Representing the Egyptian Process Safety Management Streeting Committee, Methanex Egypt Wins the Award for the Highly Commended Project Within the “Best Safety Project of the Year” Category in EGYPS 2023
Cairo - Tue, February 14, 2023
Representing the Egyptian Process Safety Management Streeting Committee, Methanex Egypt Wins the Award for the Highly Commended Project Within the “Best Safety Project of the Year” Category in EGYPS 2023
Cairo Tue, February 14, 2023
Methanex Egypt, on behalf of Representing the Egyptian Process Safety Management Streeting Committee , won the award for the highly commended project within the “Best Safety Project of the Year” category at EGYPS Global Sustainability in Energy Awards Ceremony in recognition of its efforts in leading the development of a Process Safety Management (PSM) framework for the Egyptian oil and gas sector in partnership with the sector’s holding companies in alignment with the Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resource’s vision for the modernization of the industry.
EGYPS “Best Safety Project of the Year” award category recognizes the key safety projects within the oil, gas, and wider energy industry globally that has been completed in 2020-2022. Methanex was selected as a finalist for this award last November by EGYPS Sustainability in Energy Awards jury members.
Commenting on this Award, Mohamed Shindy, Methanex Egypt’s Managing Director and a member of the Egyptian Process Safety Management Streeting Committee, said: “I am very proud and grateful to the team of industry leaders and professionals who are part of this unique journey. This recognition reflects our successful collaboration with the sector’s holding companies – members of the Egyptian PSM Steering Committee; EGPC, ECHEM, EGAS, Ganope; in realization of the Egyptian Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources’ modernization strategy. This sets the stage for the implementation of PSM and Asset Integrity in all process and manufacturing industries in Egypt.”
This journey to embed PSM within the oil, gas and petrochemical industries in Egypt started in 2018 with Methanex Egypt launching an annual PSM conference in cooperation with ECHEM, followed by the signing of a PSM Memorandum of Understanding with the Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources in 2020 to create a PSM road map and an Egyptian PSM steering committee to drive the PSM agenda in the sector. This successful partnership has resulted in the development of 24 high quality PSM standards and guidelines, for sector companies to follow and implement within their processes for safer operations across the industry.
It is worth noting that the Egyptian Process Safety Management Streeting Committee celebrated the publishing of the book “Towards Safer Processes in the Oil, Gas, and Petrochemical Industries – An Overview of Egyptian PSM Standards and Guidelines” – documenting the unique journey of collaboration between members of the Egyptian Process Safety Steering Committee, leading to the development of a full Process Safety Management framework for the Egyptian Oil, Gas and Petrochemicals sector. The book summarizes the 24 PSM standards and guidelines developed by the Egyptian Process Safety Steering Committee’s Technical Sub-Committee and approved and issued by the Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC) and that will enable sector companies to design, build and operate safe facilities based on global industry best practices. The book is available on the PSM Egypt website www.psmegypt.com along with the expanded versions of the documents.
The Egyptian PSM Steering Committee Celebrates the Publishing of “Towards Safer Processes in the Oil, Gas, and Petrochemical Industries – An Overview of Egyptian PSM Standards and Guidelines” book introducing Egypt’s Full Set of Process Safety Standards and Guidelines
Cairo - Mon, February 13, 2023
The Egyptian PSM Steering Committee Celebrates the Publishing of “Towards Safer Processes in the Oil, Gas, and Petrochemical Industries – An Overview of Egyptian PSM Standards and Guidelines” book introducing Egypt’s Full Set of Process Safety Standards and Guidelines
Cairo Mon, February 13, 2023
The PSM Steering Committee celebrates the publishing of the book “Towards Safer Processes in the Oil, Gas, and Petrochemical Industries – An Overview of Egyptian PSM Standards and Guidelines” – documenting the unique journey of collaboration between members of the Egyptian Process Safety Steering Committee, leading to the development of a full Process Safety Management framework for the Egyptian Oil, Gas and Petrochemicals sector. The book summarizes the 24 PSM standards and guidelines developed by the Egyptian Process Safety Steering Committee’s Technical Sub-Committee and approved and issued by the Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC).
The standards and guidelines included in this book will enable sector companies to design, build and operate safe facilities based on global industry best practices. The book is available on the PSM Egypt website www.psmegypt.com along with the expanded versions of the documents.
