HSE Management for China Offshore Drilling Project

According to the International Drilling HSE (Health, Safety, and Environment) management standards and advanced management experience as well as hazard management techniques, CNOOC (China National Offshore Oil Corporation) constantly improves HSE management objectives of offshore drilling platforms, HSE organizations and HSE operating specification in compliance with its particular drilling operation and development features, with the aim of in-place management and effective measures. During more than 30 years’ drilling operations, CNOOC has already learned and summarized a set of drilling project HSE management systems, which have achieved good results. This article introduces the CNOOC Offshore Drilling HSE management organization and management system. Specifically, it presents the offshore drilling HSE guarantee measures from five aspects, which include field operation risk control, traffic safety, staff health, environmental protection, and emergency measures. Through the implementation of these management methods and measures, the CNOOC offshore drilling projects have gradually achieved the HSE management objectives: minor damage, low accident rate, and zero pollution.