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Figure 12: Number of Hydrocarbon Releases Occurring Offshore
Broken Down into Process and Non-Process
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Number of Hydrocarbon Releases
Major/Significant Non-Process HCR
Major/Significant Process HCR
Total Non-Process HCR
Total Process HCR
Source: Health and Safety Executive
In early 2014, an Oil & Gas UK work group published new
Supplementary Guidance on RIDDOR Reporting of
Hydrocarbon Releases
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with a view to ensuring greater consistency in the reporting of minor oil and gas leaks.
More information on future updates of this publication can be found in Section 11.7.4 of this report.
The Step Change in Safety Asset Integrity Steering Group has launched a HCR Improvement and Implementation
Work Group to support continued HCR reduction efforts and improve asset integrity performance across the
UKCS. The main objectives of the work group are:
• To develop a methodology for assessing duty holder HCR reduction plans, providing objective feedback on the
plans and promoting cross-company best practice through mentoring
• To create a set of performance indicators for HCR and major accident hazard prevention that can promote best
practice across the industry
The work group will work with the regulators, operators and contractors to continue to promote adoption of HCR
reduction plans and best industry practices. This includes adoption of consistent leading and lagging metrics that
sustain the industry’s HCR reduction targets in line with HSE strategy.
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The
Supplementary Guidance on RIDDOR Reporting of Hydrocarbon Releases
is available to download at
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