The book includes 24 standards and guidelines covering: Risk Management Standard, Major Accident Hazard Management Guideline, Safety Critical Element Management Guideline, Process Safety Management Program Standard, Process Safety Implementation Guidelines, PSM Competency Management Guideline, Management of Change (MOC) Guideline, Process Safety Culture Assessment Guideline, Process Safety (KPIs) Guideline, Hazard Identification (HAZID) Guideline, Process Safety Studies in The Oil & Gas Major Projects, Inherently Safer Design (ISD) Guidelines, Layout and Facility Siting Guideline, Hazard and Operability (HAZOP) Guideline, Quantitative Risk Assessment (QRA) Guideline, Fire and Explosion Risk Assessment (FERA) Guideline, Hazardous Area Classification (HAC) Guideline, Layers of Protection Analysis (LOPA) Guideline, Fire & Gas Mapping Guideline, Alarm Management Guideline, Safety Case Standard, As Low As Reasonably Practicable (ALARP) Demonstration Guideline, Safety Case Appraisal Guideline, PSM Glossary of Definitions and Abbreviations.
Those documents underwent a rigorous quality review process involving local and international peer reviewers to check their quality against global standards and best practices with an eye on the needs of the Egyptian Oil & Gas and Petrochemicals Sector, with the sole purpose of saving lives by making the industry’s processes safer.
Commenting on this milestone, Mohamed Shindy, Methanex Egypt’s Managing Director and member of the Egyptian PSM Steering Committee, said: “We at Methanex are very happy and proud to see this book come to light. This book encapsulates a long journey of a shared vision between Methanex, ECHEM, EGPC, and the Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources to establish a safer future for all of us and those who come after us through establishing a PSM program for Egypt; a program that has become a reality with the support of H.E. the Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Tarek El Molla and that will impact the oil, gas and petrochemical industry now and in the future.”
This book is the culmination of a long journey to embed PSM within the oil, gas and petrochemical industries in Egypt, one that started in 2018 with Methanex Egypt and ECHEM launching an annual PSM conference, followed by the signing of a PSM MoU with the Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources in 2020 to create a PSM road map and an Egyptian PSM steering committee to drive the PSM agenda in the sector. This successful partnership has resulted in the development of the 24 high quality PSM standards and guidelines at the hands the PSM Technical Sub-Committee made up of members of the Ministry of Petroleum’s Capacity Building program led by Methanex PSM expert. The full set of standards and guidelines, summarized in the newly published book, are being issued by EGPC.
The First PSM Knowledge Sharing Session: PSM Standards and Guidelines Rollout
Cairo - Wed, March 9, 2022
The First PSM Knowledge Sharing Session: PSM Standards and Guidelines Rollout
Cairo Wed, March 9, 2022
As part of the PSM roadmap implementation, the Egyptian Process Safety Management (PSM) Steering Committee hosted the first online knowledge sharing session on Wednesday 9 March 2022, to share four of the PSM standards and guidelines developed by the PSM Technical Sub-Committee and approved and issued by the Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC). The session was led by the PSM Technical Sub-Committee members who were involved in developing the documents along with PSM steering committee member and EGPC CEO consultant for HSE, Eng. Gamal Fathy. The session was attended by more than 1000 executives from the Egyptian oil, gas and petrochemical sector companies. The Session was moderated by Mourad Hassan, Responsible Care and PSM Consultant at Methanex Egypt with the following keynote speakers:
Gamal Fathy, CEO consultant for HSE – EGPC
Amr Hassan, PSM Senior Consultant – Methanex Egypt and PSM Technical Sub-Committee Leader.
Tamer Abdelfatah, QHSE Senior – UGDC.
Mohamed Sabry, Risk Management & Loss Prevention Studies Executive General Manager – GASCO.
Hany Tawfik, OHS & PS General Manager – ETHYDCO
Mohamed Hamoda, HSE Section Head – Pharaonic Petroleum Company.
During the session, the Technical Sub-committee members led by Eng. Amr Hassan shared the rollout highlights on Risk Management Standard, PSM Program Standard, Major Accident Hazard (MAH) Management Guideline and the Quantitative Risk Assessment (QRA) Guideline, which are the first of 24 PSM standards and guidelines to be issued as part of the PSM MOU signed between Methanex Egypt and the Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources in February 2020.
