Oil companies Repsol and CGX Energy Inc yesterday briefed stakeholders on their disaster management plans as part of the emergency and contingency measures not only in the event of an environmental mishap but also for the management of medical emergencies on board the rigs.
They made the disclosures at a meeting that the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment hosted with regard to addressing the emergency response, now that drilling has commenced offshore Guyana. The Atwell Beacon and the Ocean Saratoga – drilling for Repsol and CGX Energy Inc respectively – commenced operation about a week apart from each other in an unprecedented situation where two rigs were drilling at the same time offshore Guyana. The meeting took
