Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1112/2014 of 13 October 2014 determining a common format for sharing of information on major hazard indicators by the operators and owners of offshore oil and gas installations and a common format for the publication of the information on major hazard indicators by the Member States Text with EEA relevance
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Subject matter and scope
This Regulation specifies common formats in relation to: (a) reports from operators and owners of offshore oil and gas installations to competent authorities of Member States in accordance with Article 23 of Directive 2013/30/EU; (b) publication of information by Member States in accordance with Article 24 of Directive 2013/30/EU.
Reporting reference and remittance dates
1. Operators and owners of offshore oil and gas installations shall submit the report referred to in Article 1(a) within 10 working days of the event. 2. The reporting period for information referred to in Article 1(b) shall be each year from 1 January until 31 December, starting as of the calendar year 2016. The common publication format shall be used to publish the information required in Article 24 of Directive 2013/30/EU on the website of the competent authority not later than 1 June of the year following the reporting period 3. The formats set out in Annexes I and II shall be used for the reports and publication referred to in points (a) and (b) of Article 1 respectively.
Details of information to be shared
Annex I sets out the details of information to be shared in accordance with point 2 of Annex IX of Directive 2013/30/EU.
Entry into force
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .
Common data reporting format for incidents and major accidents in the offshore oil and gas industry
ANNEX I Common data reporting format for incidents and major accidents in the offshore oil and gas industry (As required by Article 23 of Directive 2013/30/EU) General remarks on the details of information to be shared a. The details of information to be shared are in relation to point 2 of Annex IX to Directive 2013/30/EU on the safety of offshore oil and gas operations and in particular to the risk of a major accident as defined within that Directive. b. Annex IX, point 2, to Directive 2013/30/EUcontains leading and lagging key performance indicators (KPI's) in order to provide a good picture about offshore oil and gas safety within a Member State and in the European Union, but some of the KPI's have a warning function like failures of safety and environmental critical elements (SECE) and fatalities. c. Pursuant to Article 3, paragraph 4, of the Council Directive 92/91/EEC ( 1 ) , the employer shall, without delay, report to the competent authorities any serious and/or fatal occupational accidents and situations of serious danger. This data shall be used by the competent authority to report the information required under Annex IX, point 2, letters (g) and (h) of Directive 2013/30/EU. Text of image Event date and time (a) Event date: (dd/mm/yyyy) (b) Event time: (hh:mm) Details of the location and of the person reporting the event Operator/owner Name/type of the installation: Field name/code (if relevant): Name of the reporting person: Role of the reporting person Contact details: Telephone number: E-mail address: Event categorisation (2) What type of event is being reported? (More than one option might be chosen) A. Unintended release of oil, gas or other hazardous substances, whether or not ignited: 1. Any unintentional release of ignited gas or oil on or from an offshore installation; 2. The unintentional release on or from an offshore installation of; (a) not ignited natural gas or evaporated associated gas if mass released ≥ 1 kg (b) not ignited liquid of petroleum hydrocarbon if mass released ≥ 60 kg; 3. The unintentional release or escape of any hazardous substance, for which the major accident risk has been assessed in the report on major hazards, on or from an offshore installation, including wells and returns of drilling additives. B. Loss of well control requiring actuation of well control equipment, or failure of a well barrier requiring its replacement or repair: 1. Any blowout, regardless of the duration 2. The coming into operation of a blowout prevention or diverter system to control flow of well-fluids; 3. The mechanical failure of any part of a well, whose purpose is to prevent or limit the effect of the unintentional release of fluids from a well or a reservoir being drawn on by a well, or whose failure would cause or contribute to such a release. 