Patterns and characterization of accidents and incidents reported in oil and gas industry in Norway

Understanding the safety level of processes in any industry or any sector requires a situational analysis of current and future activities. This analysis includes identifying the hazards and sequence of events that can harm and lead to specific losses. Safety and risk levels are closely related to accident statistics. Accident/incident statistics and reporting systems enables enterprises and companies to identify risks, implement corrective measures’ and comply with the national requirements and standards on health safety and environment. The study describes how the accident statistics can be used as a basic tool for measuring the safety performance in oil and gas industry. The state of art in the literature in the field will be highlighted and analyzed with the summary of personal injury related statistics in Norwegian continental shelf is highlighted and analyzed.