Oil & Gas Case Study

An Oil & Gas Company Trend

Oil & gas companies currently identify the International Ship & Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code as best security practice, due to its potential impact on crude oil export operations/ cargo handling operations/ primary asset to support vessel interaction etc. Resulting security procedures implemented although ISPS compliant are not asset or threat environment specific e.g. FPSO’s operating offshore West Africa (high piracy risk rating), could be implementing the same procedures and risk mitigation measures as a similar company asset offshore Brazil (low piracy risk rating).

Potentially, this increases the risk to all personnel living and working on said assets e.g. kidnapping/ physical harm; and risks to the company business model e.g. loss of production revenue/ loss of key personnel/ start-up costs/ reduced share price etc.

Bridging the Criticality Gap

Eos Offshore aims to provide the client with a fit for purpose risk mitigation model, that is equal to a particular assets threat environment and goes far beyond the value add of ISPS. All risk mitigation measures will form part of a holistic approach, incorporating safety/ operations/ production and country specific ISPS requirements.

Three Phase Strategy

Our three phase strategy is designed to provide the client with a cost efficient and effective product, surpassing most commonly used models.

1. Audits and Assessments

Eos Offshore will conduct audits and assessments that ultimately provide the client with risk mitigation measures that are fit for the purpose of the designated operating environment:

• Threat Assessment and Risk Matrix provided for the assets designated operating environment;
• Asset audit culminating in the provision of fit for purpose recommendations, including

       - Physical security hardening and scopes of work;
       - Technical security requirements and scopes of work;
       - Operational security procedures.

2. Physical/ Technical Security Implementation

Eos Offshore will oversee the implementation of both the physical and technical security hardening measures on-board the designated asset, in-line with audit recommendations accepted by the client.

Added to this is Eos’s expertise in the procurement of specific maritime technical security measures, providing the client with the most effective and efficient systems on the global market today.

3. Operational Advice

Eos Offshore will provide advice to the client on security requirements for the operational and effective use of all risk mitigation measures implemented during the asset build/ upgrade stage, maximizing the benefit of said measures and preventing senseless circumvention through ineffective man-management.