4. The taking of precautionary measures additional to any already contained in the original drilling programme where a planned minimum separation distance between adjacent wells was not maintained. (2) According to Annex IX of Directive 2013/30/EU. Text of image C. Failure of a safety and environmental critical element: Any loss or non-availability of a SECE requiring immediate remedial action. D. Significant loss of structural integrity, or loss of protection against the effects of fire or explosion, or loss of station keeping in relation to a mobile installation: Any detected condition that reduces the designed structural integrity of the installation, including stability, buoyancy and station keeping, to the extent that it requires immediate remedial action. E. Vessels on collision course and actual vessel collisions with an offshore installation: Any collision, or potential collision, between a vessel and an offshore installation which has, or would have, enough energy to cause sufficient damage to the installation and/or vessel, to jeopardise the overall structural or process integrity. F. Helicopter accidents, on or near offshore installations: Any collision, or potential collision, between a helicopter and an offshore installation. G. Any fatal accident to be reported under the requirements of Directive 92/91/EEC H. Any serious injuries to five or more persons in the same accident to be reported under the requirements of Directive 92/91/EEC I. Any evacuation of personnel: Any unplanned emergency evacuation of part of or all personnel as a result of, or where there is a significant risk of a major accident J. A major environmental incident: Any major environmental incident as defined in Article 2.1.d and Article 2.37 of Directive 2013/30/EU Remarks: If the incident falls into one of the abovementioned categories, the operator/owner shall proceed to the relevant section(s), hence a single incident could result in completing multiple sections. The operator/owner shall submit the filled in sections to the competent authority within 10 working days of the event, using the best information available at that time. If the event reported is a major accident, the Member State shall initiate a thorough investigation in accordance with Article 26 of Directive 2013/30/EU. Fatalities and serious injuries are reported under the requirements of Directive 92/91/EEC. Helicopter incidents are reported under CAA regulations. If a helicopter accident occurs in relation to Directive 2013/30/EU, section F shall be completed. Taking into account Member States’ obligations to maintain or achieve Good Environmental Status under Directive 2008/56/EC (3), if an unintended release of oil, gas or other hazardous substance, or the failure of a safety and environmental critical element results in or is likely to result in degradation of the environment, such impacts should be reported to the competent authorities. (3) Directive 2008/56/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 June 2008 establishing a framework for community action in the field of marine environmental policy (Marine Strategy Framework Directive) (OJ L 164, 25.6.2008, p. 19). Text of image SECTION A UNINTENDED RELEASE OF OIL, GAS OR OTHER HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES, WHETHER OR NOT IGNITED A.1. Was there a release of hydrocarbon substances? Yes No If yes, fill in the following sections. I. Hydrocarbon (HC) released: (Tick appropriate box) NON PROCESS: (Specify) PROCESS: Oil Condensate Gas 2-Phase For gas or 2-Phase, state level of H2S: (estimated ppm) II. Estimated quantity released: (Specify units, e.g. tonnes, kg, Nm3) III. Estimated initial release rate: (Specify units, e.g. tonnes/day, kg/s, Nm3/s) IV. Duration of leak: (seconds/minutes/hours) (Estimated time from discovery, e.g. alarm, electronic log, to termination of leak) V. Location of leak: VI. Hazardous area classification: (i.e. zone at location of incident) (Tick appropriate box) 1 2 Unclassified VII. Module ventilation? Natural Forced How many sides enclosed? (Insert the number of walls, including floor and ceiling) Module volume: (m3) Estimated number of air changes (if known): Specify hourly rate VIII. Weather conditions: Wind speed: Wind direction: (Specify units, e.g. mph, m/s, ft/s) (Specify heading in degrees) Provide a description of other relevant weather conditions: Text of image IX. System pressure: Design Pressure: Actual Pressure: (Specify units, e.g. bar, psi or other) (i.e. at time of release) X. Means of detection: (Please tick type of detector or specify as appropriate) Fire Gas Smoke Other XI. Cause of leak: (Please give a short description and complete the ‘Cause’ checklist below) XII. Did ignition occur? (Please tick appropriate box) Yes No If yes, was