HAZARDS

in the
PETROLEUM INDUSTRY

OUTLINE
Field activities undertaken by technical
personnel

Geological Surveys
Geophysical Surveys
Drilling Operations
Production Operations
Off-take Operations

Hazards related to the field activities

 Security concern
terrorist attacks, hostage taking

Transportation accidents
air and water travel accidents

Exposure to tropical contagious diseases

malaria

Others
snake bites

Hazards during
Geological/Geophysical Survey

Unpredictable weather conditions

landslides, flashfloods

Security concern
ambuscades, hostage taking

Transportation accidents in roads and rivers

Untimely explosions of explosive charges
Exposure to tropical contagious diseases and snake
bites

Hazards during Geophysical

Survey (Offshore)

Accidents

vessels collisions, helicopter crash, vessel

running aground, personnel transfer

Unpredictable weather condition

typhoons, squall
seasickness and anxiety

Health hazards

Hazards during Drilling

Operations

Drilling rig blowout

Travel accidents

Helicopter crash, vessels collision

Exposure to toxic chemicals (H2S and CO2 )

Exposure to radioactive substance
Fire and chemical explosions
Unpredictable Weather Condition
Health Hazards

Hazards during Production

Operations

Accident during personnel transfer

basket/gangway/vessel/bridge transfer from

support vessel to rig/FPSO and vice-versa

Rig blowout
Seasickness and anxiety
Unpredictable weather condition
Exposure to toxic chemicals and radioactive
substance
Transportation accidents

Hazards during Off-take

Operations

Accident during personnel transfer

basket/gangway/vessel/bridge transfer from

support vessel to rig/FPSO and vice-versa

Rig blowout
Seasickness and anxiety
Unpredictable weather condition
Exposure to toxic chemicals and radioactive
substance
Transportation accidents

Drilling, Production and Offloading Vessels and Facilities

Floating Production Storage Offloading
Vessel
Drilling rigs
Oil tanker

MODE OF TRANSPORTATION

Helicopter
Commercial and chartered planes
Supply vessel
Small boat
Support vessel
Land vehicles (trucks, utility vehicles, etc.)

MODE OF PERSONNEL
TRANSFER

Vessel to vessel using small boat

Crew boat transfer
Personnel transfer basket
Gangway, bridge & accommodation ladder
transfer
Helicopter

Exposure to H2S
Some of the wells drilled in the Philippines
contained H2S which is highly poisonous.
Oil in the Tindalo-1 well in Northwest Palawan
contains high concentration of H2S. During its
extended well test, Tindalo oil contains up to
2,500ppm of H2S.

H2S Information

Running of Logging Tools with

Radioactive Source

RIG ACCIDENT SUCH AS

BLOWOUT AND EXPLOSION

THANK YOU &

BE SAFE !