Could it happen here?

摘要

Robert Paterson is director of health and safety at Oil and Gas UK, the industry body for the offshore oil and gas industry. He points to the regulatory framework currently in place to prevent a similar disaster in UK waters. "The UK requires independent bodies to assess well design and test safety critical equipment such as the blowout preventer. Each well must also have a documented safety case. The HSE can ask to inspect the assessments and tests and the safety case. Companies have to notify the HSE twenty-one days before starting to drill. The company must also send weekly drilling reports to the HSE."