The Risk Management Standard should help sector companies establish a structured Risk Management process for ranking the severity and probability of potential hazards and support them in the assignment, implementation, follow-up and closure of actions raised from risk assessments workshops and studies. The PSM Program Standard provides a structured methodology for implementing a PSM program as per the 20 elements of AIChE CCPS Risk-Based Process Safety (RBPS) PSM framework to ensure the integrity and safety of the operations. The sessions also discussed the Major Accident Hazard (MAH) Management Guideline which establishes the principles and methodology for MAH management using bowties that are used as part of safety case development. It also included the Quantitative Risk Assessment (QRA) Guideline that supports in establishing structured and consistent requirements for planning, conducting, documenting, reviewing, and approving the Quantitative Risk Assessment (QRA) studies for the companies.
The session was concluded with some remarks from Eng. Gamal Fathy who discussed EGPC expectations from sector companies in terms of following the approved PSM standards and guidelines. This was followed by a Q&A session where the panelists answered the attendees’ questions on the four documents.
To facilitate knowledge sharing within the sector, the committee has recorded videos with summarized explanation on the four documents that were discussed during the session. Click here to access the videos.
Under the Patronage of HE Tarek El Moll Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Egypt’s First Process Safety Management Steering Committee Hosts Webinar: “Modernizing Process Safety Management: From Vision to Reality” Sponsored by Methanex Egypt
Cairo - Mon, February 1, 2021
Under the Patronage of HE Tarek El Moll Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Egypt’s First Process Safety Management Steering Committee Hosts Webinar: “Modernizing Process Safety Management: From Vision to Reality” Sponsored by Methanex Egypt
Cairo Mon, February 1, 2021
The Egyptian Process Safety Management (PSM) Steering Committee today hosted a webinar sponsored by Methanex Egypt titled “Modernizing Process Safety Management: From Vision to Reality.” The webinar was led by the Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources H.E. Tarek El Molla. The speakers’ panel included the Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC) CEO Abed Ezz El-Regal, the Egyptian Petrochemicals Holding Company (ECHEM) Chairman Saad Helal, Methanex Egypt Managing Director Mohamed Shindy, in addition to representatives of the Egyptian PSM Steering Committee and attended by over 570 executives of the petrochemicals and downstream oil and gas industry in Egypt.
The Minister commenced the webinar affirming the sector’s commitment to developing PSM practices in various petroleum activities in line with the Modernization Project’s Safety Week initiative. The minister stated that “PSM must be part of our decision-making process for new projects and existing operations through sound engineering judgment, dedicated budgets, and risk management.” El Molla also expressed the ministry’s keenness to implement effective initiatives to enhance safety in all projects to ensure the safety of people, the environment, and assets.
The webinar showcased the journey leading up to the formation of the committee, following the partnership between ECHEM and Methanex Egypt to introduce PSM through two successful conferences in 2018 and 2019. The speakers also introduced the three-year PSM roadmap for safer processes within the Egyptian oil, gas, and petrochemical sectors, and provided an update on the progress delivered during a challenging year in 2020. The formation of the Technical Sub-committee was highlighted, which utilized the drive of the capacity building of the Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resource’s Modernization Program coupled with the expertise of steering committee members. The webinar also presented the recent and newly launched website – www.PSMEgypt.com – providing the sector with credible and consistent information about PSM and a forum for country-wide discussions about the topic.
“I am very pleased with the creation and progress of the Egyptian Process Safety Committee, and happy to be part of this event today representing EGPC to support the committee in its efforts to make our industries safer through raising awareness and establishing a network of likeminded professionals keen to have honest dialogue about Process Safety Management and Asset Integrity as a first step to embedding these principles across all oil, gas and petrochemical industries in Egypt,” said EGPC CEO Abed Ezz El-Regal.
In his opening remarks, ECHEM Chairman Saad Helal said: “I am very proud of ECHEM’s partnership with Methanex to launch the PSM initiative across Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources back in 2018. It is this partnership that enables our event today, providing us with the forum to share the successes of our journey so far.”
