Risk assessment of petroleum product transportation by road: A framework for regulatory improvement

Abstract

a b s t r a c tAccidents involving transportation of petroleum products by road has been associated with high frequency of occurrence and high safety consequences in developing countries. Using Nigeria as case example, we analysed 2318 accidents involving truck tankers from 2007 to 2012 with a tailored risk assessment framework. The result shows 79% of the accidents were caused by human factors, mainly dangerous driving. More than 70% of the accident resulted in loss of containment leading to spills, fires and explosions. 81% of the accidents resulted in either injuries, fatalities or both. Most of the 972 accidents with fatalities recorded 1-5 fatalities with occurrence frequency of 0.89. The analysis ranks geographical regions (states) in order of accident consequences and frequencies to enhance regulatory distribution. About 7 million USD was estimated as the average cost per accident. Estimated costs are significant and should motivate improved policy design.

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“…Foram selecionados 42 artigos que abordam os acidentes fatais na indústria de petróleo e gás no cenário nacional e internacional (Ambituuni, Amezaga & Werner, 2015a, 2015bAttwood, Khan & Veitch, 2006;Bariha, 2016;Bhalla;Burgherr, Eckle & Hirschberg, 2012;Cabral, Pinheiro, Marrozzi, & Marchi, 2010;Catten & Johnson, 2014;Childress, 2014;Covil & Smith, 2002;Curlee, Broulliard, Marshall, Knode, & Smith, 2005;Denkl, Anderson & Marley, 2010;Ebrahimian & Stefanescu, 2011;Eckle & Burgherr, 2013;Egbeocha, Reginald-Ugwuadu, Oluchi, Ebisike, & Obanya, 2015;Espinosa et al, 2010;Ezenwa, 2001;Fullerton, Olson, Crandall, Sklar, & Zumwalt, 1995;Goyal, 2010;Hill, Somervell & Conway, 2009;Hought, 2010;Igbuku, 2007;Ismail, Ramli & Somarin, 2012;Jutten, Ndubisi, Regnault, & Abifarin, 2002;Khan & Abbasi, 1999;Leistad & Bradley, 2009;Lightfoot & Susler, 2006;Lindøe, Engen & Olsen, 2011;Martinez, 2013, Odunmbaku & Obarewon, 2007Piccinini & Demichela, 2012;Powell, 1996;Riezel, 2002;Schmidt, 2013;Sharma, Gurjar, Singhal, & Agrawal, 2015;…”

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“…Foram selecionados 42 artigos que abordam os acidentes fatais na indústria de petróleo e gás no cenário nacional e internacional (Ambituuni, Amezaga & Werner, 2015a, 2015bAttwood, Khan & Veitch, 2006;Bariha, 2016;Bhalla;Burgherr, Eckle & Hirschberg, 2012;Cabral, Pinheiro, Marrozzi, & Marchi, 2010;Catten & Johnson, 2014;Childress, 2014;Covil & Smith, 2002;Curlee, Broulliard, Marshall, Knode, & Smith, 2005;Denkl, Anderson & Marley, 2010;Ebrahimian & Stefanescu, 2011;Eckle & Burgherr, 2013;Egbeocha, Reginald-Ugwuadu, Oluchi, Ebisike, & Obanya, 2015;Espinosa et al, 2010;Ezenwa, 2001;Fullerton, Olson, Crandall, Sklar, & Zumwalt, 1995;Goyal, 2010;Hill, Somervell & Conway, 2009;Hought, 2010;Igbuku, 2007;Ismail, Ramli & Somarin, 2012;Jutten, Ndubisi, Regnault, & Abifarin, 2002;Khan & Abbasi, 1999;Leistad & Bradley, 2009;Lightfoot & Susler, 2006;Lindøe, Engen & Olsen, 2011;Martinez, 2013, Odunmbaku & Obarewon, 2007Piccinini & Demichela, 2012;Powell, 1996;Riezel, 2002;Schmidt, 2013;Sharma, Gurjar, Singhal, & Agrawal, 2015;…”

Application of Technology in Mitigating Refined Petroleum Shortages in the Nigerian Downstream Petroleum Supply Industry

“…Pipeline interdiction occurs when no natural causes lead to pipeline breakage (Anifowose et al, 2014). Ambituuni, Amezaga, & Werner (2015) and Anifowose et al (2014) reiterated that the main modes of petroleum transportation are through road trucking and pipeline. The Nigeria pipeline network has exceeded the designated lifespan and prone to corrosion and rusting (Anifowose et al, 2014).…”