Towers, pipes, and facilities at an oil refinery

Oil and Gas

Understanding safety culture across the oil and gas value chain, considering leadership decisions and the involvement of contractors.

A value chain with distinct operating conditions

Exploration, production, refining, and transportation of oil and gas involve different environments. Management needs to recognize the conditions at each facility and the relationships between those who plan, authorize, and carry out the work.

In activities shared across functions and companies, clarity of responsibilities deserves attention. People may know a guideline yet still have questions about how to act when something changes. Safety culture helps explain how those questions are handled and whether they reach someone who can resolve them.

In this context, leaders decide on priorities, resources, and whether activities should continue. Examining these choices helps explain how safety commitments translate into operations, including during work on equipment and shutdowns.

Bring operational decisions into the assessment

The work may combine assessment, listening to teams, and analysis of management practices. Serious and fatal accident prevention may form part of the assessment, together with technical functions’ knowledge of the operation.

The conclusions guide planning and the development of the leaders involved. Follow-up seeks to identify barriers to using the tools, clarify responsibilities, and create conditions for learning to reach different companies and teams.

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