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Offshore oil and gas production is more challenging than land-based installations due to the remote and harsher environment. Much of the innovation in the offshore petroleum sector concerns overcoming these challenges, including the need to
provide very large production facilities. Production and drilling facilities may be very large and a large investment.
Due to the nature of their operation — extraction of volatile substances sometimes under extreme pressure in a hostile environment — means risk; accidents, fires and tragedies occur regularly.
The accident greatly accelerated the practice of providing living accommodations on separate platforms, away from those used for extraction.
However, this was in itself a hazardous environment. |
Promat’s fire protection is designed to comply with the most rigid requirements (e.g. .HC fire curve). Promat can supply fire protection and thermal insulation.
