The exercise, held during the third quarter of the current year,
involved the complex’s passive defence team and an ICT operations group.
The drill was designed to enhance preparedness for emergency
situations, strengthen coordination among incident command team members,
familiarise staff with crisis management roles and procedures, and improve
emergency response systems.
It was based on a simulated scenario involving rising storage tank
levels due to increased feedstock inflows from upstream units and reduced
consumption at NF 1, 2 and 3 units. The exercise assessed decision-making
processes, internal communications, inter-unit coordination and operational
responses.
The scenario was modelled on real incidents to place managers and
technical experts in hypothetical crisis conditions, allowing them to identify
operational strengths and weaknesses and improve preventive and anticipatory
measures, the statement said.