EnQuest has been hit with a warning from the UK safety regulator after a gas leak on the EnQuest Producer floating production, storage and offloading vessel that was caused by poorly-installed pipework.
An Improvement Notice served by the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) revealed a “significant” release – the second most serious type – occurred on 1 December from a pressure vacuum breaker valve.
Inspectors found that when this new valve had been installed, the upstream pipework had been configured in such a way that it allowed liquid into the valve to such an extent that workers were required to change the sealing fluid manually and on a regular basis.
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