Supacat Produces First Oil & Gas Industry ATEX Standard Passenger Transit Vehicle
The first protected passenger transit vehicle to meet the Oil and Gas industry's ATEX Zone 2 standard for operation in hazardous and explosive environments has been produced by Supacat, the Devon, UK, based specialist vehicle and engineering company. The Protected Transit Vehicle (PTV) will be operated by Agip ENI for transporting work crews between facilities on the man-made offshore island, Complex D, which has been created in the Experimental Phase of the Kashagan oil field development in the North Caspian Sea. The PTV is based upon a 4x4 Mercedes Sprinter adapted for safe use in exploration and extraction operations in the harsh environment and extreme weather conditions experienced in Kazakhstan. The PTV is fully ATEX Zone 2 compliant...

Petroplus announces administration orders
Petroplus Holdings AG (SIX: PPHN) has announced that its subsidiaries in the United Kingdom, Petroplus Refining & Marketing Ltd. (“PRML”), which owns the Coryton refinery, and Petroplus Refining Teesside Ltd., which owns the Teesside Marketing & Storage facility, applied for and were granted administration orders....

Early-Bird & 2-for-1 Delegate offers for HazardEx 2012 Conference **ENDING 31st January**
Conference delegate places are now available with special offers TWO-FOR-ONE & Early-Bird! Read More...

HazardEx Conference 2012 – Protecting Plant, Process & Personnel
Many of the words leading authorities in hazardous area safety will be present at the event to share knowledge in the conference, network during breaks & during the awards evening too. So if you have not yet booked your delegate places, take a look at the conference programme to see what’s on offer and book your places now!

Power generation company gets to grips with process safety
Energy company Scottish Power set out to learn from others about asset integrity, process safety management and key performance indicators, so it looked to the chemical and major hazard industries for good practice.

Supacat Produces First Oil & Gas Industry ATEX Standard Passenger Transit Vehicle
The first protected passenger transit vehicle to meet the Oil and Gas industry's ATEX Zone 2 standard for operation in hazardous and explosive environments has been produced by Supacat, the Devon, UK, based specialist vehicle and engineering company.

'Cutting costs, not corners'
The future of the HSE and health & safety in the UK against the backdrop of current challenges. HSE Chair Judith Hackitt CBE, speaking last month at the XIX World Congress on Safety and Health at Work in Istanbul, Turkey.