it: Immediate: Delayed: Delay time: (sec) Was there: (add sequence of events by numbering appropriate boxes in order of occurrence) A flash fire An explosion A jet fire A pool fire XIII. Ignition source (if known) Provide a description of the ignition source. XIV. What emergency action was taken? (Please tick appropriate box) Shutdown Automatic Manual Blowdown Automatic Manual Deluge Automatic Manual CO2/Halon/inerts Automatic Manual Call to muster At stations At lifeboats Other, specify XV. Any additional comments: Text of image CAUSE OF LEAK CHECKLIST (See point A.1.XI ‘Cause of leak’) (Please indicate those items which come nearest to pinpointing the cause of the leak) Indicate the cause(s) of the release. From each of the following categories tick the appropriate boxes. (a) Design: Failure related to design (b) Equipment: Internal corrosion External corrosion Mechanical failure due to fatigue Mechanical failure due to wear out Erosion Material defect Other, specify: (c) Operation: Incorrectly fitted Left open Improper inspection Improper testing Improper operation Improper maintenance Dropped object Other impact Opened when containing HC Other, specify: (d) Procedural: Non-compliance with procedure Non-compliance with permit-to-work Deficient procedure Other, specify: Indicate the operational mode in the area at the time of release: Choose one parameter from the following categories, and tick the appropriate boxes. Operational mode in the area at the time of release: Drilling: Well operations (specify actual operation, e.g. wire line, well test, etc.): Production Maintenance Construction Pipeline operations including pigging Text of image A.2. Description of circumstances, consequences of event and emergency response A.2.1 Was there a release of a non–hydrocarbon hazardous substance? Yes No If yes, specify the type and quantity of released substance: (Type) (Quantity, specify units) A.2.2 Was there a non-hydrocarbon fire (e.g. electrical) with a significant potential to cause a major accident? Yes No Describe circumstances: A.2.3 Is the incident likely to cause degradation to the surrounding marine environment? Yes No If yes, outline the environmental impacts which have already been observed or are likely to result from the incident: A.3. Preliminary direct and underlying causes (within 10 working days of the event) A.4. Initial lessons learned and preliminary recommendations to prevent recurrence of similar events (within 10 working days of the event) The competent authority shall further complete this section. Is this considered to be a major incident? yes no Give justification: END OF THE REPORT Text of image SECTION B LOSS OF WELL CONTROL REQUIRING ACTUATION OF WELL CONTROL EQUIPMENT, OR FAILURE OF A WELL BARRIER REQUIRING ITS REPLACEMENT OR REPAIR. B.1. General information (a) Name/code of well: (b) Name of drilling contractor (if relevant): (c) Name/type of drilling rig (if relevant): (d) Start and end date/time of loss of well control: (e) Type of fluid: brine / oil / gas / (if relevant) (f) Well head completion: surface / subsea: (g) Water depth (m): (h) Reservoir: pressure / temperature/depth (i) Type of activity: normal production/drilling / work over / well services (j) Type of well services (if applicable): wire line / coiled tubing / snubbing / … B.2. Description of circumstances, consequences of event and emergency response Blowout prevention equipment activated: yes no Diverter system in operation: yes no Pressure build-up and/or positive flow check: yes no Failing well barriers (a) (b) (c) Description of circumstances Further Details (specify units) Duration of uncontrolled flow of well-fluids: Flowrate: Liquid volume: Gas volume: Consequences of event and emergency response (E.g.; 1. jet fire/ 2. first explosion / 3. second explosion, etc.) Text of image B.3. Preliminary direct and underlying causes (within 10 working days of the event) B.4. Initial lessons learned and preliminary recommendations to prevent recurrence of similar events (within 10 working days of the event). The competent authority shall further complete this section. Is this considered to be a major incident? yes no Give justification: END OF THE REPORT Text of image SECTION C FAILURE OF A SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL CRITICAL ELEMENT C.1. General information (a) Name of the independent verifier (if applicable): C.2. Description of circumstances, consequences of event and emergency response C.2.1. Description of SECE and circumstances Which Safety and Environmental Critical systems were reported by the independent verifier as lost or unavailable, requiring immediate remedial action, or have failed during an incident? Origin: