Global Standards

Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit (MODU)

Definition(s)

Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit

Mobile platform, including drilling ships, equipped for drilling for subsea hydrocarbon deposits and mobile platforms for purposes other than production and storage of hydrocarbon deposits

Note 1 to entry: Includes mobile offshore drilling units, drill ships, accommodation units, construction and pipe-lay units, well servicing and well stimulation vessels.

Source: ISO 17776:2016, Petroleum and natural gas industries — Offshore production installations — Major accident hazard management during the design of new installations, Second Edition, December 2016. Global Standards

Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit (MODU)

A vessel capable of engaging in drilling or well workover operations for the exploration or exploitation of subsea resources. Source: API RP 54, Recommended Practice for Occupational Safety for Oil and Gas Well Drilling and Servicing Operations, Third Edition, August 1999 (2007). Global Standards Source: API RP 75, Recommended Practice for Development of a Safety and Environmental Management Program for Offshore Operations and Facilities: Upstream Segment, Third Edition, May 2004. Global Standards

Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit (MODU) or Unit

Mobile offshore drilling unit (MODU) or unit is a vessel capable of engaging in drilling operations for the exploration for or exploitation of resources beneath the seabed such as liquid or gaseous hydrocarbons, sulphur or salt. Source: IMO Resolution A.1079(28), Recommendations for the Training and Certification of Personnel on Mobile Offshore Units (MOUs), Adopted on 4 December 2013, International Maritime Organization, Regulatory Guidance Source: IMO Resolution A.1023(26), Code for the Construction and Equipment of Mobile Offshore Drilling Units (2009 MODU Code), 2009. Global Standards Source: IMO resolution MSC.267(85), International Code on Intact Stability, 2008 (2008 IS Code), 4 December 2008, International Maritime Organization. Regulatory Guidance

Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit

Structure capable of engaging in drilling and well intervention operations for exploration or exploitation of subsea petroleum resources. Source: ISO 19901-7:2013, Petroleum and natural gas industries – Specific requirements for offshore structures – Part 7: Stationkeeping systems for floating offshore structures and mobile offshore units. Global Standards

Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit or Unit

Mobile offshore drilling unit or unit means a vessel, except a public vessel of the United States, capable of engaging in drilling operations for the exploration or exploitation of subsea resources that is

Seagoing and 300 or more gross tons and self-propelled by motor;
Seagoing and 100 or more gross tons and non-self-propelled;
More than 65 feet in length and propelled by steam

Source: Mobile Offshore Drilling Units, 46 CFR 107-109 (2013). Regulations

Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit or MODU

Mobile offshore drilling unit or MODU means a vessel, other than a public vessel of the United States, capable of engaging in drilling operations for exploration or exploitation of subsea resources. Source: Outer Continental Shelf Activities, 33 CFR 140-147 (2013). Regulations

Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit

Mobile offshore drilling unit (MODU or unit) is a ship capable of engaging in drilling operations for the exploration or exploitation of resources beneath the sea-bed such as liquid or gaseous hydrocarbons, sulphur or salt. Source: IMO Resolution MSC.267(85), adoption of the International Code on Intact Stability, 2008 (2008 IS Code), 4 December 2008, International Maritime Organization. Regulatory Guidance

Manned Platform

Definition(s)

Manned Platform

A platform on which at least one person occupies an accommodation space (living quarters). Source: API RP 14G, Recommended Practice for Fire Prevention and Control on Fixed Open-type Offshore Production Platforms: Upstream Segment, Fourth Edition, April 2007. Global Standards

Manned Platform

Manned platform means a fixed OCS facility on which people are routinely accommodated for more than 12 hours in successive 24 hour periods. Source: Outer Continental Shelf Activities, 33 CFR 140-147 (2013). Regulations

Approved

Definition(s)

when used in any of the following provisions:
1. Chapter 3;
2. section 775;
means approved in writing by the responsible Commonwealth Minister; or
in any other case—means approved in writing by the Titles Administrator.

This definition does not apply to:

the expression approved site plan; or
section 286A; or
section 650; or
subsection 695B(3); or
section 695F; or
section 774.

Source: Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006, Australia, amended 2012. Legislation

Approved

Acceptable to the authority having jurisdiction. API RP 500, Recommended Practice for Classification of Locations for Electrical Installations at Petroleum Facilities Classified as Class I, Division 1 and Division 2, Third Edition, December 2012, Global Standards

Approved

Acceptable to the authority having jurisdiction. (Electrical devices that are listed or approved by UL, FM or CSA normally are acceptable.) NOTE: The means for identifying listed equipment may vary for each organization concerned with product evaluation, some of which do not recognize equipment as listed unless it is also labeled. The authority having jurisdiction should utilize the system employed by the listing organization to identify a listed product. Source: API RP 14F, Design, Installation, and Maintenance of Electrical Systems for Fixed and Floating Offshore Petroleum Facilities for Unclassified and Class 1, Division 1 and Division 2 Locations, Fifth Edition, July 2008. Global Standards

Approved

Sanctioned, endorsed, accredited, certified, or accepted by a duly constituted and recognized authority or agency. Source: API RP 54, Recommended Practice for Occupational Safety for Oil and Gas Well Drilling and Servicing Operations, Third Edition, August 1999 (2007). Global Standards Source: API RP 74, Recommended Practice for Occupational Safety for Onshore Oil and Gas Production Operation, First Edition, October 2001 (March 2007). Global Standards

Approved

where applied to specification, means that the specification is authorized by the Chief Controller;
where applied to an appliance or fitting, means that the appliance or fitting bears a label of a designated test organization certifying conformity with a specification approved by the Chief Controller or with a laboratory test report accepted by the Chief Controller, or
where applied to any facility for petroleum means that it conforms to these rules.

