Environmental and Safety Issues in the Offshore Oil and Gas Industry

Authors: Mir Babayev MY*

DOI: 10.23880/ppej-16000403

Volume 9, Issue 1

Abstract

Sources of danger in the petrochemical and gas extraction industry and aspects of life safety in general are determined. The article shows that the safety of life depends more on the human factor and oil the effect of the application of new technologies in gas extraction on the environment, including the field of labor protection and technical safety, was investigated. In this article, we have tried to find out about the specific risks of oil and gas production, especially the work carried out in the Caspian Sea. Also, measures to reduce specific risks that may occur during production and processing and general risk assessment have been reviewed. It should be noted that when assessing the risks associated with the production of offshore oil and gas fields in a given period, all oil companies should conduct a comprehensive assessment of the technical condition of the production facilities used, including taking into account specific risk assessment and environmental aspects. During the assessment, which should cover all potentially hazardous equipment, special attention should be paid to parameters such as the type of devices used, their actual age, maintenance history and natural human factors. It should be emphasized that at present the intensity of development of the petrochemical industry and gas production is characteristic of all Caspian countries (Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Russia and Iran).

Keywords: Technical Safety; Life Safety; Human Factor; Specific Risks; Risk Assessment

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