DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2021.112354
论文题名: What difference has the Cullen Report made? Empirical analysis of offshore safety regulations in the United Kingdom's oil and gas industry
作者: Acheampong T. ; Phimister E. ; Kemp A.
刊名: Energy Policy
ISSN: 03014215
出版年: 2021
卷: 155 语种: 英语
中文关键词: Hydrocarbon releases
; Offshore safety
; Oil and gas
; Risk regulation
; Safety economics
英文关键词: Accident prevention
; Accidents
; Gas industry
; Hazards
; Hydrocarbons
; Multivariant analysis
; Offshore oil well production
; Regression analysis
; Risk assessment
; Hydrocarbon release
; Offshore oil and gas industry
; Offshore safety
; Offshores
; Oil and gas
; Risk regulation
; Safety case
; Safety economic
; Safety regulations
; United kingdom
; Gases
; empirical analysis
; gas industry
; hydrocarbon exploration
; offshore structure
; oil industry
; safety
; Cullen
英文摘要: Anecdotal evidence from the United Kingdom's offshore oil and gas industry indicates that risk-based safety regulations, introduced in the aftermath of the 1988 Piper Alpha disaster which killed 167 offshore workers, have improved safety outcomes such as reducing fatalities and dangerous occurrences. However, the empirical dimensions of this supposed improved safety record in the literature is scanty. This paper explores the relationship between the safety regulatory regime and safety outcomes in the UK offshore oil and gas industry from 1995 to 2011 using multivariate regression analysis based on the generalized linear modelling framework. We assess the trend and impact of the regulatory changes implemented through the safety case regulations on major hazard risk indicators such as hydrocarbon releases controlling for technical factors such as type of offshore facility, facility location, water depth, production levels, and external factors such as oil prices, acting as a measure of the prevailing macroeconomic activity level. The results show a statistically significant industry-wide decline in hydrocarbon releases between 1995 and 2011 (average marginal effects), after controlling for location, water depth, installation type, installation age and other factors. This reflects both the commitment of operating companies and the regulator to reducing major accident hazards in line with the principles underlying the safety case regime. Other offshore jurisdictions could focus major accident reduction efforts predicated on goal-setting safety case principles which identify key safety-critical elements of an oil and gas installation and put in place risk-based mitigation measures. © 2021 Elsevier Ltd Citation statistics:
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标识符: http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/167652
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作者单位: Department of Economics & Aberdeen Centre for Research in Energy Economics and Finance (ACREEF), Business School, University of Aberdeen, United Kingdom; University of Stellenbosch Business School, Carl Cronjé Drive, Bellville, Cape Town, South Africa
Recommended Citation:
Acheampong T.,Phimister E.,Kemp A.. What difference has the Cullen Report made? Empirical analysis of offshore safety regulations in the United Kingdom's oil and gas industry[J]. Energy Policy,2021-01-01,155