Reducing Accidents Through the Implementation of the Minimum Industry Safety Training for Downstream Operations Mistdo in the Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Edem ◽  
Okechukwu Nwankwo ◽  
Jennifer Muku ◽  
Fatima Usman ◽  
Chidi Ike
Keyword(s):  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Oil And Gas Industry ◽  
Workplace Safety ◽  
Safety Training ◽  
Industry Data ◽  
Gas Industry ◽  
Barrier Failure ◽  
Petroleum Resources ◽  
Model Training ◽  
Training Provider

Abstract The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), the Petroleum Regulatory agency of the Nigerian oil and gas industry is mandated by law to investigate accidents in the industry. Data obtained from the oil and gas accident database from the Department of Petroleum Resources shows that accidents in the downstream sector contribute about 70%, when compared to the upstream sector. One of the reoccurring root causes from investigations point to administrative barrier failure – which is a lack of training and re-training of staff in the downstream sector on workplace safety. Against this background, the DPR introduced the Minimum Industry Safety Training for Downstream Operations (MISTDO) as part of the Safety Audit Clearance policy launched to drive safety in the downstream sector. MISTDO is a basic safety training which must be undertaken by all personnel working in the downstream sector of the Nigerian oil and gas industry. This paper reviews the recorded accidents that have occurred in the downstream sector between 2014 – 2019; examines the MISTDO courses for the various workers in downstream facilities; analyses the MISTDO tripartite model (Training provider, Operator and DPR) adopted; the effects of implementation of MISTDO and concludes with the value additions of the MISTDO program to the industry.

Overcoming Challenges of Pigging the Unpiggable Pipelines

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chinedu Oragwu ◽  
Daniel Molyneux ◽  
Lukeman Lawal ◽  
Stanley Ameh
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Steel ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Oil And Gas Industry ◽  
Regulatory Requirements ◽  
Gas Industry ◽  
Integrity Assessment ◽  
Flow Parameters ◽  
Petroleum Resources ◽  
Strict Compliance

Abstract Carbon steel pipelines are used to transport hydrocarbons globally because carbon steel is relatively easier to fabricate, safe for use, raw materials are available and less expensive. Amidst these benefits, carbon steel is susceptible to severe corrosion and other anomalies. Pipeline corrosion is a significant concern in the oil and gas industry. It has caused several minor and catastrophic losses of containment with resultant fatalities, environmental pollutions, asset damage, and production downtimes. The increasing failures of in-service pipelines have led the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) to intensify regulatory scrutiny of pipeline integrity assessment and management in Nigeria to ensure strict compliance to the regulatory requirements by the Oil Producing Companies. According to DPR Act (Section 2.5.2.1), all pipelines greater than 6" size diameter must be inspected every five (5) years with intelligent pigs (inline inspection tools) that would provide the accurate condition of the pipeline. However, many pipelines in Nigeria are unpiggable or difficult to inspect with intelligent pigs due to the unavailability of pigging facilities (especially in brownfields), pipelines with short bend radiuses, dual diameters, flow parameters, etcetera. This paper explores case studies involving the use of advanced inline inspection technology to conduct inline inspection of difficult-to-inspect dual-diameter pipelines.

scholarly journals Environmental Protection and Oil and Gas Production in the Nova Scotia Offshore: A Guidelines Approach to Operational Discharges

1969 ◽  
pp. 347
Author(s):  
Mikis Manolis
Keyword(s):  
Nova Scotia ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Oil And Gas Industry ◽  
Gas Production ◽  
Gas Industry ◽  
Oil And Gas Production ◽  
Statutory Authority ◽  
Petroleum Resources ◽  
Offshore Petroleum

This article examines and describes the regulatory framework governing the production of oil and gas in the Nova Scotia offshore. Specific attention is given to the ecological dangers posed by operational discharges into the marine environment by the oil and gas industry. The regulation of operational discharges under the Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation Act and the role of guidelines in this regard is discussed. It is argued that the attempted use of guidelines by the Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board to impose binding requirements on operators is beyond its statutory authority. The administrative problems associated with these "mandatory" guidelines are also discussed.

scholarly journals Analysis of 801 Work-Related Incidents in the Oil and Gas Industry That Occurred Between 2014 and 2016 in 6 Regions

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 32
Author(s):  
Moahamed Younes El Bouti ◽  
Mohamed Allouch
Keyword(s):  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Oil And Gas Industry ◽  
Body Part ◽  
Workplace Safety ◽  
Working Environment ◽  
Control Measures ◽  
Gas Industry ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Frequent Event ◽  
Occupational Work

