As the demands to reduce the environmental impact of oil and gas operations increase in the Arctic region, the need to identify suitable waste handling systems become more essential. The aim of this paper is to propose a methodology for identifying suitable drilling waste handling system, by considering the distinctive operating condition of the Arctic region. The proposed methodology can help the ...

Oppgaven er en casestudie av hvordan debriefing benyttes i et brannvesen. Oppgaven vil besvare hvordan dagens praksis for debriefing påvirker emosjonell ventilering og læring. Oppgavens bakteppe er en pågående akademisk debatt om hvorvidt debriefing bør benyttes. I denne oppgaven skiller jeg på psykologisk debriefing og taktisk debriefing. Litteraturen for begge disse formene for debriefing er ...

The changing nature of crisis and an increased expectancy of pandemics sets the stage for many challenging crisis’ in the future. Modernization and inequalities of a divided world also play a big role in this future, while organizational factors often are the ones being solely blamed for inadequate crisis management. A knowledge gap in combining crisis management literature with pandemic and epidemic ...

Det å jobbe proaktivt og være i forkant av uønskede og uventede hendelser fremstår som svært viktig fra kommunene sin side da dette er hendelser som ofte fører med seg store og alvorlige konsekvenser, enten i form av menneskeliv, materielle verdier eller kritisk infrastruktur. Hensikten med denne oppgaven er å se på hvordan Sauda og Stavanger kommune tar høyde for uventede hendelser i beredskapspl ...

Denne masteroppgaven ser nærmere på et felt hvor formålet er å øke sikkerheten i en stadig utviklende og svært risikoutsatt anleggsbransje, og som preges av alt for høye ulykkestall. Det er nødvendig både for Norge og resten av verden at sentrale faktorer vedrørende praktiseringen av HMS blir belyst. Herunder nødvendige forutsetninger for at HMS-arbeid og rapportering skal kunne føre til organisatorisk ...

This thesis is a part of a master’s degree in Technology and Safety in the High North at the University of Tromsø- The Arctic University of Norway. The thesis has been written during the spring semester of 2016. Safety is a large part of maritime operations and all tools to improve safety and reliability is considered. Even in these days when economy in the oil related industry is worse than ever. ...

The drilling industry still faces the challenge of acquiring accurate and viable precision of subsurface pressure data. To address this, drilling industry is keen to establish accurate and reliable measurement of pressure in wellbore and to estimate the pore pressure and fracture pressure profile with utmost precision. In any drilling operation, it is important to maintain the annulus pressure ...

Marine fish farming is one of Norway’s largest industries and exports. The industry is in rapid development and secures employment for several thousand people, all along the Norwegian coastline. Fish farming is regarded as a relative sustainable method for food production. However, the industry is still prone to certain challenges and problems. Escape of fish, for instance, is one of the industry’s ...

Snow avalanches claim in excess of 200 lives annually on a worldwide basis. However, since the invention of the first effective avalanche transceiver, the process of locating victims has remained fundamentally unchanged. Humans as a carrier for locating devices are perceived to be inefficient when moving over rugged avalanche debris, and potentially exposed to excessive risk from secondary avalanches. ...

The oil and gas installations are associated with risk due to different degradation mechanisms. Microbial Influenced Corrosion, commonly known as MIC, is one of them. The failures caused by MIC may have significant impacts on health, safety and environment (HSE). Therefore, to avoid failures regular inspection of the assets and maintenance plans need to be executed. With this on mind, engineers try ...