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SUMMARY

This report presents a summary of some of the observations and recommendations made so far in the research project ‘Operational Safety of FPSOs’, financed by Esso Norge AS/Exxon Mobil Research Company, Health and Safety Executive and Statoil, and with Navion ASA as a Technology Sponsor. The project is carried out jointly by NTNU and SINTEF, with the Marine Technology Faculty of NTNU as project responsible. The scope of the research project is to develop methodologies for risk assessment of FPSO vessels with particular emphasis on analysis of operational aspects. This summary report takes a broader view, and considers the use of risk assessment of such installations from an overall perspective. A brief overview is also included of the main characteristics of the FPSO from the point of view of safety prevention and protection against major hazards. Following this brief discussion are some of the main features of the research work carried out in the Joint Industry Project referred to above. The permission by the companies to publish this summary report is gratefully acknowledged.

This report and the work it describes were funded by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). Its contents, including any opinions and/or conclusions expressed, are those of the author(s) alone and do not necessarily reflect HSE policy