The Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board (C-NLOPB) issued a notice of non-compliance and an order to suspend production-related operations on the Terra Nova Floating, Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel, operated by Suncor Energy about 350 kilometres east of St. John’s.
According to a recent statement, the C-NLOPB’s Chief Safety Officer (CSO) has determined that Suncor is not compliant with regulatory requirements under the Atlantic Accord Implementation Acts to maintain and comprehensively inspect equipment critical in the safe operation of the installation; to ensure repairs are carried out in a timely manner; and to ensure that mitigation measures are effective in minimizing hazards.
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Specifically, the CSO has found that the above requirements have not been met with respect to the availability of redundant fire water pump systems aboard the installation. It is added that the suspension will continue until the operator addresses the matter to the satisfaction of the CSO.
In July, an incident took place aboard Suncor’s Terra Nova FPSO offshore Canada, when an offshore worker was exposed to chemicals. The Offshore Safety Body of Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board then described the incident as ‘potentially fatal.’
Specifically, the incident took place on June 24, 2019, when a worker was exposed to hazardous contents of a slop tank such as, hydrogen sulfide and benzene.
As C-NLOPB reported, which cited a report from Sunci, immediately after the incident, the slop tank work scope was stopped and a health assessment of the worker was completed for potential exposure of harmful substances from the slops system.
In October, a near miss incident took place on Suncor Energy’s on the Terra Nova FPSO when a trolley assembly fell onto an enclosure; Although there were no injuries reported, C-NLOPB said that would be monitoring Suncor’s investigation of the incident.
According to Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board, the incident took place on October 12, 2019, when workers onboard the Terra Nova FPSO were conducting a lifting using an air hoist that travels on a trolley assembly through the lower turret to the roof of the Quick Connect DisConnect (QCDC) room.
When the lift was completed, the workers began preparations to store the air host and trolley assembly when a sling failed. Thus, the trolley assembly weighing approximately 200kgs fell approximately 34m onto an enclosure below.