Oil and Gas Industry (OGI) faces a number of evolving and various types of risks and hazards that give rise to serious incidents. To conduct this study 801 incidents reports have been numerically analyzed, evaluated and interpreted. These incidents reports covered various severity levels, which have been occurred in 6 regions across the world, from 2014 to 2016. The analysis focused on global oil and gas industry. The study has shown that Occupational Work-related Incidents (OWRIs) occur mostly in October and especially in spring time. In addition, it has pointed out that the region of North America is the most affected area; almost one-third of OWRIs occurs in turbine hall area. Surprisingly, the study also revealed that three-quarters of the OWRIs did not occur in High-Risk Activity (HRA) and half of the incidents took place with no tooling involved. Noticeably, the main recurrent and frequent event was struck against or by (SAoB) that resulted dominantly in slight injuries that required only first aid care, and the most affected body part is the finger by “Cut (Laceration)/ Pinch”. The study has confirmed that the hazardous working environment in OGI was the direct cause for half of the OWRIs. However, based on the revealed results, it will be the assumptions that human factors have a crucial impact on the workplace safety and a contributing factor in the incidents. Some control measures were suggested accordingly.

The Value Additions of Oil and Gas Industry Service Permit in the Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Edem ◽  
Abdullahi Alfa ◽  
Okechukwu Nwankwo
Keyword(s):  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Oil And Gas Industry ◽  
Technical Service ◽  
Application Process ◽  
Gas Industry ◽  
Mandatory Requirement ◽  
Petroleum Resources ◽  
Regulatory Instruments ◽  
Petroleum Drilling

Abstract The Department of Petroleum Resources, Nigeria's oil and gas industry regulator, is an opportunity provider and business enabler. Using regulatory instruments such as Licenses, Approvals and Permits, the Department has enabled investors to unlock opportunities in the Upstream, Midstream and Downstream sectors of the industry. The Oil and Gas Industry Service Permit (OGISP) is a mandatory requirement for all service providers rendering or engaged to render technical service to the industry, in accordance with section 60A of the amended Petroleum (Drilling & Production) Regulations, 1988. Since its establishment, the Department has issued over a million permits to service providers in various areas of specialization. This paper examines the OGISP system framework; OGISP application process and requirements for permit issuance; benefits of OGISP to the industry and the Nigerian economy; and recommendations to improve the OGISP system.

scholarly journals Safety-specific transformational leadership, safety climate and occupational accidents

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 44-52
Author(s):  
Muhammad Zeeshan Mirza ◽  
Ahmad Shahrul Nizam Isha
Keyword(s):  
Transformational Leadership ◽  
Safety Climate ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Strong Support ◽  
Oil And Gas Industry ◽  
Workplace Safety ◽  
Occupational Accidents ◽  
Climate Data ◽  
Gas Industry ◽  
The Relationship

Despite the fact that safety-specific transformational leadership had been reported to have favorable outcomes on workplace safety, there is limited work on identifying its role in decreasing occupational accidents at workplace. The current study looks to fill this void by proposing safety-specific leadership approach to combat occupational accidents via safety climate. Data were collected from 270 production workers of Oil and Gas Industry across four states of Malaysia. Results showed strong support for our suppositions. Safety climate mediated the relationship between safety-specific leadership and occupational accidents. The supposition linking safety-specific transformational leadership to safety climate and safety climate to occupational accidents also found considerable support. The results are discussed in the light of previous literature and the contributions made by the study.

Warning. Danger. Caution: over-regulation leads to unsafe work environments

2016 ◽  
Vol 56 (2) ◽  
pp. 567
Author(s):  
Duncan Fletcher
Keyword(s):  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Personal Responsibility ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Oil And Gas Industry ◽  
Workplace Safety ◽  
Policy Document ◽  
Gas Industry ◽  
The People ◽  
Policies And Procedures ◽  
Safety Systems

The oil and gas industry is no stranger to explosions, fatalities and other catastrophic incidents. If, however, these dangers are outside of the normal routine, what is the value of countless occupational health and safety rules, regulations, and a bureaucracy to manage them? The over-regulation of workplace safety threatens to replace intelligent judgment with rigid policies and procedures. The industry needs to examine which strategies ultimately lead to the best safety outcomes. The personal responsibility of individual employees is critical to genuine engagement in the day-to-day management of workplace safety. Over-regulation can also drive up costs for contractors who are forced to comply with the same inflexible standards and rules. Historically, tensions between employers, employees, and contractors have hindered rather than helped workplace safety. In the future, employers and management should strive to share the burden of workplace safety through meaningful conversation with the people on the ground floor. The industry should not rely on a new hazard sign, safety briefing, start-up check, emergency switch, hand guard, policy document, or a human resources buzzword. The best safety systems rely on common sense. Beware—the machine has no brain, use your own. The question is, does the regulatory framework allow this to occur?

