... Niger Delta region. In this paper, the problem of oil spills in the Niger Delta is categorized as a ‘wicked problem’. This is especially because the problem is complex, has several competing stakeholders, is associated with far-reaching consequences, and has defied every known attempt at finding...

..., to a value equal to the external pressure, p e on the outside of the pipe. The magnitude of the radial stress is usually small when compared with the longitudinal and hoop stresses; consequently, it is not specifically limited by the design codes. Hoop stress for a thin wall ( D/t > 30) can also...

... lng market geopolitical risk consequence america Introduction Globalization of the LNG industry in the last 10 years can be compared to an organizational expansion with expectant benefits of economies of scale. This can be achieved through strategic expansion management, else the LNG...

... in general to be smaller due to a lower sweep efficiency - a direct consequence of high gas to oil mobility ratio. The case of Akpo Z represents a success story where gas injection led to a significant increase in the condensate ultimate recovery higher than 70%, as a result of the combination of both high...

...-ordinated activities to establish and maintain barriers so that they perform their function at all times. These barriers are known as Safety Critical Barriers. Safety Critical Barriers Upstream Oil & Gas incident identification consequence operational safety information process safety...

... Amenam Kpono accident risk assessment consequence Upstream Oil & Gas category hazard outcome severity category Scenario central critical event safety barrier severity society of petroleum engineers ALARP demonstration Introduction The AMENAM Kpono (OML 99) production field...

... consequence npdc ogini-field approach planning simultatanous operation simop Drilling company man requirement probability society of petroleum engineers procedure Simop bowtie HSE Plan Introduction SIMOPS is short for Sultaneous Operations. It is essentially any situation/ operation where...

... Initial response Notification Reporting using treatment based approach. Abstract Treatment Based Approach is the traditional approach used in personnel safety which is to "classify" actual incident consequence into categories based on the type of treatments. These includes: Loss...

... finger, could be tomorrow's amputated finger. If you investigate and eliminate the hazard that caused the cut finger today, you eliminate the possibility for the amputated finger tomorrow. It's that simple. There are stories of company's who continually suffer from the direct and indirect consequences...

...&G. The reliability of valves is indispensable to the availability of sub-sea production equipment. Failure of subsea valves can have significant financial, environmental, health and safety consequences. Failure Mode and Effect Criticality Analysis (FMECA) is a technique that permits evaluation...

.... Consequently, this has deprived majority of the populace from reaping the hidden potentials of conflict. The Niger Delta region is not exempted from this catastrophe. Ineffective and inefficient management of oil and gas conflicts from 1958 when oil was first discovered in commercial quantity in Oloibiri has...

... the environment, through the emission of toxic fumes that affect the health of residents in the Niger Delta, it has also been blamed as a major contributor to the emergent global climate change, with disastrous consequences for the international community. Current estimates of financial losses to Nigeria from gas...

... that safeguards their integrity, minimize Health, Safety and Environmental risks and ensure their planned availability throughout their life-cycle". As a consequence of this policy, all wells are monitored to ensure their integrity is guaranteed at all times. By implication all wells that fall short of standards...