Issued by: TotalEnergies EP Uganda
TotalEnergies EP Uganda has reached another key milestone on the Tilenga project – the achievement of 20 million person-hours without Lost Time Incidents (LTI). This significant industry milestone was achieved on August 10, 2023, exactly 226 days since the 10 million person-hour mark that was realised in January 2023.
With safety at the core of its operations, TotalEnergies EP Uganda has relentlessly cultivated a safety culture among its 8,000+ employees and contractors to enhance vigilance in identifying and addressing risks and risk-mitigation measures in all company operations.
“At TotalEnergies, safety is the cornerstone of the company’s values because at the end of the day, a company that is not safe is not sustainable. We are therefore uncompromising when it comes to safety,” said Philippe Groueix, general manager at TotalEnergies EP Uganda.
“The achievement of this milestone reflects our collective commitment towards delivering this complex and large-scale project without accidents, and puts us well on our way towards becoming one of the best performing TotalEnergies affiliates in safety.
“This record is underpinned by our organisational culture, permanent attention to potential risks, systematic implementation of our safety golden rules, leadership commitment, training, and involvement of all employees and contractors,” he added.
Cyril Champigny, health, safety, and environment (HSE) director at TotalEnergies EP Uganda commended the role of contractors in the achievement of the safety milestone. “Our HSE strategy is heavily reliant on the strict compliance of not only our staff but all contractors, whilst safeguarding community wellbeing,” he said.
Mr Champigny added: “Therefore, it is important to note that 94 cent of the person-hours have been executed by our contractors, and it is a tremendous reflection of our combined commitment towards minimising risks and enhancing our safety performance on the Tilenga project.”
Kenneth Findlay, HSE manager at McDermott, one of the Tilenga project’s biggest engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning contractors, said: “Key to our culture is our safety performance. We strive to be world-class in everything we do all around the world, and Tilenga is a very important part of that legacy that we hope to instil here in Uganda.”
A lost time incident (LTI) is an injury sustained on the job by an employee that results in the loss of productive work time for more than 24 hours, permanent disability or even death. The measurement of LTI is a lagging indicator that is aimed at measuring a company’s incidents in the form of past accident statistics.
About the Tilenga Project
The Tilenga project is implemented by TotalEnergies EP Uganda on behalf of the Government of Uganda in the Albertine Region. The Tilenga project will produce 230,000 barrels of oil at plateau from the 6 fields of Ngiri, Jobi Rii, Gunya, Mputa-Nzizi-Waraga, Kasemene-Wahrindi, Kigogole-Ngara, Nsoga and Ngege fields. Over 400 oil wells will be constructed on 31 well pads to produce oil and gas resources. First oil production is projected to start in 2025. TotalEnergies EP Uganda is committed to undertaking the Tilenga project in accordance with national regulations, the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and with the IFC Performance Standards.
About TotalEnergies in Uganda
TotalEnergies has been present in Uganda since 1955 through its marketing operations and has more 200 stations countrywide. TotalEnergies EP Uganda is an upstream affiliate which is leading the development activities towards production in the Tilenga project area – Contract Area 1 (CA-1) and Licence Area 2 North (LA-2N) within the Albertine Region.
About TotalEnergies
TotalEnergies is a global multi-energy company that produces and markets energies: oil and biofuels, natural gas and green gases, renewables, and electricity. Our more than 100,000 employees are committed to energy that is ever more affordable, cleaner, more reliable, and accessible to as many people as possible. Active in more than 130 countries, TotalEnergies puts sustainable development in all its dimensions at the heart of its projects and operations to contribute to the well-being of people.
