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Turbomachinery technology and mechanical systems provide a strategic advantage by enabling oil and gas industry exploration and production companies to acquire, transport and refine hydrocarbons efficiently, productively and safely, with a smaller environmental footprint and at lower cost per barrel of hydrocarbons. However, this advantage is underscored by the process safety risks associated with failures of these large and complex mechanical systems such as gas turbines, liquid natural gas (LNG) trains, reciprocating, and centrifugal gas compressor systems, etc. Catastrophic failures of these mechanical systems result in the unintended release of energy with severe consequences and devastating impact on HSE, assets, and commercial penalties. After data mining, reviewing, and analyzing historical incidents, several questions arise: Are we doing enough to minimize the likelihood of an unplanned release of explosive energy resulting in fires and projectiles? Are current measures sufficient to manage the risk of loss of pressure or loss of vacuum containment? Even though turbomachinery original equipment manufacturers (OEM) utilize existing engineering tools (HAZOPS, FMEA, etc.), incident data demonstrates that the challenge remains. How do we drive better financial results while managing operational performance and process safety risks? Moreover, how do we learn from what has happened to innovate our approach to process safety risk management? |
