HOUSTON, TEXAS (Editors at Energy Analytics Institute, 29.Jan.2025) — Equinor‘s 2024 safety results show an overall positive trend at the end of the year despite the year being marked by the helicopter accident that occurred outside Bergen on 28 Feb. 2024, in which an Equinor employee lost her life.
“This was a tragic accident that has deeply affected us. It is crucial that we continue the work to continuously improve safety in our industry,” Equinor executive vice president for safety, security and sustainability Jannicke Nilsson said 29 Jan. 2025 in an official company statement.
In the fourth-quarter 2024, the serious incident frequency per million hours worked (SIF) was 0.3, down from 0.4 at the end of 2023. Serious injuries are also included in the serious incident statistics, Equinor said.
“We see that the overall safety results are improving, the positive trend demonstrating that systematic efforts over time are paying off,” Nilsson said.
The injury trend has also improved. For 2024 the total recordable injury frequency per million hours worked (TRIF) is 2.3, down from 2.4 in 2023.
A total of 7 oil and gas leaks have been registered in 2024, down from 10 at the end of 2023. Oil and gas leaks are classified according to the severity of the leak rate, Equinor said in the statement.
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