ABSTRACT
Risk analyses have been used for decades in Norway to support decisions related to industrial and societal developments. Primarily these analyses have focused on the risk for concerned employees. In recent years societal security has become an important issue and the enterprises have to demonstrate the safety of their facility according to the SEVESO II Directive. In this paper we will discuss important steps in relation to developing an LNG (liquefied natural gas) facility at Risavika outside Stavanger in Norway. Natural gas from the North Sea is transported through pipelines to shore, and then being liquefied at a process plant before it is stored in a huge tank. The LNG is distributed from the facility to local consumers by LNG tankers and LNG lorries. The LNG facility is now under construction by the local energy supplier Lyse. The necessary approval from local and central authorities has been obtained.
