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Hydrocarbon leaks and subsequent fire and/or explosion are one of the main threats to offshore exploration and production/processing of hydrocarbon oil and gas. The Piper Alpha catastrophe in 1988 is ‘proof’ of this. A severe fire on the Bombay High production installation in 2005 reaffirmed the severe threat implied by leaks.
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(2007). Fire Risk Modelling. In: Offshore Risk Assessment. Springer Series in Reliability Engineering. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84628-717-6_8
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