Source: The Petroleum Rules, 1976, India, 1976. Regulations

Approved

Where applied to a specification, means that the specification authorized by the Chief Controller including the following Oil Industry Safety Directorates Standards: OISD-105, OISD-116, OISD-117, OISD-118, OISD-141 and OISD-156.
where applied to an appliance or fitting, means that the appliance or fitting bears a label of a designated testing organization certifying conformity with a specification approved by the Chief Controller or with a laboratory test report accepted by the Chief Controller.
where applied to any facility for petroleum, means that it conforms to these rules.

Source: The Petroleum Rules, 1976, India, 1976. Regulations

Personnel

Definition(s)

Personnel

Enclosed areas (e.g., buildings, living quarters, or doghouses) are defined as those areas confined on more than four of their six possible sides by walls, floors, or ceilings more restrictive to air flow than grating or fixed open louvers and of sufficient size to allow entry of personnel. A classified area is any area classified Class I, Group D, Division 1 or 2, following the guidelines of API RP 500 (as incorporated by reference in § 250.198), or any area classified Class I, Zone 0, Zone 1, or Zone 2, following the guidelines of API RP 505 (as incorporated by reference in § 205.198). Source: Oil and Gas and Sulphur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf, 30 CFR 250 (2013). Regulations

I or You

Definition(s)

I or you:

I or you means the lessee engaged in oil, gas, or sulphur operations in the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). Source: Oil and Gas and Sulphur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf, 30 CFR 250 (2013). Regulations

I_D

Relative density.

Source: ABS Guidance Notes on Geotechnical Performance of Spudcan Foundations, January 2017. Global Standards

Employee

Definition(s)

Employees

“Employees” means employees of the operator and those of other participants. Source: Petroleum and Natural Gas (Safety in Offshore Operations) Rules, 2008, India, 18th June 2008. Regulations

Pressure Base

Definition(s)

Pressure base

The pressure at which gas volumes and quality are reported. The standard pressure base is 14.73 psia. Source: Oil and Gas and Sulphur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf, 30 CFR 250 (2013). Regulations

Pressure base

Assumed atmospheric pressure used in calculations requiring "absolute" pressure. (DATUM. Source: IADC UBO / MPD Glossary, December 2011. Global Standards

Natural Gas

Definition(s)

Natural gas

Typical composition is (approximate percentages) 80% methane, 7% Ethane, 6% Propane, 2.5% Butane, 1.5% Isobutane, and 3% Pentane. Used in UB Drilling where it is available from local pipelines or other sources at reasonable cost. Has advantage of eliminating downhole corrosion and combustion problems, but surface handling presents safety issues during connections and tripping.

Source: The Petroleum and Natural Gas Rules, 1959 (As amended from time to time), India, as amended as of May 2013. Regulations

Production Facility

Definition(s)

OCS

Definition(s)

EP

Explosion-proof. Source: API RP 14F, Design, Installation, and Maintenance of Electrical Systems for Fixed and Floating Offshore Petroleum Facilities for Unclassified and Class 1, Division 1 and Division 2 Locations, Fifth Edition, July 2008. Global Standards

CID

Definition(s)

CID

Chemical injection – downhole. Source: API SPEC 17D, Design and Operation of Subsea Production Systems—Subsea Wellhead and Tree Equipment, Upstream Segment, Second Edition May 2011 (Errata September 2011). Global Standards

CID:

CID means Conservation Information Document. Source: Oil and Gas and Sulphur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf, 30 CFR 250 (2013). Regulations

CID

Isotropically consolidated drained test. Source: ABS Guidance Notes on Geotechnical Performance of Spudcan Foundations, January 2017. Global Standards

BSEE

Definition(s)

BSEE

Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement.

Source:API RP T-1, Creating Orientation Programs for Personnel Going Offshore, Fifth Edition, November 2016. Global Standards

BSEE

BSEE means Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement of the Department of the Interior. Source: Oil and Gas and Sulphur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf, 30 CFR 250 (2013). Regulations

BOEM

Definition(s)

BOEM:

BOEM means Bureau of Ocean Energy Management of the Department of the Interior. Source: Oil and Gas and Sulphur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf, 30 CFR 250 (2013). Regulations API RP 500, Recommended Practice for Classification of Locations for Electrical Installations at Petroleum Facilities Classified as Class I, Division 1 and Division 2, Third Edition, December 2012, Global Standards

Welding

Definition(s)

Welding

Application of any one of a group of welding processes that applies heat energy sufficient to melt and join one or more pieces of metal through localized fusion and coalescence. Source: API Specification 16A, Specification for Drill-through Equipment, Fourth Edition, April 2017. Global Standards Source: API STANDARD 16AR, Standard for Repair and Remanufacture of Drill-through Equipment, First Edition, April 2017. Global Standards

Welding

Process of joining metal by bringing abutting surfaces to a molten state with or without the use of a filler material.

