Major accidents
Barriers Barriers are used both to reduce the probability of undesirable incidents and to eliminate or limit the consequences of those which nevertheless occur.
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The trends in risk level project is the key source for describing the risk of major accidents in the Norwegian petroleum sector.
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Experiences gained in the petroleum activities up to the present have amply demonstrated the risks inherent in the activities.
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Status and signals - Major accidents
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Staying power
Half of all the installations on the NCS will soon have reached their original design life, but their owners want to continue using many of them for a long time to come. The bottom line is that safety must not be compromised.Read more -
CCS: Storing up lessons
Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is one of the hottest topics on the planet. The PSA wants to learn more about the risks involved and to identify where more information is required.Read more -
Perilous escape
Fumes given off from an oil leak created an explosive atmosphere in Statfjord A’s utility shaft on 24 May 2008, and conditions remained touch and go for hours. Under slightly different conditions, the incident which developed on this concrete platform in the North Sea could have turned into a major accident with the loss of human life.Read more