President Kim Dong-seop of Korea National Oil Corporation Conducts On-site Safety Management at Summer Storage Bases

Kim Dong-seop, President of Korea National Oil Corporation, visited the Donghae Storage Base on the 8th to inspect the maintenance status of on-site facilities such as aboveground tanks and pipelines, and conducted safety training for workers on site during the summer season.

Considering the recent record-breaking heatwave and the approach of Typhoon Khanun, the 6th typhoon, which has heightened the possibility of damage at the business sites, Kim Dong-seop urgently ordered the establishment of a safety management posture for on-site equipment and facilities at all domestic storage bases and visited the Donghae Storage Base on the 8th.

At the Donghae Storage Base, President Kim first presided over the 'Pre-Work Safety Inspection Meeting (TBM: Tool Box Meeting)' and then visited the aboveground product oil storage tank area and the onshore loading and unloading facilities to meticulously check the implementation status of safety management and the maintenance status of the facilities.

On site, President Kim checked the pressure status of each oil storage tank and transportation pipeline, urging the accompanying managers to ensure that there would be no disruption to loading and unloading operations.

He also instructed to focus on checking the fastening status of major facilities and auxiliary supports in preparation for strong winds and heavy rain that may occur during the typhoon period.

President Kim Dong-seop of Korea National Oil Corporation (first on the right) and others are inspecting the Donghae storage base loading and unloading facilities.

After completing the safety inspection of on-site facilities, Kim Dong-seop conducted safety training for on-site workers, emphasizing the importance of discovering actual hazardous risk factors, proactive accident prevention activities, and efforts to prevent the recurrence of safety accidents.

After the on-site safety inspection, Kim Dong-seop urged the members of the Donghae Storage Base, saying, “The top priority value of the Oil Corporation, which is responsible for national energy security, must be safety,” and asked, “All employees of the corporation should actively work to create a safe working environment and a healthy workplace.”

Currently, the Oil Corporation stores 96 million barrels of strategic oil reserves in nine regions nationwide, including Yeosu, Seosan, and Donghae, and is prepared to supply domestically for about 127 days in case of an emergency.

Since starting the oil stockpiling project in 1980, the corporation has cooperated with organizations such as the IEA and has released strategic oil reserves six times domestically so far, faithfully fulfilling its role as the “Guardian of National Energy Security.”

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