• Volatility Spillover in Crude Oil Markets - a Study on Major Crude Oil Benchmarks 

      Dahl, Petter Holst; El-Adawy, Leo (Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-ISØP/2019;, Master thesis, 2019-06-12)
      There exists a considerable body of research literature investigating the connectedness between crude oil markets and other financial markets. However, connectedness within the crude oil market has received little attention. ...
    • Vulnerability and vulnerable groups from an intersectionality perspective 

      Kuran, Christian Henrik Alexander; Morsut, Claudia; Kruke, Bjørn Ivar; Krüger, Marco; Segnestam, Lisa; Orru, Kati; Nævestad, Tor-Olav; Airola, Merja; Keränen, Jaana; Gabel, Friedrich; Hansson, Sten; Torpan, Sten (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-11)
      In general, the identification and protection of vulnerable groups in the case of hazards or when a crisis unfolds is an issue that any crisis and disaster risk management should address, since people have different levels ...
    • Vurdering av agile prosjektledelse metoder 

      Haugvaldstad, Marina (Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IØRP/2011;, Master thesis, 2012-06-11)
      I løpet av de siste årene har det blitt svært populært å benytte agile tilnærminger for å oppnå planlagte mål og gode resultater i et prosjektarbeid. Flere ulike prosjektledelse metoder kan bli brukt til disse formål, men ...
    • Vurdering av avhengighet ved beregning av økonomisk kapital for operasjonell risiko 

      Rød, Guri Erga (Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IØRP/2009, Master thesis, 2009)
      De siste årene har fokuset knyttet til styring av operasjonell risiko i finansnæringen økt. I januar 2007 ble det innført en ny kapitalforskrift som inneholdt krav til beregning av regulatorisk kapital for operasjonell ...
    • Vurdering av ECCs kommersialiseringsmuligheter ved innføringen av S-100 datarammeverket 

      Åstveit, Kristine Heggernes; Gjermundstad, Joakim Andreas Oppedal (Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-ISØP/2020;, Master thesis, 2020-06)
      Fokus på økt sjøsikkerhet har ført til nasjonale og internasjonale prosjekter med det formål å utvikle S-100 datarammeverket. Rammeverket består av felles internasjonale sjøkartstandarder for navigasjonsprodukter. Det ...
    • Vurdering av faktorer som påvirker risikoen i forbindelse med fallende gjenstander offshore 

      Leiros, Kirsten Marie (Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IØRP/2012;, Master thesis, 2012)
      Bakgrunnen for oppgaven Vurdering av faktorer som påvirker risikoen i forbindelse med fallende gjenstander offshore er industriens ønske om å redusere antall personskader offshore. Selv om industrien har et høyt sikkerhetsnivå, ...
    • Vurdering av fondsmarkedet med fokus på Skagen Fondene. 

      Mjølhus, Thomas (Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IØRP/2013;, Master thesis, 2013)
      Det stavangerbaserte selskapet, Skagen Fondene, er kjent for å være en av de beste fondsforvalterne i det norske markedet de siste årene. Skagen har de siste 10 årene mottatt en rekke førsteklasses priser fra internasjonale ...
    • Vurdering av potensialet for tilstandsovervåking ved Jøssang Kraftverk 

      Steine, Ronny (Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IØRP/2016;, Master thesis, 2016-06)
      Utviklingen innen vedlikehold har vært stor de siste 100 årene, og har resultert i mange hjelpemidler for å utføre rett vedlikehold til rett tid. Slike teknologier er likevel ikke i utstrakt bruk innen kraftindustrien. ...
    • Vurdering av risikoeksponering i endring av anskaffelsesstrategi hos TTS Energy AS 

      Ringseth, Kjartan (Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IØRP/2012;, Master thesis, 2012-06)
      Jeg har i dette arbeidet sett på ulike sider ved endringen i anskaffelsesstrategien som gjennomføres i TTS Energy AS. TTS Energy AS har gjennomgått forandringer i verdikjeden, ved at fabrikasjonene av produktene de selger ...
    • Walkability along the Bussvei 

      Vieira, João (Master thesis, 2021)
      The urge to reduce the environmental impacts from transportation has induced several authorities worldwide to implement cleaner and efficient modes to travel around the cities. In the urban agglomeration of North Jæren, ...
    • Weather Risk In Marine Operations: An Approach For Using Risk Indicators From Offshore Environment Perspective 

      Avsthi, Shivam (Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IØRP/2016;, Master thesis, 2016-06)
      The safety of marine operations is largely dependent on the weather conditions. The conditions which exist at the location of operations, during the period when the operations are planned for execution, determine the ...
    • Well decommissioning using BHGE's subsea wellhead terminator 

      Aasen, Andre; Stavland, Sander (Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-ISØP/2019;, Master thesis, 2019-06)
      The world’s portfolio of oil and gas wells are ageing. Plug and abandonment is the final and inevitable stage of every well. As a result, decommissioning is set to grow steadily in the coming years, as more and more wells ...
    • Wettability in chalk, effect of temperature on the adsorption of the acidic components in crude oil 

      Rasoulvand Dizaj, Saljough (Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IØRP/2013;, Master thesis, 2013)
      The initial wetting of carbonate reservoirs will affect the overall oil recovery and the potential of EOR methods linked to wettability alteration by the generation of positive capillary pressure. Polar acids in oil also ...
    • What are the costs of currency hedging for Norwegian high yield funds, and what is the optimal hedge strategy to limit these costs? 

      Skrudland, Trond Kvia (Master thesis, 2021)
      As Norwegian high yield funds invest in foreign denominated assets, a risk associated with the exchange rate fluctuations occur and adds to the underlying risk of the asset. A common approach to this added risk is to utilize ...
    • What are the effects of changing the test interval of land based safety critical valves in hydrocarbon transport systems 

      Nawaz, Ch Muhammad Zahid (Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IØRP/2008, Master thesis, 2008)
      In this master thesis, the effects of changing the test interval of the land based safety critical valves have been highlighted. Compliance with the regulations given by the PSAN (Petroleum Safety Authority Norway) ...
    • What are the site related and most sensitive parameters to optimize a large-scale PV installation at Stavanger Airport? 

      Paneru, Chandra Prakash (Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-ISØP/2020;, Master thesis, 2020-06)
      The climate and energy problems are on the rise as the urban population is growing rapidly. The extensive use of fossil fuels and the increasing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions still awaits collective abatement policies. ...
    • What is driving the Bitcoin market? 

      Lindland, Peder (Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-ISØP/2020;, Master thesis, 2020-06)
      The Bitcoin market has grown to become relevant to financial markets and there are still a number of unanswered questions relating to Bitcoin as an asset class and how the Bitcoin market behave relative to traditional ...
    • What is energy storage, and how can this contribute to large-scale integration of renewable energy? 

      Harestad, Marita Årebråt (Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IØRP/2011;, Master thesis, 2011)
      Energy represents a very formative need in the world today, produced mainly from fossil resources with consequences as climate change, community interference, and worries about limited energy reserves. Hence, renewable ...
    • What is Risk Culture, and Why Do We Need It? 

      Nguyen, Mai-Linh Michelle Ngoc; Aasland, Vilde (Master thesis, 2023)
      Hybrid threats dominate our contemporary and technological society, and new risks can be challenging to predict because of today’s digitization. As modern safety-critical organizations and their technologies become more ...
    • What we can learn from ALARP regulation? 

      Rivian, Chano Rinaldy (Master thesis, 2021)
      Potential hazards exist in almost all workplaces. The existence of these hazards can result in accidents or incidents that have an impact on people, equipment, materials, and the environment. To get the proper and good ...