Commenting on the webinar, Methanex Managing Director Mohamed Shindy said: “This is a continuation of Methanex’s contribution to enhancing PSM processes within the industry. Today is about celebrating the PSM committee’s success since its inception and sharing a common vision in line with the Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources modernization program to embed PSM as a key pillar in all our activities.”
This webinar builds on the industry-wide PSM dialogue and vision initiated and shared by ECHEM and Methanex Egypt in 2018 and 2019. This journey was later reinforced by the first Process Safety Management Workshop and Conference and the memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed between the Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources and Methanex Egypt in February 2020 to embed the PSM culture within the oil, gas and petrochemical sector, in alignment with the ministry’s Modernization Program and international best practices, guidelines and standards. The MoU mandated the creation of an Egyptian PSM Steering Committee comprising leaders from the Ministry of Petroleum, EGPC, Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS), ECHEM and Ganoub El Wadi Petroleum Holding Company (Ganope) in addition to Methanex.
The Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources and Methanex Egypt Sign a Memorandum of Understanding to promote Process Safety Management within the Egyptian Oil and Gas Sector
Cairo - Wed, February 12, 2020
The Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources and Methanex Egypt Sign a Memorandum of Understanding to promote Process Safety Management within the Egyptian Oil and Gas Sector
Cairo Wed, February 12, 2020
Eng. Abed Ezz El Regal, The Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC) CEO, and Mohamed Shindy, Methanex Egypt Managing Director, today signed a Memorandum of Understanding in the presence of H.E. Eng. Tarek El-Molla Minister of
Petroleum and Mineral Resources, enabling collaboration between Methanex Egypt and the Ministry of Petroleum to embed the culture of Process Safety Management (PSM) within the Egyptian oil, gas and petrochemicals sector, in alignment with the Ministry’s modernization program. The MoU creates an Egyptian PSM Steering Committee that will drive a robust agenda and roadmap aimed at institutionalizing PSM within the industry in accordance with the ministry’s modernization program and international best practices, guidelines and standards.
This milestone agreement builds upon the industry-wide dialogue started by ECHEM and Methanex Egypt in 2018 and 2019 through the first Process Safety Management Workshop and Conference. The steering committee will be composed of leaders from the Ministry of Petroleum, EGPC, Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS), Egyptian Petrochemicals Holding Company (ECHEM) and Ganoub El Wadi Petroleum Holding Company (Ganope) in addition to Methanex. The signing took place on the sidelines of EGYPS 2020 Conference and was attended by ECHEM Chairman Saad Helal, EGAS Chairman Osama el-Bakly, and members of Egypt’s PSM Steering Committee.
Commenting on the signing, Mohamed Shindy said: “We started our PSM conference with our partner ECHEM two years ago with the aim of sharing and extending our PSM vision towards safer processes, assets and operations with other companies in the Egyptian Oil and Gas sector. Today, with this agreement, we take real steps towards creating an Egyptian PSM Steering Committee that will be able to drive PSM modernization to ensure the safety of people, environment and assets.”
PSM is a set of interrelated principles to managing the hazards associated with process industries and is designed to reduce the frequency and potential severity of process incidents that could result from the accidental release of hazardous fluids (oil, gases, chemicals) and other energy sources. These approaches are composed of design standards, engineering studies, equipment specification, organizational capability and operational procedures, audit programs, safety case development and a host of other methods aimed at preventing accidents that can cause serious harm to people and the environment.
ECHEM and Methanex Egypt Host the 2nd Annual PSM Conference “Modernizing Process Safety Management: Sharing the Vision”
Cairo - Mon, September 9, 2019
ECHEM and Methanex Egypt Host the 2nd Annual PSM Conference “Modernizing Process Safety Management: Sharing the Vision”
Cairo Mon, September 9, 2019
Methanex in Egypt, in partnership with the Egyptian Petrochemicals Holding Company (ECHEM), today held its second Annual Process Safety Management (PSM) Conference titled “Modernizing Process Safety Management: Sharing the Vision.” The conference was attended by ECHEM Chairman Saad Helal, Methanex Corporation’s Senior Vice President for Corporate Resources Brad Boyd and Methanex Egypt CEO and Managing Director Mohamed Shindy in addition to more than 400 of the petrochemicals and downstream sectors’ leaders and top executives. The conference comes as part of Methanex’s commitment to continuing and maintaining dialogue around process safety within Egypt’s petrochemicals sector.
