HSE & Sustainability

Health, Safety, Security & Environment:

At Selan, we believe that a strong HSSE culture is the foundation of our business. Over the past year, we have made significant improvements in terms of Health, Safety, Environment, and Sustainability parameters. We have undertaken various activities around our well pads and facilities to enhance housekeeping, ensure equipment and pipelines integrity, segregate and dispose of waste, and report near misses. Emphasis has been placed on improving operational performance, asset integrity, road safety, crude oil trucking, drilling new wells, workovers, and hydraulic fracturing of both new and old wells.

A new HSE policy has been implemented to align our operations with Global HSE standards

Commitment

At Selan Exploration Technology Limited, we are committed to:

• Pursuing the goal of no harm to people, including employees, contractors, and third parties.
• Protecting the environment
• Respecting our stakeholders
• Efficiently using materials and energy
• Managing (“HSSE & S”) aspects as critical business aspects
• Promoting a culture where all employees and contractors share this commitment
• Encouraging employees to STOP unsafe work if they encounter it during operations

Policy

Selan Exploration Technology Limited shall:

• Demonstrate leadership commitment to HSSE & S by focusing on system effectiveness
• Establish robust security measures to protect personnel and facilities
• Implement a systematic process for HSSE & S management to ensure regulatory compliance and continuous performance improvement
• Establish and monitor consistent risk management processes
• Require contractors to manage HSSE & S in line with this policy
• Engage proactively and effectively with stakeholders, including employees, contractors, regulators, and impacted communities
• Include HSSE & S performance in the appraisal of employees and contractors and reward accordingly

Additionally, we have worked on the following aspects:

1. Implemented a new HSE management plan
2. Risk registers for all three assets to ensure proper controls in place
3. Emphasis on behavioral safety aspects through trainings
4. Conducted periodic HSE meetings attended by Senior Management
5. Upgraded firefighting capabilities
6. Conducted training programs for Employees & Contractors
7. Augmented security systems, boundary wall management, etc.
8. Implemented incident reporting and investigation procedures
9. Ensured statutory compliances
10. Included health and safety criteria in pre-qualification and selection processes for contractors and standard model contracts

Life-Saving Rules have been implemented, providing all employees and contractors with the actions they can take to protect themselves and their colleagues from fatalities:

1. Bypassing safety controls
2. Confined space
3. Safe Driving
4. Energy Isolation
5. Hot work
6. Line of Fire
7. Safe Mechanical Lifting
8. Work Authorisation
9. Working at Height
10. Working at Site/Installation

HSE in Drilling Campaign

1. Conducted pre-inspections of rigs and services to National and International standards with a focus on functional safety
2. Commenced drilling only after closing out all critical points
3. Established clear SIMOPs plans with defined interfaces for handover and takeover
4. Hired dedicated HSE engineers to supervise the drilling campaign
5. Ensured third-party certification for all critical equipment
6. Collected and disposed of hazardous waste at authorised facilities
7. Implemented 24/7 monitoring while drilling
8. Conducted drills to cover various fire, medical, and emergency scenarios

HSSE and quality are unequivocally our top priorities, and we will continue to prioritize safety over production as our motto.