SM
How do you explain Shell's poor safety record in your own back yard (Sumburgh BV234, Brent Spar S-61, Cormorant Alpha AS332L [mentioned above] and Leman S-76 to name just 4 Shell fatal accidents in the last 25 years in the North Sea resulting in 73 deaths)? In fact, in the last 30 years in the UK, 5 of the 7 fatal offshore accidents have involved Shell contracted aircraft
AFAIK.
A crude estimate is that Shell fly 12,000 hours in the North Sea (UK, No, Dk, Nl) each year (out of 80-90,000 hours per annum worldwide). So with a fatal accident on average every 6 years or so, thats a fatal accident rate of about 14 per million flying hours, which is pretty dreadful.