In the opening remarks, on behalf of the Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Chemist Mr. Saad Helal said, “I am pleased to continue the dialogue we started last year around the important topic of Process Safety Management. This fits well with the Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources’ vision to modernize the country’s oil, gas, and petrochemicals sector, and particularly the focus of H.E Eng. Tarek El Molla, Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, on safety as a key priority.”
Commenting on the conference, Shindy said, “This comes as a reflection of our commitment to sharing our own vision towards safer processes, assets and operations. Methanex Egypt and many petrochemicals companies are already on a journey to adopt and embed PSM within our systems.” Adding, “Process safety will only be achieved in our sector when we work together as industry leaders through standardizing sharing experiences and lessons learnt and starting rich discussions and initiatives that help create a solid PSM commitment and culture within our sector companies.”
The conference keynote speakers included Ken Rivers, President of the Institution of Chemical Engineers and Chairman of UK’s Control of Major Hazards (COMAH) Strategic Forum, Michael Broadribb, Senior Principal Consultant in BakerRisk’s Process Safety Group, Brad Boyd, Methanex SVP, Corporate Resources and Jason Clement, the Director of Process Safety Management at Methanex Corporation.
In the first session, Ken Rivers highlighted the importance of the roles of leaders in driving PSM while Michael Broadribb discussed the importance of learning from previous incidents. Afterwards, Brad Boyd briefly shared Methanex experience in building organizational capability around PSM, and Jason Clement showcased Methanex’s PSM journey and its evolution as a learning organization.
In its first round in 2018, the event included key international speakers and was attended by over 200 leaders and executives of the petrochemicals and downstream oil & gas industry in Egypt. Methanex team has continued to work with ECHEM to keep the momentum going through regular discussions and meetings around the topic and committing to organizing this PSM conference annually to empower other sector leaders and executives with the needed PSM knowledge.
Under the Patronage of the Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources ECHEM and Methanex Egypt hold workshop “Enabling Egypt’s Process Safety Journey”
Cairo - Mon, November 5, 2018
Under the Patronage of the Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources ECHEM and Methanex Egypt hold workshop “Enabling Egypt’s Process Safety Journey”
Cairo Mon, November 5, 2018
Today, Methanex in Egypt and ECHEM organized a Process Safety Management (PSM) workshop titled “Enabling Egypt’s process safety journey.” Held under the auspices of the Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, the workshop was attended by ECHEM Chairman Mr. Saad Helal, and Methanex in Egypt CEO and Managing Director Mr. Mohamed Shindy along with over 200 leaders and executives of the petrochemicals and downstream oil & gas industry in Egypt.
The workshop’s keynote speakers included international PSM experts Deb Grubbe, owner and President of Operations and Safety Solutions LLC, Ken Rivers, President of the Institution of Chemical Engineers and Chairman of UK’s Control of Major Hazards (COMAH) Strategic Forum and Dr. Jason Clement, Director of Process Safety Management at Methanex Corporation.
The workshop comes as part of Methanex’s vision of sharing the company’s own journey towards safer processes, assets and operations, as part of its own commitment to Responsible Care, and to safety within the petrochemicals sector. Commenting on the workshop, Mr. Mohamed Shindy said: “Process safety management is important to Methanex because it protects the people who trust us to operate safely – our employees, contractors, families and communities.” He added “As a key player in the petrochemicals sector, we believe that we have an integral role to play in empowering a broader group of the industry’s leaders, including ourselves, to drive continuous improvement in the sector’s process safety. The safe containment and control of process hazards inherent within our industry is critical to ensuring the safety of the communities and individuals involved.”
The workshop’s first session by Deb Grubbe introduced the basics of PSM, its different models, its importance, key success factors and the different process safety risks and their mitigations. This was followed by a session by Ken Rivers, around the role of leadership in PSM, the challenges leaders face and what good governance looks like. The final presentation by Jason Clement showcased the recent PSM efforts and journey of Methanex.
PSM is a set of interrelated approaches to managing hazards associated with the process industries and is intended to reduce the frequency and severity of incidents resulting from releases of chemicals and other energy sources. These approaches are composed of organizational and operational procedures, design guidance, audit programs, and a host of other methods that prevent accidents that can cause serious harm to people and the environment.