Risk Assessment and Mitigation Strategies in Offshore Petroleum
A special issue of Journal of Marine Science and Engineering (ISSN 2077-1312). This special issue belongs to the section "Coastal Engineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 January 2026 | Viewed by 26
Special Issue Editors
Interests: risk-informed decision-making in offshore petroleum; barrier management & indicators in offshore petroleum; operational & on-line risk analysis; risk modelling for marine system hazards in offshore petroleum; prevention of HC leaks in offshore petroleum; autonomous offshore petroleum production facilities
Interests: intelligent fault diagnosis technologies for complex equipment; risk analysis theory and techniques for major accidents in offshore engineering; load characteristics and response mechanisms of offshore engineering equipment in deep-sea internal waves
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Several major accidents occurred in the North Sea in the 1970s and 1980s. Risk assessments were developed in the Norwegian and UK offshore sectors to achieve effective mitigation strategies. Major accidents in the North Sea and associated waters have been rare since 1990, whereas major accidents have continued to occur in other geographical sectors.
This Special Issue aims to provide an overview of the current use of risk assessments and the lessons learned from major accidents that have occurred during offshore petroleum extraction to develop effective mitigation strategies. It will also focus on current challenges to determine the effective use of risk assessments in offshore petroleum environments.
We welcome the submission of cutting-edge research into models and data sources for risk assessment and application experiences in the offshore petroleum sector. Theoretical and practical papers will be included in this Special Issue.
Prof. Dr. Jan-Erik Vinnem
Dr. Xingwei Zhen
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- mitigation strategies for fire and explosion risks
- the prevention of hydrocarbon leaks
- risk assessment models for new concepts
- the use of AI, data mining, and other modern tools
- risk-based contingency planning
- risk tolerance criteria
- the use and development of major accident risk indicators
- lessons learned from major accidents
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