International Association of Oil and Gas Producers

The International Association of Oil and Gas Producers recently released the second edition of Report 456, Process Safety—Recommended Practice on Key Performance Indicators. The report provides guidance on identifying leading and lagging process-safety KPIs for the upstream oil and gas industry.

The International Association of Oil and Gas Producers has updated its set of Life-Saving Rules to simplify and improve them. The organization’s Report 459 now lists nine rules designed to protect workers in the oil and gas industry from fatalities.

Last year, according to reports filed by 45 IOGP member companies, the fatal accident rate associated with global upstream operations fell by 36% from the previous year. While the number of fatalities was down, the number of fatal incidents increased from 29 in 2016 to 30 in 2017.

The world’s sources of oil and gas supply and demand are changing, which is captured by a report from the International Association of Oil & Gas Producers. Technological advancements and economic development are serving as catalysts behind a new energy landscape.

Three global energy industry associations have signed on to the Methane Guiding Principles to increase focus on reducing methane emissions across the natural gas value chain.

The Oil & Gas Industry Guidance on Voluntary Sustainability Reporting acts as a framework for improving the quality and consistency of voluntary sustainability reporting. This paper discusses the most recent update to the guide, and offers an overview of the discussed social performance indicators.

A recently published standard addresses the need for a comprehensive set of common requirements for operators and contracting companies at fabrication yards.

Adopting a robust set of Life-Sav­ing Rules can reduce fatalities and lost-time inju­ries.