Risk Analysis for Offshore Structures and Equipment, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1987

I The new procedures of risk analysis by the fault tree method used in the nuclear, aeronautical and aerospace fields.- 1. Description of the methods of risk analysis used in the nuclear field by the Commissariat à l’Energie Atomique.- 2. Systems reliability and technological risks in the aeronautical and aerospace industries.- 3. State-of-the-art and procedures in the nuclear, aeronautical and aerospace fields — classification of systems transferable a priori to offshore petroleum operations.- II The application of risk analysis methods to new offshore oil structures and operations.- 4. The possibilities of applying safety-reliability methods to offshore oil operations as provided by Community Regulations (Regulation 3056).- 5. Drilling activities.- 6. Production and processing operations.- 7. Product Dispatch.- III Inspection, maintenance and repair technology (IMR).- 8. The sounding and maintenance of concrete and steel structures.- 9. Subsea installation inspection techniques.- 10. Non-destructive testing.- 11. Conclusions.- IV Technical Appendixes.- Appendix 1. Safety in the nuclear field.- Appendix 2. Criteria adopted by the NRC.- Appendix 3. Co-operation between the nuclear industry and the oil industry.- Appendix 4. Co-operation between oil companies on systems safety research.- Appendix 5. Drilling rig robotization and automation.- Appendix 6. Blow-out risks whilst drilling — general procedure.- Appendix 7. Safety procedures in the event of hydrocarbon show whilst drilling.- Appendix 8. Pressure tests on formations in the immediate vicinity of riser shoes.- Appendix 9. Well control by the “Driller’s Method”.- Appendix 10. BOP Tests.- Appendix 11. Shift Manager’s instructions.- Appendix 12. Blow-out control calculation sheet.- Appendix 13. Wellbottom measuring equipment.- Appendix 15. Blow-out control procedure.- Appendix 16. The fire injection spool system of blow-out control.- Appendix 17. Living quarters and the safety of personnel.- Appendix 18. Safety and reliability aspects to be taken into account in the development of TLP’s.- Appendix 19. Dispatch systems and offshore loading stations.- Appendix 20. LPG sea loading stations using the Single Point Mooring technique.- Appendix 21. Safety of subsea pipelines.- Appendix 22. Sounding possibilities for underwater structures in concrete.- Appendix 23. The hyperbaric welding method of pipe connection.- Appendix 24. Non-destructive testing techniques.- Appendix 25. Fatigue strength check model for jacket-type fixed platforms.- Appendix 26. Safety of treatment installations.