New approaches to safety regulation for offshore oil and gas exploration and production in the UK and Norway

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 155
Author(s):  
Margarita Nieves Zárate
Keyword(s):  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Safety Regulation ◽  
Oil And Gas Exploration ◽  
New Approaches ◽  
Exploration And Production ◽  
Offshore Oil And Gas ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Offshore Oil

Offshore structure design and development

1982 ◽  
Vol 307 (1499) ◽  
pp. 263-277
Keyword(s):  
Deep Water ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Offshore Structures ◽  
Structure Design ◽  
Offshore Structure ◽  
Oil And Gas Exploration ◽  
Exploration And Production ◽  
Offshore Oil And Gas ◽  
Offshore Structure Design ◽  
Offshore Oil

The kinds of technology currently being applied to the design, construction, installation and operation of offshore structures for oil and gas exploration and production are quite sophisticated and include many examples of innovative configurations and approaches. The decade of the 1990s should see further evolution, reinterpretation and improvements of concepts that are already in service or being readied for service. The importance of offshore oil and gas may be judged by the projection that over half of overall exploration investments will go to offshore prospects in future years. This paper surveys some expected evolutions, with particular emphasis on the challenging area of deep-water applications. Some features of a tension leg platform design are discussed as an example of a deep-water oil production system. An attempt is made to recognize the problems of applying advanced engineering and analytical capabilities, when many specialists must interact, to producing a thoroughly engineered design, which is also balanced and economical, for such innovative systems.

APPLICATION OF ECOTOXICOLOGY TO ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT IN THE AUSTRALIAN OFFSHORE OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY

1994 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 809
Author(s):  
Louis H. Evans ◽  
Jeffery T. Spickett ◽  
Joseph R. Bidwell ◽  
Robert J. Rippingale ◽  
Helen L. Brown.
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Environmental Management ◽  
Environmental Impact ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Oil And Gas Industry ◽  
Gas Industry ◽  
Oil And Gas Exploration ◽  
Exploration And Production ◽  
Offshore Oil And Gas ◽  
Offshore Oil

Environmental impact from offshore oil and gas exploration and production is likely to arise from five main sources—produced formation water, drilling fluids and cuttiftgs, industrial chemicals used in production activities, accidental oil spills and the physical disruption of the marine environment by coastal and offshore engineering works. The principle task of environmental managers is to evaluate the risk of impact on the marine environment from their company's activities and to formulate and implement company policy and procedures aimed at minimising this risk. Of critical importance is the determination of the extent and scope of the environmental program designed to control and monitor impacts.The development of environmental management programs in the oil and gas industry involves two main processes—ecological risk assessment and formulation of a monitoring program. This review outlines the steps involved in ecological risk assessment with specific reference to the offshore oil and gas industry. Information is presented on the basic principles involved in risk assessment, the main source of environmental impact from offshore oil and gas exploration and production and the different approaches that can be used to predict and monitor impacts. Approaches for improving the cost efficiency of ecotoxicological testing are discussed. Results of recent ecotoxicological studies on a biocide preparation and two corrosion inhibitors used in oil and gas production activities on the North West Shelf are also presented.

scholarly journals Supervision of Offshore Oil and Gas Exploration and Production and the Independence of Regulators as a Response to Major Accidents

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Margarita Nieves-Zárate
Keyword(s):  
Public Administration ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Conflicts Of Interest ◽  
The United States ◽  
Oil And Gas Exploration ◽  
Separation Criterion ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Offshore Oil And Gas ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Offshore Oil

ABSTRACT This article analyzes the reforms of offshore oil and gas (O&G) regulators in the United Kingdom (the UK), Norway, the United States of America (the USA), and the Netherlands after major accidents in the industry. The reforms introduced a measure to make regulators more independent, and to avoid conflicts of interest by separating economic and risk regulation. This research calls such measure “the functional separation criterion”. In order to identify what makes a regulator independent, this research goes beyond the offshore O&G industry to analyze the theory of independent regulators developed in the field of public administration. This approach evidences that, in contrast to the understanding of independent regulators used in the offshore O&G industry, the independence of regulators in the field of public administration is a multidimensional concept. A multidimensional assessment of the independence of offshore O&G regulators reveals findings that remain hidden if one uses a single and limited approach such as the functional separation criterion.

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