Equinor’s Q2 2024 safety results

“It is encouraging to see that systematic efforts produce good results over time. Our employees and suppliers work hard every day to share lessons learned and improve safety work,” says Jannicke Nilsson, Equinor’s Executive Vice President of Safety, Security and Sustainability.

At the end of the second quarter of 2024, the frequency of serious accidents per million working hours (SIF) was 0.3, compared to 0.4 in the first quarter. Serious personal injuries are also included in the serious accident statistics.

The personal injury frequency per million work hours (TRIF) for the second quarter for the last 12 months is 2.2, lower than the 2.3 at the end of the first quarter.

Equinor continues its efforts to prevent major accidents, with particular emphasis on training for managers and annual e-learning refresher courses, which are also available to the company’s suppliers.

Equinor has made significant improvements in drilling and well safety over the past few years. By building a strong culture and applying a systematic approach, we have worked with our suppliers to raise the safety standard for an entire industry.

“This is a good example of long-term, systematic work. Collaboration, dialogue and achieving common goals with our suppliers were key factors in this improvement,” says Nilsson.

A total of nine oil and gas leaks were recorded in the last 12 months. Oil and gas leaks are classified according to the severity of the leak rate.

No incidents with major accident potential or serious incidents related to well control occurred in the second quarter.

As part of the annual Always Safe Wheel, Equinor is working with other operators and suppliers to better understand what factors can hinder safe work performance. In the third quarter of this year, the focus is on falling objects.

Investigations into the helicopter accident

Equinor’s internal investigation into the February 28 helicopter accident was presented in June. The internal investigation examined the safety of helicopters in search and rescue (SAR) operations and the handling of emergencies. The incident had a high accident potential.

The Norwegian Safety Investigation Authority is investigating the circumstances and causes of the accident. The police are also investigating the accident. The results of these investigations will be available at a later date.