Source:API SPECIFICATION 19TT, Specification for Downhole Well Test Tools and Related Equipment, First Edition, October 2016. Global Standards

Welding

Welding means all activities connected with welding, including hot tapping and burning. Source: Oil and Gas and Sulphur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf, 30 CFR 250 (2013). Regulations

Welding

The fusion of materials, with or without the addition of filler materials. Source: API SPEC 16C, Specification for Choke and Kill Systems, First Edition, January 1993 (Reaffirmed 2001). Global Standards Source: API SPEC 16RCD, Specification for Drill Through Equipment—Rotating Control Devices, Upstream Segment, First Edition, February 2005. Global Standards

Venting

Production means those activities that take place after the successful completion of any means for the removal of minerals, including such removal, field operations, transfer of minerals to shore, operation monitoring, maintenance, and workover operations. Source: Oil and Gas and Sulphur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf, 30 CFR 250 (2013). Regulations

Production

Production means those activities which take place after the successful completion of any means for the removal of minerals, including, but not limited to, such removal, field operations, transfer of minerals to shore, operation monitoring, maintenance, and workover. Source: Outer Continental Shelf Activities, 33 CFR 140-147 (2013). Regulations

Production

'Production' means offshore extraction of oil and gas from the underground strata of the licensed area including offshore processing of oil and gas and its conveyance through connected infrastructure. Source: DIRECTIVE 2013/30/EU OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 12 June 2013 on safety of offshore oil and gas operations and amending Directive 2004/35/EC. Legislation

Productie (Dutch)

„productie”: de offshorewinning van olie en gas uit de ondergrondse lagen van het vergunningsgebied, met inbegrip van de offshoreverwerking van olie en gas, alsmede het vervoer ervan via verbonden infrastructuur. Source: DIRECTIVE 2013/30/EU OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 12 June 2013 on safety of offshore oil and gas operations and amending Directive 2004/35/EC. Legislation

Production (French)

«production», l’extraction en mer de pétrole ou de gaz se trouvant dans les couches souterraines de la zone faisant l’objet d’une autorisation, y compris le traitement en mer du pétrole ou du gaz et son transport au moyen d’infrastructures connectées. Source: DIRECTIVE 2013/30/EU OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 12 June 2013 on safety of offshore oil and gas operations and amending Directive 2004/35/EC. Legislation

Produktion (Danish)

»produktion«: offshore udvinding af olie og gas fra undergrunden i koncessionsområdet, herunder også offshore behandling af olie og gas og transport heraf gennem tilknyttet infrastruktur. Source: DIRECTIVE 2013/30/EU OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 12 June 2013 on safety of offshore oil and gas operations and amending Directive 2004/35/EC. Legislation

Producción (Spanish)

«producción»: la extracción mar adentro de petróleo y de gas situados en los estratos subterráneos de la zona objeto de la concesión, lo que comprende el tratamiento mar adentro del petróleo y del gas, y su transporte a través de una infraestructura conectada. Source: DIRECTIVE 2013/30/EU OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 12 June 2013 on safety of offshore oil and gas operations and amending Directive 2004/35/EC. Legislation

Producție (Romanian)

„producție” înseamnă extracția petrolului și gazelor situate în subsolul zonei offshore autorizate, inclusiv prelucrarea offshore a petrolului și gazelor și transportul acestora prin infrastructura conectată. Source: DIRECTIVE 2013/30/EU OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 12 June 2013 on safety of offshore oil and gas operations and amending Directive 2004/35/EC. Legislation

Förderung (German)

„Förderung“ die Offshore-Gewinnung von Erdöl und Erdgas aus unterirdischen Schichten des Lizenzgebiets, einschließlich der Offshore-Aufbereitung von Erdöl und Erdgas und der Durchleitung von Erdöl und Erdgas durch angebundene Infrastruktur. Source: DIRECTIVE 2013/30/EU OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 12 June 2013 on safety of offshore oil and gas operations and amending Directive 2004/35/EC. Legislation

παραγωγή (Greek)

«παραγωγή» σημαίνει την υπεράκτια εξόρυξη πετρελαίου και φυσικού αερίου από τα υπόγεια στρώματα της περιοχής αδειοδότησης, συμπεριλαμβανομένης της υπεράκτιας επεξεργασίας πετρελαίου και φυσικού αερίου και της μεταφοράς του μέσω συνδεδεμένης υποδομής. Source: DIRECTIVE 2013/30/EU OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 12 June 2013 on safety of offshore oil and gas operations and amending Directive 2004/35/EC. Legislation

Produzione (Italian)

«produzione»: estrazione in mare di idrocarburi dagli strati sotterranei dell’area autorizzata, inclusa la lavorazione in mare di idrocarburi nonché il loro trasporto attraverso infrastrutture connesse. Source: DIRECTIVE 2013/30/EU OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 12 June 2013 on safety of offshore oil and gas operations and amending Directive 2004/35/EC. Legislation

Wydobycie (Polish)

„wydobycie” oznacza prowadzone na obszarach morskich wydobycie ropy naftowej i gazu ziemnego ze złóż obszaru koncesyjnego, w tym przetwarzanie ropy naftowej i gazu ziemnego na obszarach morskich oraz ich transport za pośrednictwem połączonej infrastruktury. Source: DIRECTIVE 2013/30/EU OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 12 June 2013 on safety of offshore oil and gas operations and amending Directive 2004/35/EC. Legislation

