Incident Disclosure 2014

High Potential Near Miss

December 3, 2014

Hibernia Management and Development Company (HMDC) reported a high potential near miss on West Aquarius drilling rig that occured on December 3, 2014. A bracket for the derrick elevator service loop dropped 22.5 meters. The bracket weighs approximately 5 kg. Personnel were working on the drill floor, but not in the area of the dropped object.

Media Contacts:

Margot Bruce-O’Connell
HMDC Public Affairs
(709) 778-7222
margot.p.bruce-o’connell@exxonmobil.com

Sean Kelly M.A., APR, FCPRS
Manager of Public Relations
(709) 778-1418
skelly@cnlopb.ca


Incident Disclosures 2014

DateUpdate
Dec 16, 2014Gas leak in HP Flare Line
Dec 10, 2014C-NLOPB following up on Synthetic Based Drilling Fluid Spill – Update
Dec 3, 2014High Potential Near Miss
Nov 19, 2014C-NLOPB following up on Synthetic Based Drilling Fluid Spill
Oct 17, 2014High Potential Near Miss
Oct 14, 2014High Potential Near Miss – Update
Sep 18, 2014High Potential Near Miss
Mar 10, 2014High Potential Near Miss
Jan 17, 2014Leak from Hibernia Offshore Loading System – Update
Jan 3, 2014Ongoing Leak from Hibernia Offshore Loading System
Jan 3, 2014Scheduled Flight Turnaround