IDENTIFICATION OF HAZARDS AND RISK ASSESSMENT FOR OPERATION OF OFFSHORE DRILLING PLATFORMS
Guralnik, Boris S. – Cand.Tech.Sci., senior lecturer, the Baltic State Academy of Fishing Fleet, head of appraisal department, LLC “SIMES”, Kaliningrad, boris@038.ru boris@038.ru
Kubrin, Sergey S. – Dr.Tech.Sci., acting head of laboratory of geoinformation systems and geotechnologies of the Federal State Research Organization “Institute of Development of Mineral Resources of the Russian Academy of Sciences”, professor of the Moscow State Academy of Waterborne Transportation, s_kubrin@mail.ru s_kubrin@mail.ru
Guralnik, Sergey B. – logistics manager, LLC “Avtozapadtrans”, sergejj-guralnik@rambler.ru sergejj-guralnik@rambler.ru

Key words: offshore drilling platforms, operations, incidents.

РThe authors analyze hazards affecting the operation of offshore drilling platforms. For the purpose of risk assessment, it is suggested that offshore operations be divided into two categories, namely, transportation of the platform or its elements to the drilling location, supply vessels and tanker ship’s operations, etc., and drilling operations. Event trees have been created to analyze the risks of operation of drilling platforms.

IDENTIFICATION OF HAZARDS AND RISK ASSESSMENT FOR OPERATION OF OFFSHORE DRILLING PLATFORMS
Guralnik, Boris S. – Cand.Tech.Sci., senior lecturer, the Baltic State Academy of Fishing Fleet, head of appraisal department, LLC “SIMES”, Kaliningrad, boris@038.ru
Kubrin, Sergey S. – Dr.Tech.Sci., acting head of laboratory of geoinformation systems and geotechnologies of the Federal State Research Organization “Institute of Development of Mineral Resources of the Russian Academy of Sciences”, professor of the Moscow State Academy of Waterborne Transportation, s_kubrin@mail.ru
Guralnik, Sergey B. – logistics manager, LLC “Avtozapadtrans”, sergejj-guralnik@rambler.ru

Key words: offshore drilling platforms, operations, incidents.
The authors analyze hazards affecting the operation of offshore drilling platforms. For the purpose of risk assessment, it is suggested that offshore operations be divided into two categories, namely, transportation of the platform or its elements to the drilling location, supply vessels and tanker ship’s operations, etc., and drilling operations. Event trees have been created to analyze the risks of operation of drilling platforms.