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Safety
The Department of Energy, Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety oversees workplace health and safety in WA and NOPSEMA is responsible for offshore workers in Commonwealth waters.
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Shell tells Prelude LNG workers to isolate in their own time
To reduce the risk of a COVID-19 outbreak offshore Shell has told its Prelude LNG workforce to spend half their leave in quarantine
Offshore oil and gas warned long rosters affect mental health
Extended offshore rosters can be bad for the mental health of workers and the safety of the facility, warns offshore safety regulator NOPSEMA.
Shell shutters Prelude LNG and delays Crux expansion
Shell has shuttered production from its giant Prelude floating LNG facility and delayed the Crux backfill gas project.
Woodside offers workers big bucks as inspiration against exhaustion
Woodside's offshore workers may get a $50,000 bonus for working 12 weeks straight but unions claim the long stint is unsafe.
Woodside slashes offshore maintenance workforce
Woodside has heavily pruned its critical offshore maintenance teams leaving casual workers facing an uncertain future.
Casual offshore workers left behind as Inpex prepares for virus
Inpex is reducing its offshore workforce to tackle COVID-19 risk leaving casual workers not knowing when they will next have paying work.
The Varanus Island gas explosion that shook the WA economy
In 2007 WA lost 30% of its gas supply, and Apache Energy workers were lucky not to lose their lives, after a corroded gas pipeline failed and produced a gigantic explosion.
Cutbacks and haste spell danger on Northern Endeavour
Maintenance cutbacks and pressure to resume production made the Northern Endeavour oil vessel a dangerous place to work.
Safety concerns on MODEC Venture 11 oil vessel
Concerns about potential oil leaks caused the safety regulator to bar workers from an area of the MODEC Venture 11 floating production facility off WA for over a week.
Revamp planned for WA safety laws
The State’s work health and safety laws will undergo a major revamp, streamlining three Acts into a single one more consistent with national legislation.
Gorgon's catastrophic start-up
In early 2017 Chevron's rush to ship the first LNG from the $US54 billion Gorgon project to meet its chief executive's deadline had disastrous consequences.