Report Independent verifier: details (report nr. / date / verifier / ) Failure during major accident: details (date / accident description / ) Safety and Environmental Critical elements concerned (a) Structural integrity systems Topside structures Subsea structures Cranes & lifting equipment Mooring systems (anchorline, dynamic positioning) Other, specify: (b) Process containment systems Primary well barrier Secondary well barrier Wireline equipment Mud processing Sand filters Pipelines & risers Piping system Pressure vessels Other, specify: Well control process equipment - BOP (c) Ignition control systems Hazardous area ventilation Non-hazardous area ventil. ATEX certified equipment Electrical tripping equipment Earthing/bonding equipment Inert Gas system Other, specify: (d) Detection systems Fire & gas detection Chemical injection monitor Sand Other, specify: (e) Process containment relief systems Well control process equipment — diverter Relief systems Gas tight floors Other, specify: Text of image (f) Protection systems Deluge Helideck foam system Fire water pumps Firewater system Passive fire protection system Fire/blast walls CO2 / Halon fire-fighting system Other, specify: (g) Shutdown systems Local shutdown system (LSD) Process shutdown system (PSD) Emergency shutdown system (ESD) Subsea isolation valve (SSIV) Riser ESD valve Topsides ESD valve Blowdown Other, specify: (h) Navigational aids Aircraft navig. aids Seacraft navig. aids Other, specify: (i) Rotating equipment — power supply Turbine P.M. for compressor Turbine P.M. for generator Other, specify: (j) Escape, evacuation and rescue equipment Personal safety equipment Lifeboats / TEMPSC Tertiary escape means (lifecraft) Temporary refuge/Muster area Search & rescue facilities Other, specify: (k) Communication systems Radios / telephones Public address Other, specify: (l) Other, specify C.2.2. Description of consequences Is the incident likely to cause degradation to the surrounding marine environment? Yes No If yes, outline the environmental impacts which have already been observed or are likely to result from the incident. C.3. Preliminary direct and underlying causes (within 10 working days of the event) C.4. Initial lessons learned and preliminary recommendations to prevent recurrence of similar events (within 10 working days of the event). Describe any important lessons learned from the event. List recommendations to prevent the recurrence of similar events. The competent authority shall further complete this section. Is this considered to be a major incident? yes no Give justification: END OF THE REPORT Text of image SECTION D SIGNIFICANT LOSS OF STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY, OR LOSS OF PROTECTION AGAINST THE EFFECTS OF FIRE OR EXPLOSION, OR LOSS OF STATION KEEPING IN RELATION TO A MOBILE INSTALLATION D.1. General information (a) Name of vessel (if applicable) D.2. Description of circumstances, consequences of event and emergency response Indicate the system that failed and provide a description of the circumstances of the event / describe what has happened including weather conditions and sea state D.3. Preliminary direct and underlying cause (within 10 working days of the event) D.4. Initial lessons learned and preliminary recommendations to prevent recurrence of similar events (within 10 working days of the event) The competent authority shall further complete this section. Is this considered to be a major incident? yes no Give justification: END OF THE REPORT Text of image SECTION E VESSELS ON COLLISION COURSE AND ACTUAL VESSEL COLLISIONS WITH AN OFFSHORE INSTALLATION E.1. General information (a) Name/ Flag State of vessel (*): (b) Type/tonnage of vessel (*): (c) Contact via AIS?: (*) If applicable E.2. Description of circumstances, consequences of event and emergency response Indicate the system that failed and provide a description of the circumstances of the event / describe what has happened (minimum distance between vessel and installation, course and speed of vessel, weather condition) E.3. Preliminary direct and underlying causes (within 10 working days of the event) E.4. Initial lessons learned and preliminary recommendations to prevent recurrence of similar events (within 10 working days of the event) The competent authority shall further complete this section. Is this considered to be a major incident? yes no Give justification: END OF THE REPORT Text of image SECTION F HELICOPTER ACCIDENTS, ON OR NEAR OFFSHORE INSTALLATIONS Helicopter incidents are reported under CAA regulations. If a helicopter accident occurs in relation to Directive 2013/30/EU, section F shall be completed. F.1. General information (a) Name of helicopter