Produção (Portuguese)

«Produção», a extração offshore de petróleo e gás das camadas subterrâneas da área licenciada offshore, incluindo a transformação offshore de petróleo e gás e a sua transferência através das infraestruturas conectadas. Source: DIRECTIVE 2013/30/EU OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 12 June 2013 on safety of offshore oil and gas operations and amending Directive 2004/35/EC. Legislation

Produktion (Swedish)

produktion: utvinning till havs av olja och gas från de underjordiska skikten i licensområdet, inbegripet bearbetning av olja och gas till havs och transport av denna genom ansluten infrastruktur. Source: DIRECTIVE 2013/30/EU OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 12 June 2013 on safety of offshore oil and gas operations and amending Directive 2004/35/EC. Legislation

Tuotannolla (Finnish)

’tuotannolla’ tarkoitetaan merellä tapahtuvaa öljyn ja kaasun ottamista talteen maanpinnan alta toimilupa-alueella, mukaan luettuina öljyn ja kaasun merellä tapahtuva jalostus ja sen kuljettaminen liitetyssä infrastruktuurissa. Source: DIRECTIVE 2013/30/EU OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 12 June 2013 on safety of offshore oil and gas operations and amending Directive 2004/35/EC. Legislation

Proizvodnja (Slovenian)

„proizvodnja“ pomeni črpanje nafte in zemeljskega plina iz podzemeljskih plasti območja na morju, za katero je bilo izdano dovoljenje, vključno s predelavo nafte in plina na morju ter njunim prenosom po povezani infrastrukturi. Source: DIRECTIVE 2013/30/EU OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 12 June 2013 on safety of offshore oil and gas operations and amending Directive 2004/35/EC. Legislation

ťažba (Slovak)

„ťažba“ je získavanie ropy a zemného plynu na mori z podložia v oblasti povolenia vrátane ich spracúvania na mori a prepravy pripojenou infraštruktúrou. Source: DIRECTIVE 2013/30/EU OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 12 June 2013 on safety of offshore oil and gas operations and amending Directive 2004/35/EC. Legislation

Gavyba (Lithuanian)

avyba – naftos ir dujų išgavimas jūroje iš licencijuotos teritorijos požeminio sluoksnio, įskaitant naftos ir dujų perdirbimą jūroje ir jų transportavimą prijungtąja infrastruktūra. Source: DIRECTIVE 2013/30/EU OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 12 June 2013 on safety of offshore oil and gas operations and amending Directive 2004/35/EC. Legislation

Termelés (Hungarian)

„termelés”: tengeri olaj- és gázkitermelés az engedélyezett terület felszíne alatti talajrétegekből, ideértve az olaj és a gáz tengeri feldolgozását és a kapcsolódó infrastruktúra segítségével történő továbbítását. Source: DIRECTIVE 2013/30/EU OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 12 June 2013 on safety of offshore oil and gas operations and amending Directive 2004/35/EC. Legislation

Produzzjoni (Maltese)

‧produzzjoni‧ tfisser l-estrazzjoni ta’ żejt u gass offshore mis-saffi ta’ taħt l-art ta' żona liċenzjata inkluż l-ipproċessar offshore taż-żejt u tal-gass u t-trasport tagħhom permezz ta’ infrastruttura konnessa. Source: DIRECTIVE 2013/30/EU OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 12 June 2013 on safety of offshore oil and gas operations and amending Directive 2004/35/EC. Legislation

Ieguve (Latvian)

“ieguve” ir jūrā veikta naftas un gāzes iegūšana no licencētajā teritorijā esošām pazemes iegulām, tostarp jūrā veikta naftas un gāzes pārstrāde un tās pārvade caur savienoto infrastruktūru. Source: DIRECTIVE 2013/30/EU OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 12 June 2013 on safety of offshore oil and gas operations and amending Directive 2004/35/EC. Legislation

Tootmine (Estonian)

„tootmine”– avamerel nafta ja gaasi väljamine loaga hõlmatud avamere ala süvakihtidest, sealhulgas nafta ja gaasi töötlemine avamerel ja transportimine ühendatud taristu kaudu. Source: DIRECTIVE 2013/30/EU OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 12 June 2013 on safety of offshore oil and gas operations and amending Directive 2004/35/EC. Legislation

Těžbou (Czech)

„těžbou“ dobývání ropy a zemního plynu z podzemních vrstev licencované oblasti, včetně zpracování ropy a zemního plynu v moři a jejich přepravy propojenou infrastrukturou. Source: DIRECTIVE 2013/30/EU OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 12 June 2013 on safety of offshore oil and gas operations and amending Directive 2004/35/EC. Legislation

добив (Bulgarian)

„добив“ означава извличане в крайбрежни води на нефт и газ от подземните слоеве на област, обект на лиценз, включително преработката на нефт и газ в крайбрежни води и техния пренос чрез свързана инфраструктура. Source: DIRECTIVE 2013/30/EU OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 12 June 2013 on safety of offshore oil and gas operations and amending Directive 2004/35/EC. Legislation

