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Process safety – recommended practice on key performance indicators
This report provides guidance on identifying leading and lagging process safety Key Performance 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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Environmental management in the upstream oil and gas industry
This Report provides a detailed overview of environmental management practices in the upstream oil and gas industry. The primary focus is on managing the risk from potential impacts to the natural environment during exploration and production of oil and gas.
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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Process safety – recommended practice on key performance indicators
This report provides guidance on identifying leading and lagging process safety Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for the upstream oil and gas industry.
JIP33 standardized procurement specifications implementation guide
This document describes best practices on how to adopt and implement IOGP JIP33 Standardized Procurement Specifications. This document provides guidance to all functions engineering, purchasing, and manufacturing equipment within operators, engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contractors, and suppliers in the petroleum and natural gas industries.
Pre-order: Building an inclusive workforce in the oil and gas industry
This report, intended for executives and senior leaders who set the culture for their organizations, outlines the findings from our research and the recommendations for the oil and gas industry to unite for a successful path forward to solving current and future talent shortages.
Pipeline security guidelines
This document is restricted to IOGP Members only. For access to this report, please visit the IOGP Members’ Area. Any company’s security strategy should include the protection of its personnel, assets, information, and reputation. Significant pipelines obviously represent costly key assets, and so it follows that particular care and attention needs to be given to
Supplementary Specification for Material Requirements for Structural Steel
A series of Specifications (all parts of S-631) was prepared under a Joint Industry Project 35 (JIP35) by the ‘Offshore Structures Specifications Task Force’ organized by the International Oil & Gas Producers Association (IOGP) with support from the World Economic Forum (WEF). Recent trends in oil and gas projects have demonstrated substantial budget and schedule
Well Control Training − Levels Guidance Chart – Supplement to Report 476
This A3 poster, Well Control Training – Levels Guidance supports IOGP Report 476 Recommendations for enhancements to well control training, examination and certification.