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Written question asked by Alex Cunningham (Labour) on Monday, 28 October 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 30 October 2019. It was answered by Mims Davies (Conservative) on Monday, 4 November 2019 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.


Oil Rigs: North Sea

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the Health and Safety Executive has provided guidance or advice to EnQuest on conducting preliminary safety inspection of subsea structures of their North Sea assets in the last six months.

Answer

The Health and Safety Executive’s (HSE) last planned inspection of EnQuest’s management of the safety of its subsea structures was in December 2018. Following that inspection, HSE had planned an inspection in November 2019 to evaluate the progress EnQuest had made with its subsea structural analyses and monitoring arrangements. However, this has been postponed as HSE is currently investigating the reasons for the evacuation of EnQuest’s Thistle installation. The investigation findings will inform HSE’s future inspections with EnQuest.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
6372
Session
2019-19
Subjects
Assets Inspections Health and Safety Executive Oil rigs Safety North Sea EnQuest
Link
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