Total Gets Emergency Preparedness Award

For the observation and application of best practices in emergency response management, Total Upstream Nigeria Limited (TUNL) has been conferred with the award of excellence for emergency preparedness and training.

The award was presented to the company by the Emergency Response International (ERI), Advanced Life Support Providers Association of Nigeria (AISPAN) and the American Heart Association (AHA) during the roll-out of the 2010 New International Resuscitation Guidelines of AHA in Lagos, recently.

Receiving the award on behalf of TUNL, Deputy General Manager, Corporate Social Responsibility and Public Affairs, Deepwater District, Lagos, Mrs Nkoyo Attah, thanked the three bodies for recognising the excellent performance of Total in emergency preparedness and response, and stressed the readiness of the company to sustain the mark already made.

In their separate remarks, representatives of the three bodies commended Total for promoting resuscitation science in the country, and pledged to continue to work with Total to ensure swift response and management of emergencies in their areas of operation.

The Tide learnt that Total was the first multinational oil major which keyed into such highly neglected fields by deploying a certified international training programme for the training of her entire workforce while compelling its contractors to a compulsory training in emergency care.

Meanwhile, Total’s AKPO Floating Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel has been lauded for showing a high sense of commitment towards bio-diversity preservation.

The commendation followed the rescue of a sea turtle by a team of marine personnel from the multi-billion dollar facility offshore Nigeria.

In a statement made available to The Tide, the team was on a routine inspection of the crude oil offloading floating hose when the crew saw an over 50-year old sea turtle entangled in a drifting fish net.

The Tide gathered that on noticing the helpless turtle, the crew quickly intervened by removing the turtle from the net, and took it into the FPSO for examination.

According to the company, after a close examination, it was discovered that the turtle only sustained a minor injury, and she was treated and later released back to the sea.

Vivian-Peace Nwinaene