This paper outlines a new procedure which has been developed to formally assess the safety of existing offshore oil and gas production facilities. It has been applied to a number of platforms enabling considerable savings to be made with respect to projected budgets.

Keywords:
emergency system, procedure, risk and uncertainty assessment, scenario, hazard, selection, risk goal, upstream oil & gas, probability, contingency planning
Subjects:
HSSE & Social Responsibility Management, Safety, Risk Management and Decision-Making, Contingency planning and emergency response, Risk, uncertainty, and risk assessment
Copyright 1991, Society of Petroleum Engineers
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