One of a continuing series of presentations on the Varanus Island gas pipeline ruptures, explosion & fire of 3 June 2008. The focus of this paper is inquiries, but other papers have focussed on business impacts in WA, Australia and internationally.
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One Explosion (Varanus Island) Many Inquiries 18 10 09
1. Christine F Miller
Consultant
Business Continuity Manager
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2. DISCLAIMER
My remarks should NOT be
considered the views of the
Australian Government or any of
its departments or agencies for
which I have worked. Any
information in this presentation is
drawn from public sources.
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3. Overview
WHERE is Varanus Island?
WHAT happened on
3 June 2008?
INQUIRIES & IMPACTS
LESSONS LEARNT since
Longford & Varanus incidents
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33. FINDINGS - NOPSA INQUIRY
Possible breaches of WA legislation
“Some findings…may
constitute
non-compliance with pipeline
conditions” (p 37).
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36. Offshore Petroleum Regulation Inquiry
Australia’s Minister for
Resources & Energy
Martin Ferguson AM MP
WA Minister for
Mines & Petroleum
Norman Moore MLC
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37. Offshore Petroleum Regulation Inquiry
Reduced terms of reference & publication
David Agostini
Former GM, Woodside
NW Shelf &
a Non-Executive
Director, Neptune Marine
Kym Bills
Former CEO
Australian Transport
Safety Bureau (ATSB)
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38. The WA Gas Supply &
Emergency Management Committee (GS&EMC)
Government of Western Australia
Chaired by Jason Banks,
Office of Energy
WA Coordinator of Energy
GS&EMC
conducted
WA’s Gas
Supply &
Emergency
Management
Review
Announced by
WA Minister for Energy
Peter Collier MLC
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40. •WA State
•WA Local
•The Commonwealth
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41. Following 3 June 2008,
WA’s business continuity
experienced a non-routine
business disruption
or a supply chain disruption
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57. Lessons Learnt Summary 3
Inject scenarios beyond the local
& maximise options for your
reliability professionals
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