"The Pipeline Is An Experiment And We Are The Guinea Pigs"

by i have to laugh Wed Jun 15, 2005 13:05

Ahem, Sean, what planet are you living on ?
Planet Utopia ? The one where big multinational corporations behave responsibly ethically and have other goals besides maximising their profits ?

by sean kelly - fgs Wed Jun 15, 2005 12:50 skelly at fgs dot ie 01 4182085

why did BPA not declare their conflict of interest at an early stage.
will they be paid and how much?

by Tony Sat May 28, 2005 22:43

Dublin Friday, 27 May 2005

The Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources, Noel Dempsey T.D., has decided to initiate a further review of the Quantified Risk Assessment (QRA) Version F of the Corrib Onshore Pipeline.

The Minister in replying to Parliamentary Questions in March 2005 stated that:

“It is my intention to appoint a consultant, who is an expert in Quantified Risk Assessment to review these documents* and report to me on all aspects and especially that of public safety. I intend to publish these reports immediately when available.”

Following media queries on 25th May 2005, the Department became aware that British Pipeline Agency Limited (BPA), who was selected by means of a tendering process to undertake the QRA Review, is owned jointly by BP Oil UK Ltd., and Shell UK Oil Ltd.

BPA did not raise the issue of any potential conflict of interest in carrying out this review. Notwithstanding that BP Oil UK Ltd and Shell UK Oil Limited own the Company jointly, BPA remain of the view there is no conflict of interest and state that:

“BPA is a leading UK specialist in the onshore oil and gas pipeline sector, managing pipeline and terminal assets, and providing related technical consulting services to a wide range of companies worldwide.

All work undertaken by BPA is treated as client confidential whether acting for a single client company or a consortia, and the ability to maintain client confidentiality is critical to BPA’s continuing business success.

In this instance BPA were ‘peer reviewing’ technical work undertaken by another pipeline consultant for Shell, against accepted industry codes and standards.”

The Department accepts that BPA has completed the review in a fully professional and objective manner. However the Minister remains conscious that the association of Shell UK Oil Limited with BPA by means of its 50% ownership of the company will raise questions as to complete independence of the QRA review process.

In the interest of ensuring confidence in the independence of the process of evaluation of the safety aspects of the pipeline as addressed by the QRA Version F and considering the public concerns and sensitivities on this issue, the Minister has instructed officials to initiate a further review of the QRA immediately.

by reedeer Sat May 28, 2005 21:49

well done terry et al (no not that al)

by soundmigration Fri May 27, 2005 18:16

Peak Oil (also known as the Big Rollover or the Long Emergency) is when demand for oil outstrips supply because the halfway point of the planet’s oil deposits has been passed. ‘Halfway’ is a misleading word in this context. Most of the oil that’s still left in the ground will be staying there, because it takes more oil energy to get it out of the ground than it yields. The oil and natural gas is no longer worth the drilling or pumping. Petroleum geologists reckon that the world oil peak will be sometime between 2005 -2010. The majority of non-OPEC producers such as the United States, Britain, Norway, and Mexico, who satisfy 60 percent of world oil demand, are already in a production plateau or decline. A leading guru, Colin Campbell (ex of Shell and Total Fina Elf) reckons 2007. Are we preparing for it? Are we readying ourselves to radically change our lifestyles and energy consumption? Of course not.............

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by karl roenfanz ( rosey ) Fri May 27, 2005 17:27 k_rosey48 at hotmail dot com u.s.a.

keep up the fight. or the corporations will poison you like they did us.