Gauging the confidence in publicly reported oil and gas reserves: introducing the Reserves Confidence Metric (RCM)

2017 ◽  
Vol 57 (1) ◽  
pp. 88
Author(s):  
Don McMillan
Keyword(s):  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Oil And Gas Industry ◽  
Coal Seam Gas ◽  
Gas Industry ◽  
Resources Management ◽  
Unconventional Resources ◽  
Production Ratio ◽  
Petroleum Resources ◽  
Unconventional Resource ◽  
Reserve Estimates

Confidence in publicly disclosed reserves and resources is critical to the investment community and the reputation of the oil and gas industry. This paper introduces a commonly utilised industry concept for reviewing reserve estimates in a format that non-professionals can use with confidence. Surveys (McMillan 2014) have indicated a perception that the Society of Petroleum Engineers – Petroleum Resources Management System (SPE-PRMS) lacks consistency and repeatability and treats conventional and unconventional resources differently. This is discussed in detail in this paper, along with an explanation of the confusion caused by these differences. The oil and gas industry is still endeavouring to understand how to treat unconventional resource estimations and this paper endeavours to capture areas of contention and risks in relation to reported reserves. Reserves Confidence Metric (RCM) is presented as a method for rating confidence in publicly disclosed reserves. RCM, which is derived from the reserves to production ratio, can be used for any reserves standard or guideline. It is a simple metric, which any organisation or individual with limited knowledge of reserves can apply to identify reserves that require further information or should be used with caution. As an example, RCM is applied to Queensland’s publicly disclosed 2P reserves for all conventional and unconventional Coal Seam Gas (CSG) resources.

The distribution of petroleum resources in Malaysia: unpacking federalism

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wan M Zulhafiz Wan Zahari ◽  
Farid Sufian bin Shuaib
Keyword(s):  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Petroleum Industry ◽  
Oil And Gas Industry ◽  
Economic Transformation ◽  
Gas Industry ◽  
Economic Significance ◽  
Petroleum Resources ◽  
The Government ◽  
Petroleum Development ◽  
Oil Company

Abstract This article examines the concept of federalism in the oil and gas industry in Malaysia. The petroleum industry is one of the 12 National Key Economic Areas (NKEAs) to enhance national growth under Malaysia’s Economic Transformation Programme (ETP). Due to its economic significance, the petroleum industry was given priority by the Government of Malaysia. The development of the oil and gas industry in Malaysia can be divided into two stages, ie the period before 1974 and after 1974. Prior to 1974, the ownership of hydrocarbon resources was placed under the jurisdiction of the respective 13 states forming part of Malaysia. In 1974, the Petroleum Development Act (PDA) was passed by the Parliament of Malaysia. Pursuant to the PDA, a national oil company has been established in the form of a public listed company which is called Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas). The national oil company was granted the entire ownership and the exclusive rights, powers, liberties and privileges of exploring, winning and obtaining petroleum onshore and offshore Malaysia. Each state permanently conferred its ownership, rights, powers, liberties and privileges in the petroleum by executing the vesting instrument specified in the PDA. This article examines the rights of ownership of the Federation and the various states of Malaysia with regards to the hydrocarbon resources at the time of the formation of the Federation of Malaysia, and the gradual changes in the ownership of the hydrocarbon resources from the states to the absolute ownership of the Federal government in 1974. Furthermore, this article examines the legislation regulating petroleum resources and the role of the states and federation in the upstream oil and gas industry prior to 1974 and after the enactment of the PDA.

scholarly journals Impact of Organizational Culture and Perceived Process Safety in the UAE Oil and Gas Industry

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohamed Al Mazrouei ◽  
Khalizani Khalid ◽  
Ross Davidson ◽  
Salam Abdallah
Keyword(s):  
United Arab Emirates ◽  
Safety Culture ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Employee Training ◽  
Oil And Gas Industry ◽  
Safety Training ◽  
Safety Behaviors ◽  
Process Safety ◽  
Gas Industry ◽  
Safety And Environment

In the last few decades, there had been a lot of accidents in the oil and gas industry throughout the world. This article reports a qualitative study of 30 employees employed in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) oil and gas industry. Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE) culture is a concept which was studied in many researches. However, this research is set to examine how certain behaviors affect the safety performance in UAE’s oil and gas industry. Four core themes that were drawn from the interviewee discussions of how safety culture, leadership safety behaviors, supervisory safety behaviors, and employee training on safety affect the employee’s performance on safety. The emergent narratives on the safety culture showed that an employee was likely to perceive safety in the organization favorably if s/he believed that his/her role in ensuring process safety was critical. Moreover, results pertaining to supervisory safety culture showed that the safety culture promoted by a supervisor within his/her role often set the standard for his/her subordinates constituted the benchmark against which all his/her subordinates rated their own idea and practice of safety culture. In addition, the findings confirm the important role played by safety leadership, which entails leader-follower interactions where the former influences the achievement of safety goals. Lastly, it was emphasized that safety training stimulated employees with negative or indifferent attitudes towards safety to be more actively engaged in safety matters in the organization.

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