(EnergyAsia, October 21 2010, Thursday) — OSEA, one of Asia’s leading offshore oil and gas events, will focus on health, safety and environmental (HSE) issues this year.

OSEA will launch its inaugural Leaders’ Summit to discuss the growing HSE threats resulting from oil and gas companies taking on risks as they push the boundaries of engineering practices.   

BP’s role in the recent Gulf of Mexico oil leak and tragedy is a recent example.

The extensive damage from this and other oil and gas-related incidents has inflicted financial and reputational damage to the industry as well as the health of communities.

“The causes of major accidents are remarkably similar and it is apparent that companies do not learn the lessons of earlier disasters. The plenary keynote at the OSEA2010 Leaders’ Summit will explore the reasons for this failure; focusing on the company’s organisational structure and its incentive systems,” said Professor Andrew Hopkins of the Australian National University, the keynote speaker at the OSEA2010 Leaders’ Summit.

The summit aims to provide a knowledge-sharing and networking platform for experts in business, research and government. It kicks off the OSEA2010 International Conference which will be held from November 30 to December 3 at Suntec Singapore.