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Process safety – recommended practice on key performance indicators
This report provides guidance on identifying leading and lagging process safety KeyPerformance Indicators (KPIs) for the upstream oil and gas industry.
Safety Leadership in Practice: A Guide for Managers
This report is designed to support senior and/or middle management and supervisors in applying the Safety Leadership Characteristics described in Report 452 and creating a workplace culture that values safety.
Life-Saving Rules
With the revision of Report 459, IOGP launches a simplified set of Life-Saving Rules to provide workers in the industry with the actions they can take to protect themselves and their colleagues from fatalities.
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Building an inclusive workforce in the oil and gas industry
The International Association of Oil and Gas Producers (IOGP) Workforce Energy Task Force completed a baseline study in 2022 to investigate how to secure the necessary talent and skills to deliver secure, affordable, and lower carbon energy solutions for all and facilitate digital transformation – while enabling an equitable energy transition.
Sustainability reporting guidance for the oil and gas industry
The Sustainability reporting guidance for the oil and gas industry is a key tool to help companies shape the structure and content of their sustainability reporting.
Introducing JIP33: Standardizing procurement specifications
JIP33 is making a step-change improvement in the specification, procurement and delivery of equipment for the oil and gas industry, through the use of standardized industry procurement specifications.
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Mental well-being and leadership in the oil and gas industry
As 15% of working-age adults are facing mental health issues, such as anxiety, depression, and burnout, effective support in the workplace is more important than ever. Purpose, inclusion, and diminishing psychosocial risks are legislative required and need to be integrated into health, safety, security, and environment (HSSE) interventions in the workplace. Effective leadership is key
Safety performance indicators – 2025 data – High potential event reports
This document contains the company submitted narratives for events classified as high potential safety events. It is a supplement to Report 2025s – Safety performance indicators – 2025 data.
Safety performance indicators – 2025 data – Fatal incident reports
This document contains the company submitted narratives of fatal safety incidents. It is a supplement to Report 2025s – Safety performance indicators – 2025 data.
Safety performance indicators – 2025 data – executive summary
This is a brief executive summary of IOGP Report 2025s and provides an overview of the results of the 2025 safety performance data submitted by companies participating in IOGP’s data collection programme.
IOGP Safety performance indicators – 2025 data
The International Association of Oil and Gas Producers (IOGP) has been collecting safety incident data from its Member Companies globally since 1985. The data collected are entered into the IOGP safety database, which is the largest database of safety performance in the upstream industry. The principal purpose of the data collection and analysis is to
IOGP P6/11 seismic bin grid data exchange format – user guide
The IOGP P6/11 format is the most comprehensive standard in the oil and gas industry for the exchange, monitoring, and archiving of 3D seismic bin grid position data. First released in 2012, it replaces and overcomes the limitations of the dated UKOOA P6/98 format. P6/11 also supersedes UKOOA P1/90 where it has been used for