Emergency Response Planning and its Role in Safeguarding Asset Integrity in Oil and Gas Operations

Several efforts have been made to predict and minimize accident occurrence in the oil and gas operations. Unfortunately, the efforts are inadequate for the accident chains and its subsequent damages that usually result to huge losses. Some of the losses could be economic, social, and environmental. Based on these aforementioned problems, the study focused on the existence of emergency response plans towards safeguarding the asset integrity in the oil and gas exploration. Findings showed revealed that the complexities in the asset as well as the operations have made accident inevitable. However, curbing or minimizing the accident occurrence requires consistent risk analyses of the various types of incidences and their impact. Hence making it possible to develop an optimized emergency response plan. The study provides an insight to managers and organizations on the essentials of adequate safety management.