Health & Safety

Texas oil and gas industry’s top priority is the health and safety of its workforce, the general public and communities where we operate. The petroleum industry – both onshore and offshore – is a world leader in health and safety.

Stability, simplicity and consistency of the regulatory framework is fundamental to providing industry with the platform needed to continuously improve in the management of safety risks associated with its operations.

Performance data for the industry shows a long-term increase in hours worked and decline in accidents, illustrating the overall effectiveness of the industry’s efforts to improve safety.

The trend data also demonstrates reductions in recordable injury frequency rates, dangerous occurrence rates and reliability and availability of safety critical equipment and elements.