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Health, Safety and Environmental (HSE) Practises in Tpao Offshore Projects
Bahadır Ekizer, Elif Gökçek, Ş. Doğa Atay, Naci Köse
Turkish Petroleum Corporation, HSE Department, Ankara
The offshore activities are carried out by TPAO since 1970 in the Turkey’s seas. In this context,
offshore activities was tried under relevant common licenses with BP in Eastern Black Sea, with
Chevron and Tiway Company in Western Black Sea, with Petrobras and ExxonMobil Company in
Central Black Sea. Firstly, deep sea offshore studies were began in Trabzon sea area in Hopa-1
well with BP-TPAO Partnership in 2005 inIn Later studies, Sinop-1 and Yassıhöyük-1 wells were
planned with Petrobras-TPAO and TPAO-Chevron at the beginning in 2010 as joint venture study.
Finally Surmene-1 well was drilled in the end of 2010. In the last three wells drilling rig platforms
in the world’s largest flag of Norway “ Leiv EIRIKSSON” drilling rig was used. Yassıhöyük-1 and
Sürmene-1 wells drilling operation in the Black Sea by TPAO is important study about providing
international HSE standards of Turkey. In this context, the service procurement has been provided
for emergency medical services, This services include; medical response (7 days 24 hours work,
traffic accidents, etc.) at the facility in the cases of emergency, to transportation of sick and ill/
injured staff from sea by helicopter ambulance and conveying staff to hospital for delivery of a
fully equipped service. In the same time, the exercises relevant to this services has been made in
the platform. Within the framework of the Oil Pollution Emergency Response services, preparing
of Oil Pollution Dispersion Modelling, Geographic Response Plan and Sensitive Area mapping
reports, to response for Level 1-2 Intervention services and equipment leasing, to training about
“Incident /Crisis Management” have been provided and exercises has been made about this
issue. In addition for determining of marine environment condition under Yassıhöyük-1 project,
“Drilling Revenue Distribution Modeling”, “Characterization of Marine Environment, Annual
Report of the Effects Assessment and Precautions” and “Environmental Management Plan” was
prepared. On the other hand, certification was made for supply vessel for this Offshore Project
first time according to Turkish certification regulations and rules of Marpol 73/78 Annex-1, 4 and
5 . “Ship Waste Import License Certificate” was given to foreign supply vessel for transportation
of waste from platform to port land by Zonguldak and Trabzon District Manager of Ministry of
Environment and Forestry.
Keywords: Off-Shore Drilling Safety Health Environment
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