contractor: (b) Helicopter type: (c) Number of persons on board: F.2. Description of circumstances, consequences of event and emergency response Indicate the system that failed and provide a description of the circumstances of the event / describe what has happened (weather conditions) F.3. Preliminary direct and underlying causes (within 10 working days of the event) F.4. Initial lessons learned and preliminary recommendations to prevent recurrence of similar events (within 10 working days of the event) The competent authority shall further complete this section. Is this considered to be a major incident? yes no Give justification: END OF THE REPORT Sections G and H shall be reported under the requirements of Directive 92/91/EEC. Text of image SECTION I ANY EVACUATION OF PERSONNEL I.1. General information Start and end date/time of evacuation: I.2. Description of circumstances, consequences of event and emergency response Was the evacuation precautionary or emergency? Precautionary Emergency Both Number of persons evacuated: Means of evacuation: (e.g. helicopter) Indicate the system that failed and provide a description of the circumstances of the event / describe what has happened, unless already reported in a previous section of this report. I.3. Preliminary direct and underlying causes (within 10 working days of the event) I.4. Initial lessons learned and preliminary recommendations to prevent recurrence of similar events (within 10 working days of the event) END OF THE REPORT Text of image SECTION J A MAJOR ENVIRONMENTAL INCIDENT J.1. General information (a) Name of contractor (if applicable) J.2. Description of circumstances, consequences of event and emergency response Indicate the system that failed and provide a description of the circumstances of the event / describe what has happened. What are or are likely to be the significant adverse effects on the environment? J.3. Preliminary direct and underlying causes (within 10 working days of the event) J.4. Initial lessons learned and preliminary recommendations to prevent recurrence of similar events (within 10 working days of the event) END OF THE REPORT ( 1 ) Council Directive 92/91/EEC of 3 November 1992 concerning the minimum requirements for improving the safety and health protection of workers in the mineral-extracting industries through drilling (eleventh individual Directive within the meaning of Article 16(1) of Directive 89/391/EEC) ( OJ L 348, 28.11.1992, p. 9 ).
Common Publication Format
ANNEX II Common Publication Format (As required by article 24 of Directive 2013/30/EU) Text of image SECTION 1 PROFILE Information on Member State and Reporting Authority (a) Member State: (b) Reporting period: (Calendar Year) (c) Competent authority: (d) Designated Reporting Authority: (e) Contact details Telephone number: E-mail address: SECTION 2 INSTALLATIONS 2.1. Fixed installations: Please provide detailed list of installations for offshore oil and gas operations in your country (on first of January of the reported year), including their type (i.e. fixed manned, fixed normally unmanned, floating production, fixed non-production), year of installation and location: Table 2.1 Installations within jurisdiction on 1 January of the reporting period Name or ID Type of installation, i.e. Fixed manned installation (FMI); (Fixed) normally unmanned (NUI); Floating production install. (FPI) Fixed non-production install. (FNP) Year of installation Type of fluid, i.e. Oil; Gas; Condensate; Oil/Gas; Oil/Condensate Number of beds Coordinates (longitude-latitude) Text of image 2.2. Changes since the previous reporting year (a) New fixed installations: Please report the new fixed installations, entered in operation during the reporting period: Table 2.2.a. New fixed installations entered in operation during the reporting period Name or ID Type of installation, i.e Fixed manned installation (FMI); (Fixed) normally unmanned (NUI); Floating production install. (FPI) Fixed non-production install. (FNP) Year of installation Type of fluid, i.e. Oil; Gas; Condensate; Oil/Gas; Oil/Condensate Number of beds Coordinates (longitude-latitude) (b) Fixed Installations out of operation: Please report the installations that went out of offshore oil and gas operations during the reporting period: Table 2.2.b. Installations that were decommissioned during the reporting period Name or ID Type of installation, i.e (Fixed attended; Fixed normally unattended; Floating production installation; Fixed non-production installation.) Year of installation Coordinates (longitude-latitude) Temporary / Permanent 2.3. Mobile installations: Please report the mobile installations carrying out operations during the reporting period (MODUs