This video is either unavailable or not supported in this browser. The focus of this paper is inquiries, but other papers have focussed on business impacts in wa, australia and internationally. Investigators examining the catastrophic 2008 varanus island gas explosion which crippled the states gas supply have contradicted claims by plant operator apache that the disaster was unforseen and unforeseeable. Hfw insurance and international trade bulletin, april 2015. Varanus type and sole extant genus of the varanidae genus varanus reptile genus a genus of reptiles family varanidae, varanidae monitor. State drops lawsuit over varanus island gas explosion watoday.
Oct 10, 2008 the rupture of a 12inch gas sales pipeline has been found to be the immediate physical cause of the explosion at the varanus island gas facility operated by apache energy ltd, which may have committed offences, a new report says. The varanus island hub operations environment plan for commonwealth waters john brookes, greater east spar and associated facilitiesea66ri3, referred to herein as the ep, was submitted and accepted by the national offshore petroleum safety and environment authority nopsema for the operation of these facilities. Wa news thats when everyone just stood up and started running to the southern point of the island and some people actually started jumping into the water and started to swim, the worker said. The prosecution, launched in may 2009, was related to the pipeline explosion incident at varanus island on june 3, 2008, which cut was gas supplies by 30 per cent. Apache pipeline fire varanus island, western australia from wikinews, the free news source you can write. The long awaited report into the explosion was tabled in state parliament this morning. Premier denies conflict of interest iin gas inquiry. The union went as far as evoking the disastrous explosion on apache energys varanus island gas plant in 2007, which slashed was domestic supply by onethird for several months. Media release 25 may 2012 varanus island report reinforces need for continuous improvement the head of australias regulator for offshore petroleum safety, well integrity and environmental management today encouraged industry to use findings in relation to the varanus island incident to drive continuous improvement in their safety procedures. Dmp does not have available staff with the expertise required to perform the continued investigation.
Offshore petroleum facility incidents post varanus island, montara. Dont forget to sign the varanus photo album guestbook notice. The varanus island explosion and fire, offshore from karratha, on june 3 slashed was domestic gas supply by a third, forcing industrial customers to scale back or cease production and seek diesel. This is the stable version, checked on 14 july 2010. Oct, 2008 varanus island report released on 10 october 2008, the western australian mines and petroleum minister, norman moore, released the final report into the varanus island pipeline explosion. While policies vary, there is often extended cover for named suppliers and loss of utility supply. Island video 3388 douglas street, victoria, british columbia v8z 3l3 rated 4. A longawaited report on the varanus island gas explosion is highly critical of energy company apache and industry regulators. For example, there were significant problems with gas supplies in western australian following the varanus island explosion in 2008 and uncertainties over the continuity of supply in south africa due to the weather events in 2008. Download over 649 lava royalty free stock video footage, motion backgrounds, and after effects templates and more. One explosion varanus island many inquiries 18 10 09 slideshare. On 3 june 2008, the varanus island facility suffered a series of explosions and fire the incident, with no reported injuries or fatalities arising.
Jan 24, 2018 mayon volcano continues to spurt out huge lava bombs, molten rocks and ash into the air forcing up to 61,000 people to evacuate from nearby villages. Librivox recording of the mysterious island, by jules verne. A story of castaways, similar to robinson crusoe and the swiss family robinson, this book details the escape from civil warera richmond, virginia, of five northern men who dared to go aloft in a balloon in the midst of a hurricane. Although we have very few at the moment, we plan on adding many more, hopefully at least 2 a week. The state government has dropped its prosecution against us company apache energy over the varanus island gas explosion in 2008. May 25, 2012 media release 25 may 2012 varanus island report reinforces need for continuous improvement the head of australias regulator for offshore petroleum safety, well integrity and environmental management today encouraged industry to use findings in relation to the varanus island incident to drive continuous improvement in their safety procedures. Varanus island western controls australia projects. Dec 18, 2009 this is a sequence of explosive degassing events as bubbles of gasrich magma burst, spewing lava fragments into the water.