Production

Petroleum and natural gas producing operations, including their administrative and engineering aspects, minor construction, repairs, maintenance and servicing, materials supply, and transportation of personnel and equipment. It covers all mainstream production operations including wireline. Gas processing activities with the primary intent of producing gas liquids for sale including: secondary liquid separation (i.e. Natural Gas Liquids [NGL] extraction using refrigeration processing); Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) and Gas to Liquids (GTL) operations. SOURCE: OGP Report No. 456, Process Safety – Recommended Practice on Key Performance Indicators, International Association of Oil & Gas Producers, November 2011. Global Standards

Production

Production of petroleum, including drilling of production wells, injection, improved recovery, treatment and storage of petroleum for transport, and shipment of petroleum for transport by ship, as well as the construction, placing, operation and use of a facility for the purpose of production. Source: Act 29 November 1996 No. 72 Relating to Petroleum Activities, Norway, amended June 2011. Legislation

Operator

Definition(s)

Operator

Party which assumes ultimate responsibility for the operation and maintenance of the piping system.

Note: 1 to entry: The operator can be the same as the principal (3.1.9) or principal's agent.

Source: ISO 14692-1:2017, Petroleum and natural gas industries — Glass-reinforced plastics (GRP) piping — Part 1: Vocabulary, symbols, applications and materials, Second Edition, August 2017. Global Standards

Operator

Individual, partnership, firm, or corporation having control or management of operations on the leased area or a portion thereof.

Note: 1 to entry: The operator can be a lessee, designated agent of the lessee(s), or holder of operating rights under an approved operating agreement.

“Operator”, in relation to a pipeline, means—

the person who is to have or (once fluid or any mixture of fluids is conveyed) has control over the conveyance of fluid or any mixture of fluids in the pipeline;
until that person is known (should there be a case where at a material time he is not yet known) the person who is to commission or (where commissioning has started) commissions the design and construction of the pipeline; or
when a pipeline is no longer used or is not for the time being used, the person last having control over the conveyance of fluid or any mixture of fluids in it;

“Operator”, in relation to a production installation, means—

the person appointed by the licensee to manage and control directly or by any other person the execution of the main functions of a production installation; or
the licensee, where—
it is not clear to the Executive that one person has been appointed to perform the functions described in paragraph (a); or
in the opinion of the Executive, any person appointed to perform the functions described in paragraph (a) is incapable of performing those functions satisfactorily.

Clause 3 of Schedule 3 to the OPGGSA indicates that a facility is a facility as defined by Schedule 3 Clause 4, and includes:

A facility being constructed or installed; and
An associated offshore place.

Clause 4 defines a facility as a vessel or structure (whether floating or fixed) whether or not it is capable of independent navigation, while the vessel or structure is located in Commonwealth waters and is being used, or is being prepared for use, at the site (Schedule 3, Clause 4) for the recovery, processing, storage, offloading of petroleum (Clause 4(1)(b)(i)). In accordance with Clause 4(4)(3), this includes:

any wells, associated plant, equipment by which petroleum processed or stored at the vessel or structure is recovered; and
any pipes from a well, or secondary lines associated with the facility.

Other activities that cause vessels or structures to be facilities include activity categories covered in Clause 4(1)(b)(ii)–(v), and include:

Accommodation for persons working on another facility;
Drilling or servicing a well for petroleum or work associated with drilling or servicing;
Laying pipes for petroleum, including any manufacturing of such pipes, or for doing work on an existing pipe; and
Erection, dismantling or decommissioning of a facility.

The definition of facility was chosen on the basis that it included vessels and structures that present a safety risk to a significant number of people because of the presence of hydrocarbons [Explanatory Memorandum]. Categories of activities cause relevant vessels or structures to be defined as facilities and the Clause 4 definition lists these activities. Clause 4(6) lists the following that are not facilities: off-take tankers; tugs or anchor handling vessels; vessels used for supplying facilities or for travelling to or from a facility; any vessel or structure declared by regulations not to be a facility. Clause 4(7) notes that a vessel or structure is considered a facility not only when it is being used for offshore petroleum activities, but from the time it arrives at the site where it is to be used, until it has ceased its operations and is in a navigable or other state that enables it to relocate from the site. The main objective of the facility definition is to specify the physical boundaries of the regulatory regime. Hardware is drawn into the regime based on the type of activity and a general duty of care and a safety case/PSMP obligation are imposed to ensure risks are reduced as low as reasonably practicable. Obligations if a vessel is a facility A vessel which is determined to be a facility is subject to obligations of Schedule 3 and applicable regulations (including the requirement to have a Safety Case covering the vessel and the activity). In general, a facility comprises:

Hardware: vessel or structure;
Activity: recovering petroleum;
Extension: wells, associated plant; and
Associated offshore place: place near facility where related activities occur.

Vessels or structures that are facilities—offshore petroleum operations (1) A vessel or structure is taken to be a facility for the purposes of this Schedule while that vessel or structure:

is located at a site in Commonwealth waters; and
is being used, or prepared for use, at that site:
1. for the recovery of petroleum, for the processing of petroleum, or for the storage and offloading of petroleum, or for any combination of those activities; or
2. for the provision of accommodation for persons working on another facility, whether connected by a walkway to that other facility or not; or
3. for drilling or servicing a well for petroleum or doing work associated with the drilling or servicing process; or
4. for laying pipes for petroleum, including any manufacturing of such pipes, or for doing work on an existing pipe; or
5. for the erection, dismantling or decommissioning of a vessel or structure referred to in a previous subparagraph of this paragraph; or
6. for any other purpose related to offshore petroleum operations that is prescribed for the purposes of this subparagraph.