and other non-production installations): Table 2.3 Mobile Installations Name or ID Type of installation, i.e Mobile offshore drilling; Other mobile non-production Year of construction Number of beds Geographical area of operations (e.g. South North Sea, North Adriatic); and Duration Area 1 Duration (months) Area 2 Duration (months) Text of image 2.4. Information for data normalisation (1) purposes. Please provide the total number of actual offshore working hours and the total production in the reporting period: (a) Total number of actual offshore working hours for all installations: (b) Total production, in kTOE: Oil Production (specify units): Gas Production (specify units): (1) For the purpose of this Implementing Regulation, normalisation means a transformation applied uniformly to each element in a set of data so that the set has some specific statistical property. For example, a number of reported events (i.e. loss of well control) might be normalised by dividing each one by the total number of wells in that Member State. Text of image SECTION 3 REGULATORY FUNCTIONS AND FRAMEWORK 3.1. Inspections Number and offshore inspections performed during the reporting period. Number of offshore inspections Man-days spent on installation (travel time not included) Number of inspected installations 3.2. Investigations Number and type of investigations performed during the reporting period. (a) Major accidents: (pursuant to Article 26 of Directive 2013/30/EU): (b) Safety and environmental concerns: (pursuant to Article 22 of Directive 2013/30/EU): 3.3. Enforcement actions Main enforcement actions or convictions performed in the reporting period pursuant to Article 18 of Directive 2013/30/EU: Narrative: 3.4. Major changes in the offshore regulatory framework Please describe any major changes in the offshore regulatory framework during the reporting period. (include e.g. rationale, description, expected outcome, references) Text of image SECTION 4 INCIDENT DATA AND PERFORMANCE OF OFFSHORE OPERATIONS 4.1. Incident data Number of reportable events pursuant to Annex IX: of which identified to be major accidents: 4.2. Annex IX Incident Categories Annex IX categories Number of events Normalized number of events (a) Unintended releases Ignited oil/gas releases — Fires Ignited oil/gas releases — Explosions Not ignited gas releases Not ignited oil releases Hazardous substances released (b) Loss of well control Blowouts Activation of BOP / diverter system Failure of a well barrier (c) Failure of SECE’s (d) Loss of structural integrity Loss of structural integrity Loss of stability/buoyancy Loss of station keeping (e) Vessel collisions (f) Helicopter accidents (g) Fatal accidents (*) (h) Serious injuries to 5 or more persons in the same accident (*) (i) Evacuations of personnel (j) Environmental accidents (*) Only if related to a major accident. 4.3. Total number of fatalities and injuries (**) Number Normalized value Total number of fatalities Total number of serious injuries Total number of injuries (**) A total number as reported pursuant to 92/91/EEC. Text of image 4.4. Failures of Safety and Environmental Critical Elements (SECEs) SECE Number related to major accidents (a) Structural integrity systems (b) Process containment systems (c) Ignition control systems (d) Detection systems (e) Process containment relief systems (f) Protection systems (g) Shutdown systems (h) Navigational aids (i) Rotating equipment — power supply (j) Escape, evacuation and rescue equipment (k) Communication systems (l) other 4.5. Direct and Underlying causes of major incidents Causes Number of incidents Causes Number of incidents (a) Equipment-related causes (c) Procedural / organisational error Design failure Inadequate risk Assessment/perception Internal corrosion Inadequate instruction/procedure External corrosion Non-compliance with procedure Mechanical failure due to fatigue Non-compliance with permit-to-work Mechanical failure due to wear-out Inadequate communication Mechanical failure due to defected material Inadequate personnel competence Mechanical failure (vessel/helicopter) Inadequate supervision Instrument failure Inadequate safety leadership Control system failure Other Other (b) Human error – operational failure (d) Weather-related causes Operation error Wind in excess of limits of design Maintenance error Wave in excess of limits of design Testing error Extremely low visibility in excess of system design Inspection error Presence of ice/icebergs Design error Other Other Text of image 4.6. Which are the most important lessons learned from the incidents that deserve to be shared? Narrative: END OF THE REPORT
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