This is the first textbook to address quantified risk assessment (QRA) as specifically applied to offshore installations and operations. As the first part of the two-volume updated and expanded fourth edition, it adds a new focus on the EU Offshore Safety Directive, and discusses the new perspective on risk from the Norwegian Petroleum Safety Authority, followed by new and updated international standards. New safety statistics for the Norwegian sectors are presented, as well as new case studies on international offshore accidents, such as the explosion on FPSO Sao Mateus in 2015, which involved 9 fatalities.

Separate chapters analyse the main hazards for offshore structures: fire, explosion, collision, and falling objects, as well as structural and marine hazards. Risk mitigation and control are discussed, as well as how the results of quantitative risk assessment studies should be presented. The fourth edition presents updated hydrocarbon release statistics, together withnew methods for modelling the risk from ignited hydrocarbon releases. There have been recent advances in the modelling of collision risk from passing and attending vessels, based on extensive research; these advances are described in detail, in addition to new developments in the safety of Dynamic Positioning vessels. In closing, the book provides updated statistics and lessons learned from accidents involving offshore helicopter transportation of personnel. The book offers a comprehensive reference guide for academics and students of marine/offshore risk assessment and management. It will also be of interest to professionals in the industry, as well as contractors, suppliers, consultants and regulatory authorities.

Provides a detailed overview of all aspects of quantified risk assessment (QRA), making it an essential guide for graduate students, researchers, consultants, and safety authorities Adds a new focus on the EU Offshore Safety Directive and case studies on worldwide offshore accidents Includes new statistics and reports on offshore helicopter transportation

Autorentext

Xing-Wei Zhen is an associate professor of ocean engineering at Dalian University of Technology. He has more than 15-year experience in the academic research, consulting, teaching as well as project management. He has generated more than 100 scholarly works, including peer-reviewed publications, granted patents, software copyrights, etc. He works together with Prof. Jan-Erik VINNEM since the year 2018 in the fields of operational risk modelling, online risk analysis, barrier management, major accident risk indicators, and accident investigations. In addition, Xing-Wei ZHEN has broad research interests. He once invented the artificial seabed unit to extend the application of shallow-water rated subsea production systems in ultra-deep sea. He has also independently designed and constructed a large-scale internal wave experimental flume to explore and demystify the unique hydrodynamic phenomena of the underwater waves. However, his true passion lies in applied risk studies that he finds meaningful and beneficial to the society. Jan-Erik Vinnem is a world-renowned scholar in offshore risks and a professor emeritus at Norwegian University of Science and Technology, as well as a member of Norwegian Academy of Technological Sciences. He is the founder of Safetec Nordic AS and Preventor AS. He is the founder chairman and an honorary member of ESAR Norway and the chairman of ESREL conferences in 1998, 2007 and 2018. He is the project leader for developments of OLF Guideline 064, ISO 17776 and NORSOK Z-013 standards. His main research topics during the last 10 years have been management of barriers and monitoring of major accident risk, with extensive projects for Havtil and petroleum companies. He is the author of five books in risk analysis and has published more than 300 scientific papers in international journals and conferences. He is a recognized lecturer in risk management and risk analysis, and has conducted training courses for corporate clients in Norway as well as for international clients and research institutions across Denmark, Portugal, Brazil, Nigeria, India, Russia and China.

Inhalt
Part I.- 1.Introduction.- 2.Risk Picture: Definitions and Characteristics.- 3.Risk Assessment process and Main Elements.- 4.Lessons from Major Accidents.- 5.Lessons from Macondo Accident.- Part II.- 6.The Occurrence of Hydrocarbon Leaks: Process Systems.- 7.Fire Risk Modelling.- 8.Explosion Risk Modelling.- 9.Collision Risk Modelling.- 10.Marine Systems Risk Modelling.- 11.Risk due to Miscellaneous Hazards.- 12.Fatality Risk Assessment.- 13.Helicopter Transportation Fatality Risk Assessment.