Free island stock video footage licensed under creative commons, open source, and more. Department of mines and petroleum response to report. A lava bomb punctured the roof of a tour boat in hawaii monday injuring 23 people near where lava from the kilauea volcano continues to spill into the ocean, the hawaii civil defense agency said. But chevron said the leak on friday was minor and its incident management procedures were activated and authorities notified as part of standard operating procedure. A longawaited report on the varanus island gas explosion in 2008 is highly critical of energy company apache and industry regulators.
The plant, operated by apache energy, which normally supplied a third of the states gas, was shut down for almost two months while a. Oct 09, 2009 brutal fight of the mantis and scorpion versus of the mantis the agama ate the locust. Sadly due to legislative restrictions the report is not being made available in an electronic edition accessible through the internet. Tibta panginafpgetty images by andrew freedman 20180219 23. Stock video footage komodo dragon varanus komodoensis, komodo monitor under yellow light 00. A good example of escalation in relation to a fast moving oil and gas incident. Generally, an ebook can be downloaded in five minutes or less. Jun 29, 2008 issues leading up to varanus island pipeline explosion adjunct professor geoff taylor recently emailed me with his concerns about the pipeline explosion on varanus island. This project involves the installation of two solar mars 100 gas turbine compressors, centaur 40 power generator, pipe rack, equipment room, as well as supporting infrastructure and services including accommodation camp upgrade, wharf upgrades, construction of a kitchenmess cyclone refuge. Free island stock video footage 1,214 free downloads. With the help of over 7,000 of the worlds best wildlife filmmakers and photographers, conservationists and scientists, featured multimedia factfiles for more than 16,000 endangered species. This is a sequence of explosive degassing events as bubbles of gasrich magma burst, spewing lava fragments into the water. Were not just pictures anymoreas of october 10, we now have caresheets.
This main switchboard was western controls pty ltd first switchboard built using the cubic modular system design. Aluminium manufacturer alcoa is suing operators of the varanus island gas hub over the 2008 explosion off was coast. Mount sinabungs massive explosion in sumatra revealed in. The people that time forgot 1977 adventure, thriller, fantasy patrick wayne, doug mcclure, sarah douglas feature. May 24, 2012 a longawaited report on the varanus island gas explosion is highly critical of energy company apache and industry regulators. Komodo dragon varanus komodoensis, komodo monitor under. Environment plan summary varanus island hub operations. Varanus island is the largest of the lowendal islands, an archipelago off the north west coast of western australia, near karratha in the pilbara region. A pipeline rupture and fire at apache corporations vanarus island facility in western australia has reduce the supply of natural gas to western australia by 30%.
The island is approximately 59 km from the mainland coast. Varanus synonyms, varanus pronunciation, varanus translation, english dictionary definition of varanus. The rupture of a 12inch gas sales pipeline has been found to be the immediate physical cause of the explosion at the varanus island gas facility operated by apache energy ltd, which may have committed offences, a new report says. Jun 25, 2008 apache corp aims to return to 60% production by midaugust after an explosion at the varanus island facility off the coast of western australia knocked out a third of gas supplies to the mining. Varanus definition of varanus by the free dictionary. Stock video footage portarait of komodo dragon varanus komodoensis closeup. Advising and acting for apache corporation and its australian affiliates apache energy and apache northwest in relation to the explosion and fire at the varanus island gas processing facilities in june 2008, including in respect of a regulatory investigation and the successful defence of a prosecution by the state of western australia.
Mount sinabung erupts thick volcanic ash in karo on sumatra island on feb. Varanus island incident finalinvestigation report ministerforminesandpetroleum 24may2012 iwish to inform the house today that iamtabling thefindings ofthe final phase ofthe states investigation intothepipeline explosion incidentthatoccurred onvaranus islandon june3,2008 thebillsagonstini report. Varanus island compression project environmental protection. Varanus gas explosion report slams apache energy abc news.
