List of Tables viiList of Figures ixAcronyms and Abbreviations xiGlossary xvAcknowledgments xxvOnline Materials Accompanying this Book xxvii1 An Introduction to Process Safety for Upstream 11.1 Background 11.2 Applicability of Process Safety to Upstream 21.3 Intended Audience 31.4 Why the Reader Should be Interested 41.5 Scope of This Book 71.6 Upstream Safety Performance 71.7 Summary 102 The Upstream Industry 132.1 Upstream Industry 132.2 Exploration Phase 212.3 Engineering Design, Construction and Installation 232.4 Production Phase 252.5 Well Workovers and Interventions 282.6 Decommissioning Phase 282.7 Defining "Barriers" 292.8 Overview of International Regulations 333 Overview of Risk Based Process Safety (RBPS) 373.1 Background 373.2 RBPS Summary 373.3 Conclusion 524 Application of Process Safety to Wells 534.1 Background 534.2 Well Constuction: Risks and Key Process Safety Measures 634.3 Applying Process Safety Methods in Well Construction 725 Application of Process Safety to Onshore Production 875.1 Background 875.2 Onshore Production Facilities: Risks and Key Process Safety Measures 915.3 Applying Process Safety Methods in Onshore Production 996 Application of Process Safety to Offshore Production 1076.1 Background 1076.2 Offshore Production Facilities: Risks and Key Process Safety Measures 1116.3 Applying Process Safety Methods in Offshore Production 1177 Application of Process Safety to Engineering Design, Construction and Installation 1297.1 Background 1297.2 Front End Loading 1327.3 Detailed Design 1377.4 Procurement and Construction 1387.5 Commissioning and Startup of Facilities 1408 Process Safety: Looking Forward 1418.1 Looking Forward 1418.2 Research Needs 1428.3 Technical Advances 1448.4 Vision for Upstream Process Safety 146References 147Index 155
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