Hibernia Management and Development Company Ltd. (HMDC) has reported that on May 26, 2024, while retrieving completion tubing from the wellbore, a section of the tubing weighing approximately 272 kilograms separated and fell approximately five metres to the drill floor. The piece of tubing fell from the pick-up/laydown system while moving the pipe from a vertical position to a horizontal position.

There were no injuries to personnel. No personnel were inside the pre-designated exclusion zone. Due to the weight of the object and the distance travelled, the incident had the potential for fatality, based on the Dropped Objects Prevention Scheme calculator.

HMDC has initiated an investigation into the root cause of the incident, which the C-NLOPB is monitoring.

Media Contacts:
HMDC
Margot Bruce-O’Connell
Public and Government Affairs
(709) 746-8383
margot.p.bruce-o’connell@exxonmobil.com

C-NLOPB
Lesley Rideout
Director, Communications and Public Engagement
(709) 725-2900
lrideout@cnlopb.ca

Incident Disclosures 2024