Apache should have known gas blast risk the west australian. This project involves the installation of two solar mars 100 gas turbine compressors, centaur 40 power generator, pipe rack, equipment room, as well as supporting infrastructure and services including accommodation camp upgrade, wharf upgrades, construction of a kitchenmess cyclone refuge, upgrade of. Issues leading up to varanus island pipeline explosion. Matters relating to the gas explosion at varanus island, western. Issues leading up to varanus island pipeline explosion adjunct professor geoff taylor recently emailed me with his concerns about the pipeline explosion on varanus island. Apache corp aims to return to 60% production by midaugust after an explosion at the varanus island facility off the coast of western australia knocked out a.
One explosion varanus island many inquiries 18 10 09. Apache northwest pty ltd propose to extend their infrastructure on varanus island. Varanus island report released on 10 october 2008, the western australian mines and petroleum minister, norman moore, released the final report into the varanus island pipeline explosion. Media statements varanus island prosecution withdrawn. Mayon volcano continues to spurt out huge lava bombs, molten rocks and ash into the air forcing up to 61,000 people to evacuate from nearby villages. Dont forget to sign the varanus photo album guestbook. Lava bomb explosion caught on video video abc news. Barrow is evacuated due to gas leak yahoo7 finance. Download this video clip and other motion backgrounds, special effects, after effects templates and more. Apache pipeline fire varanus island, western australia. An explosion on the island in 2008 cut was gas supply by 30 per cent. This follows the companys continued litigation for about two years that hindered every effort by the state, including the joint state and federal governments effort, to. Media reports in western australia over the last few weeks raised serious questions about the gas crisis.
Oct 21, 2009 there is no conflict of interest in the national offshore petroleum safety authority inquiring into the varanus island gas explosion, the premier says. In this image, we see an explosion near the summit of the west mata volcano spewing ash and rock. Varanus island incident finalinvestigation report ministerforminesandpetroleum 24may2012 iwish to inform the house today that iamtabling thefindings ofthe final phase ofthe states investigation intothepipeline explosion incidentthatoccurred onvaranus islandon june3,2008. Although we have very few at the moment, we plan on adding many more, hopefully at. A dramatic firehose stream of lava is shooting out of a sea cliff on hawaii island, splashing into the pacific ocean below and exploding upon impact. The western australian gas crisis was a major disruption to natural gas supply in western australia, caused by the rupture of a corroded pipeline and subsequent explosion at a processing plant on varanus island. On the afternoon of 3 june 2008 a series of explosions followed by fires occurred at gas production. The western australian gas crisis was a major disruption to natural gas supply in western australia, caused by the rupture of a corroded pipeline and subsequent explosion at a processing plant on varanus island, off the states north west coast on 3 june 2008. Wildscreens arkive project was launched in 2003 and grew to become the worlds biggest encyclopaedia of life on earth. On 3 june 2008, the varanus island facility suffered a series of explosions and fire.
A long awaited report into the varanus island gas explosion has slammed apache energy over a disaster it found to be foreseeable. Were not just pictures anymore as of october 10, we now have caresheets. Jul 01, 2016 the union went as far as evoking the disastrous explosion on apache energys varanus island gas plant in 2007, which slashed was domestic supply by onethird for several months. Geological survey via ap the heat of the lava as it flowed into the sea triggered explosions, which threw debris back onto the top of the cliff. There is no conflict of interest in the national offshore petroleum safety authority inquiring into the varanus island gas explosion, the premier says. At same time, lava is being extruded out of the vent and down the slope. Portarait of komodo dragon varanus komodoensis closeup. Offshore petroleum safety regulation state law publisher. Mount sinabungs massive explosion in sumatra revealed in photos. Super rare footage of lava entering the ocean, hd tv series comedy cinema cartoons movies 2018. This is block island wind farm americas first offshore wind farm by deepwater wind on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people. Feb 19, 2018 mount sinabung erupts thick volcanic ash in karo on sumatra island on feb. Varanus gas explosion report slams apache energy abc.
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