GAP Analysis of HSE Management in Drilling Company

The Oil & Gas industry mainly comprises of exploration, development, production of crude oil and its refining involving various operations including drilling, processing, transport and refining. Hydrocarbon operations are generally hazardous in nature by virtue of intrinsic chemical properties of hydrocarbons or their temperature or pressure of operation or a combination. Fire, explosion, hazardous release or a combination of these are the hazards associated with hydrocarbon operations. The Drilling operations involve high risk operations demanding more systematic approach to minimize the risk to human life and environment. Around the world, many Operating Companies engages several drilling companies to achieve their target for drilling of oil wells. Many Drilling companies follows the international standards like OHSAS 18001 to develop the systematic approach to achieve incident free drilling operations. My projects focused on conducting a gap analysis & review of compliance to OHSAS 18001 requirements and provide suitable recommendations to the Drilling Company as part of continuous improvement towards safer drilling operations.