World Offshore Data bank

In addition, information is available from several reputable sources, including the World Offshore Data bank (WOAD) of Det Norske Veritas (DNV), which contains data and analyses on more than 6,000 accidents from 1970, the SINTEF Offshore Blowout Data Base on major blowouts and spills since 1955, and periodic studies done for Oil and Gas UK on accidents dating back to 1990. Such a comparative analysis would be useful to the new DOI regime in which BOEM and BSEE are expected to develop regulatory reforms and to their counterparts in Norway and the United Kingdom as well. Performance indicators and the reporting and evaluation of safety-relevant data are discussed further by Blakstad in Ghapter 9. 

The Offshore Reliability Data Bank (OREDA) provides data to do with the reliability of offshore components and systems. It was created by eight oil and gas companies. They collect and exchange rehabUity data with one another. Although OREDA is based on North Sea data, it is widely used in offshore locations around the world. It also covers some onshore equipment. 

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