Royal Haskoning is assisting Total in its on-going efforts to improve operation/facility safety and emergency preparedness on 5 of their production sites in Gabon and Cameroon, both onshore and offshore.
 
The scope included all facilities at each site: oil and gas wells, pipelines, production installations, oil treatment facilities, tank storage and oil tanker loading facilities. The studies were carried out according to the French SEVESO-II legislation and Total company rules and standards.

Our safety experts visited each site, inspected the systems in place and selected major accident scenarios (about 25 per site). For each scenario, effect and consequence calculations and a risk assessment were carried out. The scenarios have been prioritized on risk. A selection of the scenarios was used as basis for the internal and external emergency response plans. The scenarios were also used to investigate the adequacy of the safety measures installed. The project also included training to site personnel on emergency response (about 20 staff per site). Furthermore additional heat radiation studies have been performed for the flare stacks on all offshore production platforms under normal and emergency situations.

Rémy Geneste
T +33 (0)3 20190245
E Rémy Geneste

Wim Engelhard
T +31 (0)24 328 41 02
E Wim Engelhard