Korea National Oil Corporation Conducts 'Disaster Preparedness Regular Training' at National Reserve Facilities

Presiding Over Terrorism, Oil Leak, and Fire Response Drill at Seosan Petroleum Reserve Base

Civil-Military-Government Joint Training ... Collaboration System for 'Safety' and 'Disaster Response'

This disaster preparedness drill, held under the leadership of Kim Dong-seop, President of Korea National Oil Corporation. (Scene of patient transfer training in preparation for emergency patient occurrence.)

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Dongguk Lee] On the 27th, Korea National Oil Corporation conducted a joint civil-military disaster preparedness drill at the Seosan Oil Storage Base to enhance disaster response capabilities for critical storage facilities and to check the cooperation system with related organizations.

Presided over by Kim Dongseop, President of Korea National Oil Corporation, the disaster preparedness drill involved more than 60 participants from six organizations, including Seosan Fire Station, Seosan Police Station, the 1789th Army Unit, and private companies such as Hyundai Oilbank and Kolon Industries.

They are taking a joint commemorative photo of civilians, government, and military after the regular disaster preparedness training.

The drill simulated a scenario where a terrorist attack by an outsider leads to a chain of events including oil leakage, fire outbreak, and casualties. The corporation focused on checking whether the cooperation system with related organizations operates efficiently through exercises in terrorism suppression, oil leak removal, fire extinguishing, and recovery according to each disaster situation.

On the day, President Kim Dongseop urged, “Please conduct continuous safety inspections to prevent accidents such as fires in oil storage tanks, and strive to improve response capabilities in emergencies through active review and improvement of disaster response manuals.”

He also reiterated, “We must firmly protect national energy security by further strengthening rapid and efficient response capabilities and civil-military cooperation systems for complex and sequential disaster situations.”

Korea National Oil Corporation conducts regular disaster preparedness drills in accordance with the ‘Disaster and Safety Management Basic Act’ and plans to continue conducting disaster preparedness training at the oil storage base to enhance disaster safety response capabilities.

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