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CBRNE-beredskap i ambulansetjenesten. Et ambulansepersonellperspektiv
(Master thesis, 2023)Denne masteroppgaven tar for seg CBRNE-beredskapen til ambulansepersonell i Bergen. Vi undersøker hvilke hjelpemidler de har i dag for å hjelpe dem med å håndtere CBRNE-hendelser, som kan være ekstremt utfordrende å håndtere. ... -
CFD simulation of wind condition and thermal gradient around an offshore helideck
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IØRP/2013;, Master thesis, 2013-06-13)With the development of offshore deep water fields, helicopter transportation and consequently helicopter deck becomes a vital part of these fields that located far from onshore. To ensure helicopter safe operations, ... -
CFD study of gas-liquid flow from a subsea gas release
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IØRP/2013;, Master thesis, 2013)The worlds demand for oil and gas is constantly increasing, and this has lead the exploration into deeper water. Introducing exploration in deep-water, poses new challenges when it comes to consequence modeling of blowouts ... -
Challenges and opportunities within an alliance model on the Norwegian continental shelf
(Master thesis, 2023)This thesis will investigate how the Norwegian oil and gas industry changed their perception of what a client-supplier relationship is in recent years. As the industry has faced a number of challenges, increased cooperation ... -
Challenges and opportunities: impacts of COVID-19 on Norwegian seafood exports
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)A rapidly growing literature shows that COVID-19 and the measures to contain the spread of the virus can have significant market impacts for seafood. These can be interruptions of production, or reductions in demand directly ... -
Challenges Associated with Creeping Disasters in Disaster Risk Science and Practice: Considering Disaster Onset Dynamics
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-01)In this article, we set out to reconcile a general conceptualization of disaster temporalities by drawing on the epitome example of a creeping disaster, namely famine. Our argument is driven by the recognition that slowly ... -
The challenges experts face during creeping crises: the curse of complacency
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)The policy literature has generally conceptualised crises as urgent public threats with clearly demarcated ‘focusing events’. Consequently, most studies have identified the main challenges faced by expert agencies involved ... -
Characterising the robustness of coupled power-law networks
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Many networks exhibit a power-law configuration, where the number of connections each node has follows a power-law distribution, including the Internet, terrorist cells, species relationships and infrastructure. Given the ... -
Choosing appropriate commercial models for overseas business: a case study of a Chinese oil service provider towards internationalization
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IØRP/2014;, Master thesis, 2014-06-16)Due to ever increasing domestic demands on oil and gas, more and more Chinese oil and gas companies have been encouraged to expand towards overseas markets, which potentially brings opportunities for the domestic OFS ... -
Choosing the Right Building Method for Parking Garages under Apartments: An AHP-Based Evaluation with a Lean Construction Perspective
(Master thesis, 2023)This thesis is written in collaboration with Total Betong AS, a turnkey contractor in Norway, who has a vision to build better underground parking spaces under apartment buildings at a lower cost. It is also a governmental ... -
A classification system for characterizing the integrity and quality of evidence in risk studies
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Risk management requires a balance between knowledge and values. Knowledge consists of justified beliefs and evidence, with evidence including data, assumptions, and models. While quality and integrity of evidence are ... -
Classifying Complexity in Oil and Gas Brownfield Projects
(Master thesis, 2022)It is widely recognized that research regarding complexity in projects has been inspired by Baccarini through his publication in 1996. Since then, research on this topic has been developing to other areas such as healthcare, ... -
Climate change and small pelagic fish price volatility
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Price volatility, an indicative measure of price uncertainty, is an important factor influencing fisheries cost, income, food security, and pressure on fish stocks. An increase in price volatility means that prices are ... -
Climate change risks related to agriculture and food production: An evaluation of current risk assessments
(Master thesis, 2022)Climate change has consequences on humans and nature worldwide. In recent years, human activities have increased CO2 concentrations. Increasing emissions of greenhouse gases affects changes in temperature, rainfall and ... -
Cod stories: Trade dynamics and duration for Norwegian cod exports
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-12)In recent years, trade dynamics have been receiving increased attention, and the general literature indicates that commodities are different. In this paper, the duration of trade relationships for Norwegian export firms ... -
Collaboration Between Operator and Contractor in Risk Management Processes During Planning of Exploration Wells
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-ISØP/2020;, Master thesis, 2020-06)Drilling a new exploration well involves risk of major work accidents and considerable economic loss. Risk management is an integrated part of planning exploration wells. Collaboration between the operator and the rig ... -
Combined analysis of unique and repetitive events in quantitative risk assessment
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016-03)For risk assessment to be a relevant tool in the study of any type of system or activity, it needs to be based on a framework that allows for jointly analyzing both unique and repetitive events. Separately, unique events ... -
Combining multilateral with IWS completion
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IØRP/2013;, Master thesis, 2013)Intelligent well systems are installed in production or injection wells, to increase the total amount of produced hydrocarbons. An intelligent well system has the advantages of being able to set different choke openings, ... -
Communicating climate-related hazard risks in a changing world: A case study of risk communication in Longyearbyen
(Master thesis, 2022)Climate change in the arctic is occurring at a faster rate than the rest of the world. One such example is the fact that the increase in temperature in the arctic is twice that of the rest of the world (NCSS, 2019). Change ... -
Communication of uncertainties and robustness in quantitative risk assessment
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IØRP/2015;, Master thesis, 2015-06-15)The use of quantitative risk assessment, in all phases of an offshore oil and gas project in Norway, has clear requirements in NORSOK Z-013. The purpose of QRA is to describe the risk picture and give decision support ...