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Showing 1 to 20 of 34 for “"Offshore oil and gas"”.
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First line supervisors in the offshore oil and gas industry.
The offshore oil and gas industry has created significant wealth for the UK economy; approximately 250 billion Great British Pounds (GBP) since oil was discovered under the United Kingdom Continental Shelf (UKCS) of which approximately 70 billion GBP was paid in tax and royalties to the UK …
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Design for safety framework for offshore oil and gas platforms
… safety” based risk assessment technique for the offshore platforms in order to facilitate decision making. This is achieved through detailed examination of related risks, and review of relevant literatures and traditional safety assessment methods leading to the development of a new …
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System engineering applied to early phase offshore oil and gas projects
… that begin with identifying an opportunity and end in execution with various iterations of developing design in between. Those various design iterations are critical to the success of any project. For complex projects, the inability to identify and evaluate feasible architectures in early …
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Towards effective regulation of offshore oil and gas waste management in Nigeria
The development of the offshore oil and gas industry has been going on for many decades with little thought of the consequences of its activities on the environment. However, in recent years, there has been a clamour by the international community to protect the marine environment from further …
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Expand and accelerate : offshore oil and gas leasing and the EIA process
… Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 1985.
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Simulation and optimisation of the separation process in offshore oil and gas platforms.
Hydrocarbon separation in offshore oil and gas platforms is the process that transforms extracted crude oil into transportable oil and gas. Temperatures and pressures of the separation system can be adjusted to modify the separation of the hydrocarbons. Discovery of the optimal settings of the …
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The precautionary principle in environmental law governing the offshore oil and gas exploitation industry
Offshore oil and gas exploration and production is an ocean based industry which has developed to meet the world's growing demand for energy. This paper considers the major legal instruments of public international law, the regional law of the North East Atlantic area and UK national law which …
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Psychological aspects of risk and safety management in the UK offshore oil and gas industry.
… to investigate the psychological aspects of risk and safety management in the UK offshore oil and gas industry, however the results have implications for other high hazard industries. This thesis consists of three studies. The first risk perception study aimed to investigate the relative accuracy …
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Offshore oil and gas in Russia: the legal framework and the implications as at September 1995
The oil and gas industry in Russia is experiencing serious problems in the wake of the disintegration of the Soviet Union and the old structures with no new structures there to replace them. This applies to the whole of the Russian economy, and the way into a market economy with its regimes and …
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3D anthropometry: quantifying the shape and size variability within the UK male offshore oil and gas workforce.
Background: UK male offshore workers typically increased in weight by 19% since 1985, and are also heavier than the background UK male population. Aim: To conduct an anthropometric survey on UK offshore workers, employing the latest portable 3D scanning technology, to quantify size and shape change …
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The influence of organisational typology, strategy, leadership and psychological forces on UK offshore oil and gas industry safety performance.
The UK Offshore Oil and Gas Industry is recognised as having made significant safety performance improvement progress, following the Piper Alpha disaster (6th July 1988), subsequent Public Inquiry and 106 recommendations made by the Cullen Report. However, accidents continue to occur on offshore …
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The impact of offshore oil and gas exploitation on the marine environment and its regulations under selected national regimes
… advantages accrued from the exploitation of oil and gas worldwide, the repercussion of its activities on the marine environment has put the entire world under panic about the future of our beloved planet. Political leaders from both developed and developing countries through Conventions, …
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The Decommissioning of Offshore Oil and Gas Installations and Structures in Nigeria and South Africa in the context of international best practices
… the laws relating to the decommissioning of offshore oil and gas installations and structures in Nigeria and South Africa, in the context of international best practices as typified by the regimes in operation in Norway and the United Kingdom. The extent to which these countries have met …
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Factors influencing the incidence rates of injuries and accidents among seafarers and rig workers providing support to the WA offshore oil and gas industry
The aim of this study was to identify, discuss and make recommendations regarding causal factors associated with injuries and accidents among seafarers and rig workers providing support to the WA offshore oil and gas industry. These incidents cause significant personal and economic burdens for …
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Numerical analysis and material selection of functionally graded pipes based on metals and ceramics for deep offshore oil and gas operations in Gulf of Guinea
The environmentally challenged conditions of deep offshore oil and gas operations has necessitated the demand for unique materials that could withstand both the loading conditions of the operations and the corrosion resistance. The work presented herein has explored the use of Functionally Graded …
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Adjustment to the International Legal Regime on Regulation of Accidental Pollution from Offshore Petroleum Operations
Offshore petroleum exploration and production (E&P) activities are faced with both technical and environmental challenges. In spite of these challenges, offshore petroleum E&P are on the increase globally. These operations have not been accident free even with improved technology. Recent incidents …
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Joint development of offshore polar oil and gas resources and the united nations convention on the law of the sea
… Development Zones (JDZs) for the development of offshore oil and gas resources in the Arctic and Southern Oceans can effectively resolve competing continental shelf and outer continental shelf (OCS) claims arising under the provisions of Article 76 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of …
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Joint development of offshore polar oil and gas resources and the united nations convention on the law of the sea
… Development Zones (JDZs) for the development of offshore oil and gas resources in the Arctic and Southern Oceans can effectively resolve competing continental shelf and outer continental shelf (OCS) claims arising under the provisions of Article 76 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of …
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The flux measure of influence in engineering networks
… the difference between the weighted outdegree and indegree of a node. This technique differentiates among nodes that traditional centrality measures treat as identical units. The behavior and proper interpretation of the flux metric are demonstrated on a variety of weighted and directed …
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