EHS Performance

Our goal is to continue to protect our employees, contractors and local communities where we work and manage our impact on the environment. In 2006, we delivered another excellent EHS performance, building on a strong outcome in 2005. There were positive results across the key EHS performance metrics we measure, and we performed well against our 2006 EHS and CSR objectives. Most important of all, 2006 was another year where Tullow had no significant environmental, health, safety or security issues.

2006 was a particularly busy year with 6.1 million hours worked during the year by over 4,000 people, both onshore and offshore, representing a 65% increase in hours worked compared to 2005. There are significant challenges in assessing and managing EHS and potential risks with this number of people and level of activity, particularly with drilling and seismic acquisition programmes. In 2006, 12 exploration wells were drilled and 2,108 km of 2D and 2,608 sq km of 3D seismic data was acquired. This compares with 10 exploration wells in 2005 and 1,517 km of 2D and 1,016 sq km of 3D seismic data acquired. Key operational risks and challenges are managed by Tullow in a number of ways, including promoting a strong EHS culture, implementing an effective EHS policy and ongoing training for employees and contractors to raise awareness and improve performance.

Our 2006 CSR Report details our health and safety and environmental performance.