OIL & GAS UK
Health & Safety Report Infographics 2016
Personal Safety Performance Process Safety Performance
Zero fatalities in 2015
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The over-seven-day injury rate is at its lowest since 1995-96
Dangerous occurrences decreased by almost 30 per cent between 2013 and 2015
Total number of hydrocarbon releases rose by 9 per cent in 2015 with majority being minor releases
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The specified injury rate declined by 20 per cent between 2013 and 2015 |
The lost time injury frequency is below the European average and lower than Norway , Denmark and Ireland |
Since a 2004 peak , the total number of hydrocarbon releases has decreased by 70 per cent |
Maintenance backlog is being tackled by industry , with year-on-year reductions now being reported |
together with effective process management and industry ’ s use of best available techniques .
Last year industry had its first increase in production in 15 years , and the extraction of more oil and gas resulted in a slight rise in 2015 in the mass of production chemicals discharged and produced water volumes , as well as in emissions of carbon dioxide , nitrogen oxides , carbon monoxide and sulphur dioxide .
However , the proportion of the rise was not as great as the production upturn itself , demonstrating industry ’ s commitment to environmental management , as well as its efforts to minimise emissions .
The average oil in water concentration in produced water last year was less than half of the recommended limit set by the OSPAR Commission .
Industry takes every step to prevent accidental and chemical releases and last year saw the smallest mass on record of accidental oil released to the marine environment .
With 82 million tonnes of oil equivalent produced in 2015 , accidental oil releases represented less than 0.00002 % of total oil production .
While there was a slight rise in the mass of chemicals released last year , almost half was the result of three incidents . The overall mass of chemicals accidentally released between 2010 and 2015 is down 65 per cent .
Carbon dioxide emissions from offshore oil and gas production contributed just over 3 per cent of the UK ’ s total CO2 emissions in 2015 – the same level as the previous year .
The report does show a continuation of a rise in waste materials being returned to shore from offshore . However , part of last year ’ s rise was due to the downturn , as much of the waste came from sludges , liquids and tank washings from mobile drilling rigs being taken off hire .
I would hope both our reports help underline commitment to safety and the natural environment regardless of the business climate .
“ Regardless of statistics , oil and gas releases will always be a focus for industry . Since a peak in 2004 to 2015 , there has been a sharp decline of almost 70 % in the total number of oil and gas leaks .”
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