(2) Subclause (1) applies to a vessel or structure:

whether it is floating or fixed; and
whether or not it is capable of independent navigation.

(3) Subclause (1) has effect subject to subclauses (6) and (7). (4) A vessel or structure used for a purpose referred to in subparagraph (1)(b)(i) includes:

any wells and associated plant and equipment by means of which petroleum processed or stored at the vessel or structure is recovered; and
any pipe or system of pipes through which petroleum is conveyed from a well to the vessel or structure; and
any secondary line associated with the vessel or structure.

(5) For the purposes of subclause (1), a vessel or structure that is located offshore for the purpose of laying pipes as described in subparagraph (1)(b)(iv) is taken to be located at a site, despite the fact that the vessel or structure moves as the pipe laying process proceeds. Vessels or structures that are facilities—offshore greenhouse gas storage operations A vessel or structure is taken to be a facility for the purposes of this Schedule while that vessel or structure:

is located at a site in Commonwealth waters; and
is being used, or prepared for use, at that site:
1. for the injection of a greenhouse gas substance into the seabed or subsoil; or
2. for the storage of a greenhouse gas substance in the seabed or subsoil; or
3. for the compression of a greenhouse gas substance; or
4. for the processing of a greenhouse gas substance; or
5. for the pre-injection storage of a greenhouse gas substance; or
6. for the offloading of a greenhouse gas substance; or
7. for the monitoring of a greenhouse gas substance stored in the seabed or subsoil; or
8. for any combination of activities covered by any of the preceding subparagraphs; or
9. for the provision of accommodation for persons working on another facility, whether connected by a walkway to that other facility or not; or
10. for drilling or servicing a well for injecting a greenhouse gas substance into the seabed or subsoil or doing work associated with the drilling or servicing process; or
11. for laying pipes for conveying a greenhouse gas substance, including any manufacturing of such pipes, or for doing work on an existing pipe; or
12. for the erection, dismantling or decommissioning of a vessel or structure referred to in a previous subparagraph of this paragraph; or
13. for any other purpose related to offshore greenhouse gas storage operations that is prescribed for the purposes of this subparagraph.

(5B) Subclause (5A) applies to a vessel or structure:

whether it is floating or fixed; and
whether or not it is capable of independent navigation.

(5C) Subclause (5A) has effect subject to subclauses (6) and (7). (5D) A vessel or structure used for a purpose referred to in subparagraph (5A)(b)(i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi), (vii) or (viii) includes:

any wells and associated plant and equipment by means of which a greenhouse gas substance processed or temporarily stored at the vessel or structure is injected into the seabed or subsoil; and
any pipe or system of pipes through which a greenhouse gas substance is conveyed from the vessel or structure to a well;and
any greenhouse gas injection line associated with the vessel or structure.

For the purposes of subclause (5A), a vessel or structure that is located offshore for the purpose of laying pipes as described in subparagraph (5A)(b)(xi) is taken to be located at a site, despite the fact that the vessel or structure moves as the pipe laying process proceeds. Vessels or structures that are not facilities Despite subclauses (1) and (5A), a vessel or structure is taken not to be a facility for the purposes of this Schedule if the vessel or structure is:

an offtake tanker; or
a tug or an anchor handler; or
a vessel or structure used for supplying a facility or otherwise travelling between a facility and the shore; or
a vessel or structure used for any purpose such that it is declared by the regulations not to be a facility.

Use for a particular purpose In determining when a vessel or structure that has the potential to be used for one or more of the purposes referred to in paragraph (1)(b) or (5A)(b) is in fact being so used, the vessel or structure is taken:

to commence to be so used only at the time when it arrives at the site where it is to be so used and any activities necessary to make it operational at that site are begun; and
to cease to be so used when operations cease, and the vessel or structure has been returned either to a navigable form or to a form in which it can be towed to another place.

Pipelines that are facilities Each of the following is taken to be a facility for the purposes of this Schedule:

a pipeline subject to a pipeline licence;
if a pipeline subject to a pipeline licence conveys petroleum recovered from a well without the petroleum having passed through another facility—that pipeline, together with:
1. that well and associated plant and equipment; and
2. any pipe or system of pipes through which petroleum is conveyed from that well to that pipeline;
if a pipeline subject to a pipeline licence conveys a greenhouse gas substance to a well without the greenhouse gas substance having passed through another facility—that pipeline, together with:
1. that well and associated plant and equipment; and
2. any pipe or system of pipes through which a greenhouse gas substance is conveyed to that well from that pipeline.

