Hazardous-materials releases from offshore oil and gas facilities and emergency response following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita

Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 59-65

  Cruz, A M ^a   Krausmann, E ^a  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Disaster; Emergency management; Gas; Hazardous materials; Hurricane; Natech; Offshore industry; Oil spills

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTS; CIVIL DEFENSE; DISASTER PREVENTION; DISASTERS; DRILLING PLATFORMS; GASES; HAZARDOUS MATERIALS; HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPILLS; HURRICANES; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; LEAKAGE (FLUID); MANAGEMENT; OFFSHORE OIL FIELDS; OFFSHORE OIL WELLS; OFFSHORE STRUCTURES; OIL SPILLS; OIL WELL PRODUCTION; PIPELINES; STORMS;

DISASTER PLANNING; EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT; EMERGENCY RESPONSES; FLOOD EVENTS; GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS; GULF OF MEXICO; HURRICANE KATRINA; INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES; KATRINA; LESSONS LEARNED; NATECH; OFF SHORE PLATFORMS; OFFSHORE INDUSTRY; OFFSHORE OILS; OIL AND GAS PRODUCTIONS; POLICY MAKERS; STORAGE TERMINALS;

OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION;

EID: 58049202867     PISSN: 09504230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jlp.2008.08.007     Document Type: Article

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