Multi-criteria assessment of a decision-making approach to choosing the optimal option in the projects of decommissioning of offshore oil and gas platforms

2020 ◽  
pp. 23-30
Author(s):  
V.P. Bezkorovainy ◽  
◽  
T.H. Le ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Offshore Oil And Gas ◽  
Offshore Oil

Construction of a sustainability indicators system for offshore oil and gas production units

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 147-161
Author(s):  
Lucia Maria de Araujo Lima Gaudencio ◽  
Rui de Oliveira ◽  
Wilson Fadlo Curi
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Sustainable Management ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Current Knowledge ◽  
Management Practice ◽  
Gas Production ◽  
Sustainability Indicators ◽  
Oil And Gas Production ◽  
Offshore Oil And Gas ◽  
Offshore Oil

Production units located in the Brazilian marine environment are responsible for the production of 95.7% of oil and 78.8% of natural gas of Brazil causing economic, environmental, and social impacts motivating us to construct a system of indicators as a tool aimed to improve the sustainable management practice of these production units. To date, one of the tools most used by the oil industry is the sustainability report, oriented by guidelines from international organizations. However, these reports have a corporate character being unable to help the sustainability management of production units’ activities. The indicators were selected based on a systemic approach, using current knowledge on sustainability indicators, together with the survey of aspects relevant to the operation and management of offshore oil and gas production units. This paper describes the proposed indicators and presents the hierarchical structure of the system, built on the economic, environmental, social, and operational dimensions. The application of the proposed system of indicators, based on multicriterial and multiple decision-making analyses, validates a complex decision process, providing improved sustainable management of offshore production units by identifying points for which the necessary measures and actions can be implemented. Keywords: offshore oil and gas production; sustainability indicators; multicriteria and multiple decision-making analyses.

scholarly journals Methodological recommendations on safety decision making for offshore oil & gas platforms

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (394) ◽  
pp. 147-157
Author(s):  
Nikolay A. Valdman ◽  
Nina L. Malyarenko
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Theoretical Studies ◽  
Safe Operation ◽  
Gas Field ◽  
Management Standards ◽  
Offshore Oil And Gas ◽  
Offshore Oil ◽  
Oil Gas

Object and purpose of research. This paper discusses offshore oil & gas platforms as complex social and technical systems. The purpose is to consider the results of the research on development of recommendations aimed at improving the methodological apparatus for making management decisions to insure the offshore oil & gas field structures safety operations. Materials and methods. This work followed common methods of theoretical studies and was based on KSRC guidelines, risk management standards, as well as relevant publications, both Russian and foreign. Main results. Existing methodological recommendations on safety decision-making for offshore oil and gas facilities were systematized. The task of describing the implementation of decision-making methodology intended to ensure safe operation of offshore facilities and their equipment has been successfully accomplished. Conclusion. Methodological recommendations on decision making suggested in this paper with reference to the operation of offshore oil and gas facilities are intended to improve their safety, as well as to prevent or mitigate their possible accidents (failures) and justify the choice of optimal cost-effective solutions.

“Commercially Sensitive” Environmental Data: A Case Study of Oil Seep Claims for the Old Harry Prospect in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Canada

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Daniel Bourgault ◽  
Hugo Tremblay ◽  
Irene R. Schloss ◽  
Steve Plante ◽  
Philippe Archambault
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Geological Structure ◽  
Environmental Data ◽  
Initial State ◽  
Oil And Gas Development ◽  
Potential Development ◽  
Natural Oil ◽  
Offshore Oil And Gas ◽  
Offshore Oil

We expose the difficulties we encountered to obtain from industry environmental information that is crucial for impact studies and decision-making related to the potential development of offshore oil and gas in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Canada. This case concerns the information disseminated by the oil company Corridor Resources that there are six persistent, natural oil seeps emanating from the flanks of the Old Harry geological structure in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. According to Corridor, these seeps rise through the water column and appear at the sea surface directly above the prospect, forming permanent oil slicks visible from satellite imagery. Corridor believes this is an indication that the Old Harry prospect contains oil. While this information might be credible, it has been impossible for us to verify its accuracy because the sources are kept secret under the argument of “commercially sensitive.” Yet, such information about the possible presence of natural oil and its sources is essential to obtain and to verify in order to construct a reliable baseline initial state against which any new man-made oil contribution resulting from eventual oil and gas development could be compared with, and impacts on the marine environment, ecosystem, and people be then truly assessed. We describe the legal, economic, and political contexts in which withholding this information might happen, and we take a critical look at its impact on scientific research as well as on decision-making in society.

scholarly journals The Future of Russian Arctic Oil and Gas Projects: Problems of Assessing the Prospects

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 528
Author(s):  
Amina Chanysheva ◽  
Alina Ilinova
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
Russian Arctic ◽  
Scientific Methods ◽  
General Scientific ◽  
Step Algorithm ◽  
Offshore Oil And Gas ◽  
Offshore Oil ◽  
Oil And Gas Companies

The development of Arctic marine resources is currently the focus of the world’s largest oil and gas companies, which is due to the presence of significant hydrocarbon reserves. However, the decision-making process for implementing offshore oil and gas projects in the Arctic is highly uncertain and requires consideration of many factors. This study presents a comprehensive approach to evaluating the prospects of oil production on the Russian Arctic shelf. It is based on a specific methodology which involves expert forecasting methods. We analyze the current conditions and key factors and indicators, focusing on oil prices and quality of technologies that could influence the decision-making in the oil and gas company concerning Arctic offshore fields’ development. We use general scientific methods—analysis, synthesis, classification and systematization—and propose a method for assessing the prospects of Arctic projects which is based on a three-step algorithm. Together with practical tools presented in the article, it will support decision-making on the project initiation and the development of a particular field.

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