In paragraph (8)(b): facility does not include a pipeline. Source: Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006, Australia, amended 2012. Legislation

Facility

Facility or parts thereof includes temporary equipment and third party equipment also. Source: Guidance Notes on Petroleum and Natural Gas (Safety in Offshore Operations) Rules, 2008, Oil Industry Safety Directorate (India), 2012. Regulatory Guidance

Facility

Facilities or parts of facilities also mean temporary equipment. Source: Guidelines Regarding the Activities Regulations, Norway, updated December 2012. Regulatory Guidance

Facility

The definition of facility is the same as in the Petroleum Act, cf. Section 1-6, litera d, with comments, but it is included because the Working Environment Act uses the term in a somewhat different way. It is specified that, among other things, detached well structures of various types that are placed on the seabed, for example subsea production facilities with e.g. a wellhead, christmas tree and subsea templates, are included under the facility term. The same applies for equipment in the well and the well itself. This means that, unless otherwise evident from the context, requirements for facilities will also apply for the mentioned equipment, etc. Source: Guidelines Regarding the Framework Regulations, Norway, updated December 2012. Regulatory Guidance

Facility

The term facility includes permanently placed and mobile facilities. Source: Guidelines Regarding the Framework Regulations, Norway, updated December 2012. Regulatory Guidance

Facility

Like the Petroleum Act, the Working Environment Act will apply to facilities in the petroleum activities. The term facility is the same as is used in the Petroleum Act, cf. the definition in Section 1-6, litera d of the Petroleum Act. The Working Environment Act has a different, narrower application for vessels than the Petroleum Act, but in the determination of what constitutes a facility and what constitutes a vessel, the same criteria as follow from the petroleum legislation form the basis. Reference is here made to the delimitation in the Petroleum Act in connection with Section 1-4 cf. Section 1-6 litera c, which further limits what vessels can be considered supply and standby vessels, cf. Odelsting Proposition No. 43 (1995-1996), pages 27 and 28. The term includes, in addition to vessels that transport personnel and equipment, crane barges and other service vessels, vessels used to carry out manned underwater operations, pipe-laying vessels, vessels that carry out seismic surveys, etc. On the other hand, e.g. mobile drilling facilities, drilling or production vessels, flotels, etc. will clearly be covered by the term facility. As follows from the second subsection, however, certain restrictions have been set in the actual scope in relation to the Petroleum Act, which entails that the Working Environment Act will have a somewhat more limited application as regards the vessel function. Source: Guidelines Regarding the Framework Regulations, Norway, updated December 2012. Regulatory Guidance

Facility

Facility includes amenity and equipment. Source: Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, Public Act 1992 No 96, New Zealand, as of 1 July 2011. Legislation

Facility

“Facilities” means offshore installation, plant, associated pipelines and cables and other equipment for petroleum activities, but does not include supply and support vessels or ships that transport petroleum in bulk. Source: Petroleum and Natural Gas (Safety in Offshore Operations) Rules, 2008, India, 18th June 2008. Regulations

Exploration

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Exploration

'Exploration' means drilling into a prospect and all related offshore oil and gas operations necessary prior to production-related operations. Source: DIRECTIVE 2013/30/EU OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 12 June 2013 on safety of offshore oil and gas operations and amending Directive 2004/35/EC. Legislation

Exploration

Exploration means the commercial search for oil, gas, or sulphur. Activities classified as exploration include but are not limited to:

Geophysical and geological (G&G) surveys using magnetic, gravity, seismic reflection, seismic refraction, gas sniffers, coring, or other systems to detect or imply the presence of oil, gas, or sulphur; and
Any drilling conducted for the purpose of searching for commercial quantities of oil, gas, and sulphur, including the drilling of any additional well needed to delineate any reservoir to enable the lessee to decide whether to proceed with development and production.

Source: Oil and Gas and Sulphur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf, 30 CFR 250 (2013). Regulations

Exploration

Exploration means the process of searching for minerals, including, but not limited to,

Geophysical surveys where magnetic, gravity, seismic, or other systems are used to detect or imply the presence of such minerals, and
Any drilling, whether on or off known geological structures, including the drilling of a well in which a discovery of oil or natural gas in paying quantities is made and the drilling of any additional delineation well after the discovery which is needed to delineate any reservoir and to enable the lessee to determine whether to proceed with development and production.

Source: Outer Continental Shelf Activities, 33 CFR 140-147 (2013). Regulations

Exploration

Geological, petrophysical, geophysical, geochemical and geotechnical activities, including shallow drilling, as well as operation and use of a facility to the extent it is used for the purpose of exploration. Source: Act 29 November 1996 No. 72 Relating to Petroleum Activities, Norway, amended June 2011. Legislation

Exploration

Geophysical, seismographic and geological operations, including their administrative and engineering aspects, construction, maintenance, materials supply, and transportation of personnel and equipment; excludes drilling. Source: OGP Report No. 456, Process Safety – Recommended Practice on Key Performance Indicators, International Association of Oil & Gas Producers, November 2011. Global Standards

Exploratie (Dutch)

„exploratie”: het boren op vindplaatsen en alle daarmee verband houdende offshore olie- en gasactiviteiten die noodzakelijk zijn voordat met de productieactiviteiten wordt begonnen.

Exploration (French)

«exploration», le forage d’un prospect et toutes les opérations pétrolières et gazières connexes en mer nécessaires avant le lancement des opérations liées à la production.

Efterforskning (Danish)

»efterforskning«: boring i et prospekt og alle tilknyttede offshore olie- og gasaktiviteter, der er nødvendige forud for produktionsrelaterede aktiviteter.

Exploración (Spanish)

«exploración»: la perforación en un objetivo exploratorio así como todas las operaciones pertinentes relacionadas con el petróleo y el gas mar adentro que sean necesarias antes de las operaciones relativas a la producción.

Explorare (Romanian)

„explorare” înseamnă forarea în terenul prospectat și toate operațiunile petroliere și gaziere offshore necesare înainte de operațiunile legate de producție.

