Hurricane Harvey largely spared the South Texas oil fields from damage, though it did leave behind a small dent in daily production. Jerry Lara /AP Show More Show Less 4 of4 Work continues at a fracking site off State Highway 72 between Tilden and Cotulla, Texas, Tuesday, March 8, 2016. oil production surged above 10 million barrels a day for the first time in four decades, another marker of a profound shift in global crude markets. 15, 2013 photo shows the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church steeple beyond the oil pumps in Panna Maria, Texas. John Davenport /San Antonio Express-News Show More Show Less 3 of4 This Dec. Even as some oil companies like Royal Dutch Shell and BP predict oil demand will peak before 2040 - as electric vehicles hit the road and governments worldwide work to cut greenhouse gas emissions - there are plenty within the oil industry who view such predictions with a healthy skepticism. John Davenport /San Antonio Express-News Show More Show Less 2 of4 Oil covered gloves are placed on the Abraxas Petroleum Bullseye 101H well Monday Jin Atascosa County near Jourdanton, Texas. 2017 to an estimate of nearly 1.5 million barrels a day in Oct., making it the second largest oilfield after the Permian, according Department of Energy data. The oilfield has rebounded from a low of 1.1 million barrels of oil a day in Aug. The aim of this database is to systematically collect worldwide Natech accidents and allow the searching and analysis of Natech accident reports for lessons-learning purposes.A few hundred miles southeast of the Permian the Eagle Ford Shale has seen its production and rig counts steadily increasing. The analysis of Natech accidents to determine their root causes and accident evolution can provide a significant contribution to the prevention and mitigation of Natech events. Additional research is therefore needed to better assess the Natech hazard and the vulnerability of industrial facilities to natural hazards, in particular in densely populated and industrialised areas. This is partly due to the absence of data and dedicated risk-assessment methodologies and tools. Moreover, the ongoing climate change predicted to result in an increase of hydro-meteorological events may in turn increase the likelihood of industrial accidents.ĭespite a growing body of research and more stringent regulations for the design and operation of industrial activities, Natech accidents remain a threat. In addition, hazardous-materials releases may be triggered from single or multiple sources in one installation or at the same time from several hazardous installations in the natural disaster's impact area, requiring emergency-management resources occupied with responding to the natural disaster to be diverted. One of the main problems of Natech accidents is the simultaneous occurrence of a natural disaster and a technological accident, both of which require simultaneous response efforts in a situation in which lifelines needed for disaster mitigation are likely to be unavailable, as they may have been downed by the natural disaster. This includes releases from fixed chemical installations and spills from oil and gas pipelines.
Accidents initiated by a natural hazard or disaster which result in the release of hazardous materials are commonly referred to as Natech or na-tech accidents. The impact of a natural disaster on a facility storing or processing chemical substances can result in the release of hazardous materials with possibly severe off-site consequences through toxic-release, fire or explosion scenarios. Recent major natural disasters, such as the 2002 summer floods in Europe or Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in the United States in 2005, highlighted the emergence of a new type of risk that manifests itself when the natural and technological worlds collide.
(2018) " Understanding Natech Risk Due to Storms: Analysis, Lessons Learned and Recommendations", JRC Technical Report, EUR 29507 EN, doi:10.2760/21366. (2019) " Dealing with cascading multi-hazard risks in national risk assessment: The case of Natech accidents", International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 35:101072, doi:10.1016/j.ijdrr.2019.101072. NGL Water Solutions-Wastewater injection facility Lightning at a fracking wastewater facility in Greeley Salina Cruz Antonio Dovali Jaime PEMEX refinery Geologic event in Ecuador - Reventador volcano It also reserves the right to cancel or change records without prior notification. DISCLAIMER: The Joint Research Centre does not guarantee the accuracy and completeness of the data in eNatech.
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