How oil companies can help each other in case of an offshore incident
OGP publishes mutual aid framework
The International Association of Oil & Gas Producers (OGP), has published new guidance to help companies aid one another in case of a major offshore incident, a move that strengthens the industry’s efforts to improve response to major incidents, should they ever occur again.
The 20-page document, Mutual aid in large-scale offshore incidents – a framework for the oil and gas industry, includes guiding principles, suggestions on initiating a mutual aid arrangement and addressing complexities associated with health, safety, security and the environment; legal and regulatory requirements; terms of contracts or licenses; and logistical and technical challenges. A section devoted to practical measures features suggestions on communications, equipment inventories, assurance processes, stakeholder dialogues and continual improvement.