Exploration (German)

„Exploration“ das Niederbringen einer Erkundungsbohrung und alle damit zusammenhängenden Offshore-Erdöl- und -Erdgasaktivitäten, die vor Beginn des Förderbetriebs erforderlich sind.

εξερεύνηση (Greek)

«εξερεύνηση» σημαίνει την ανόρυξη γεώτρησης σε περιοχή αναζήτησης και όλες τις συναφείς υπεράκτιες εργασίες πετρελαίου και φυσικού αερίου πριν από τις εργασίες που σχετίζονται με την παραγωγή.³

Esplorazione (Italian)

«esplorazione»: perforazione nell’ambito di una prospezione e tutte le operazioni in mare connesse nel settore degli idrocarburi che devono essere effettuate prima delle operazioni connesse alla produzione.

Poszukiwanie (Polish)

„poszukiwanie” oznacza wiercenia poszukiwawcze i wszelką powiązaną działalność związaną ze złożami ropy naftowej i gazu ziemnego na obszarach morskich, niezbędną do rozpoczęcia działalności związanej z wydobyciem.

Pesquisa (Portuguese)

«Pesquisa», a realização de sondagens para a avaliação de prospetos e todas as operações conexas offshore de petróleo e gás que é necessário efetuar antes das operações relacionadas com a produção.

Prospektering (Swedish)

prospektering: borrning i ett prospekteringsområde och all relaterad olje- och gasverksamhet till havs som föregår produktionsrelaterad verksamhet.

Etsinnällä (Finnish)

’etsinnällä’ tarkoitetaan esiintymän porausta ja kaikkea siihen liittyvää merellä tapahtuvaa öljyn- ja kaasunporaustoimintaa, joka on tarpeen ennen tuotantoon liittyvää toimintaa.³

Raziskovanje (Slovenian)

„raziskovanje“ pomeni vrtanje v morebitno nahajališče in vse povezane naftne in plinske dejavnosti na morju, ki so potrebne pred dejavnostmi, povezanimi s proizvodnjo.

Prieskum (Slovak)

„prieskum“ je vrt v prieskumnom území a všetky súvisiace operácie prieskumu ložísk a ťažby ropy a zemného plynu na mori, ktoré je treba vykonať pred operáciami súvisiacimi s ťažbou.

žvalgymas (Lithuanian)

žvalgymas – žvalgomųjų gręžinių gręžimas ir visos susijusios naftos ir dujų operacijos jūroje, kurias būtina atlikti prieš atliekant su gavyba susijusias operacijas.

Feltárás (Hungarian)

„feltárás”: fúrás valamely potenciális olaj- vagy gázlelőhelyen, továbbá a termeléshez kapcsolódó tevékenységeket megelőzően szükséges valamennyi kapcsolódó tengeri olaj- és gázipari tevékenység.

Esplorazzjoni (Maltese)

‘esplorazzjoni’ tfisser it-tħaffir fi prospett u l-operazzjonijiet kollha relatati taż-żejt u tal-gass offshore meħtieġa qabel l-operazzjonijiet relatati mal-produzzjoni.

Izpēte (Latvian)

“izpēte” ir urbšana atradnē un visas ar to saistītās naftas un gāzes nozares darbības jūrā, kas jāveic, pirms tiek sāktas ar ieguvi saistītas darbības.

Uuringud (Estonian)

„uuringud”– puurimine võimalikus maardlas ja igasugused sellega seotud avamere nafta- ja gaasiammutamisprotsessid, mis on vajalikud enne tootmisprotsesside alustamist.

Průzkumem (Czech)

„průzkumem“ vrtání vrtů do výhledového místa a související činnosti v odvětví ropy a zemního plynu nutné dříve, než dojde k činnostem souvisejícím s těžbou.

проучване (Bulgarian)

„проучване“ означава сондирането в даден участък и всички съответни свързани с нефт и газ дейности в крайбрежни води, необходими на етапа преди свързаните с добива дейности.

Data

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Data

Collection of values assigned to base measures, derived measures and/or indicators. [SOURCE: ISO/IEC 15939:2007] Note 1 to entry: This definition applies only within the context of ISO/IEC 27004:2009. Source: ISO/IEC 27000:2014, Information technology — Security techniques — Information security management systems — Overview and vocabulary, Third Edition, January 2014. Global Standards

Data

Data means facts and statistics, measurements, or samples that have not been analyzed, processed, or interpreted. Source: Oil and Gas and Sulphur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf, 30 CFR 250 (2013). Regulations

Data

Data includes:

information in any form; and
any program (or part of a program).

Source: Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006, Australia, amended 2012. Legislation

Act

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Act

“Act” means the Canada Oil and Gas Operations Act (Loi). Source: Canada Oil and Gas Installations Regulations, SOR/96-111, Canada, current to May 1, 2014. Regulations Source: Canada Oil and Gas Drilling and Production Regulations, SOR/2009-315, February 2013. Regulations Source: Canada Oil and Gas Geophysical Operations Regulations, SOR/96-117, Canada, current to April 29, 2013. Regulations Source: Canada Oil and Gas Installations Regulations, SOR/96-118, February 2013. Regulations Source: Offshore Waste Treatment Guidelines, The Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board, Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board, and National Energy Board, Canada, December 15, 2010. Regulatory Guidance

ACT

The assumed malevolent scenario under study.

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