s “operational firmness and ensuring a protected work environment,” according to a form of Pritchard on a company’s website. He also served as Husky’s ubiquitous manager of operation for a Atlantic region.

That credentials could come in accessible as Husky attempts to demonstrate to a C-NLOPB that it is committed to reserve following a tighten call with a iceberg.

Trevor Pritchard has been named Husky Energy’s comparison vice-president for a Atlantic Region. (Husky Energy)

The C-NLOPB has pronounced there is no timeline for a suspension.

“It really depends on a operator’s response — the round is in their court,” Tessier said.

“The user needs to come in and remonstrate us that they take these commentary severely and to reconstruct our confidence that they are able of protected and environmentally-responsible operations.” 

1st C-NLOPB suspension given 2004

Husky Energy certified it should have finished things differently.

“We will learn from this incident. We will work with a C-NLOPB and take a actions required to prove a regulator,” pronounced CEO Rob Peabody on Jan. 17.

“A series of measures have already been put in place to serve urge ice government operations.The reserve of crew and a insurance of a sourroundings stays Husky’s series one priority.””

CNLOPB Chair and CEO Scott Tessier says a round is now in Husky’s justice to establish when a FPSO can resume producing oil. (Gary Locke)

This is a initial time given 2004 that the C-NLOPB has dangling operations in a offshore. 

Husky will accommodate with a C-NLOPB after this week to outline a new operations strategy.

Husky reliable a changes though pronounced it does not criticism on crew issues.

Article source: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/husky-energy-new-senior-vice-president-following-searose-suspension-1.4499701?cmp=rss