Resilience Analysis of a Remote Offshore Oil and Gas Facility for a Potential Hydrocarbon Release
Adnan Sarwar1, Faisal Khan1, Majeed Abimbola1
1Faculty of Engineering & Applied Science, Centre for Risk, Integrity and Safety Engineering (C-RISE), Memorial University, St. John's, Canada.
Abstract:
Resilience is the capability of a system to adjust its functionality during a disturbance or perturbation. The present work attempts to quantify resilience as a function of reliability, vulnerability, and maintainability. The approach assesses proactive and reactive defense mechanisms along with operational factors to respond to unwanted disturbances and perturbation. This article employs a Bayesian network format to build a resilience model. The application of the model is tested on hydrocarbon-release scenarios during an offloading operation in a remote and harsh environment. The model identifies requirements for robust recovery and adaptability during an unplanned scenario related to a hydrocarbon release. This study attempts to relate the resilience capacity of a system to the system's absorptive, adaptive, and restorative capacities. These factors influence predisaster and postdisaster strategies that can be mapped to enhance the resilience of the system.
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