Browsing Master's theses (TN-IØRP) by Title
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10 år med rapportering av uønskede hendelser - hva har vi lært?
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IØRP/2016;, Master thesis, 2016-06-08)Rapporteringskulturen på Kårstø kjennetegnes av proaktiv rapportering. 87 % av hendelsene som rapporteres inn, er enten tilløp eller tilstander. Dette er hendelser der ingen faktisk skade eller tap har skjedd. Organisasjonen ... -
100-årsbølger fra verdensrommet. Hvordan kan neste ekstreme solstorm true petroleumsvirksomheten i Norge?
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IØRP/2015;, Master thesis, 2016-01-29)Et høyteknologisk samfunn som vi lever i, karakteriseres ved en høy grad av gjensidig avhengighet i ulike tekniske systemer, en avhengighet som øker stadig. Kritiske infra-strukturer som elektrisitetsforsyning og satellitter ... -
20 år med konflikt: En kvalitativ studie av hybrid tilnærming som løsning på konflikten mellom tradisjonell og agil tilnærming
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-ISØP/2019;, Master thesis, 2019-06-15)Det er snart 20 år siden prosjektstyringskonflikten mellom tradisjonell og agil tilnærming ble omtalt for første gang. I disharmoni og mangel på uoverensstemmelse har ulikheter og tomrommet mellom tilnærmingene medført en ... -
A comparative analysis of cryptocurrency markets
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IØRP/2018;, Master thesis, 2018-06-15)Cryptocurrency is a relatively recent economic and technological phenomenon, competing with established traditional third party financial systems through a trust-based peer-to-peer decentralized network. This unique financial ... -
A comparative study of the legislative risk regulation of Norwegian petroleum and coal mining industry, and Russian coal mining industry
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IØRP/2018;, Master thesis, 2018-07-16)Regulating risk carries the potential of improving the safety of workers, protect the environment and prevent financial losses. Risk regulation has gained a lot of global interest these past decades. New equipment is ... -
A comparative volatility analysis and an enquiry into the future of Bitcoin
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IØRP/2018;, Master thesis, 2018-06)The main object of this thesis is to investigate if Bitcoin has matured as a financial asset. We intend to do this by comparing the volatility of Bitcoin to the volatility of gold and S&P500 using the best fitting GARCH ... -
A Comparison Between Crises in the Norwegian Oil Industry
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IØRP/2018;, Master thesis, 2018-06-15)The discovery of oil on the Norwegian continental shelf in 1969 ushered an industry that would become the most important industry in Norway. The government created fiscal regimes that would secure the national interests ... -
A Comparison Study of Value at Risk and Expected Shortfall
(Master thesis, 2017-06-12)This thesis evaluates the performance of Value at Risk (VaR) and Expected Shortfall (ES) for four portfolios during different scenarios. Both historical VaR and normal VaR together with ES have been calculated for two ... -
A Lean Aker BP: A study of how Lean and continuous improvement in performance management can contribute to well operations in Aker BP.
(Master thesis, 2017-06-14)The Exploration and Production (EP) sector have lately experienced a state of depression in wake of an abating demand, low petroleum commodity prices and a high level of operating costs. This downfall has in effect driven ... -
A Method for Probabilistic Time Estimation of Plug and Abandonment of the Wells on the Brage Field
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IØRP/2018;, Master thesis, 2018-06-14)The production on several fields on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS) is moving towards the critical point where expenses exceed the production income. Operating past the economical limit is not viable and thus, the ... -
A model for cash management: An aquaculture case study
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IØRP/2014;, Master thesis, 2014-06-04)The problem of maximizing interest earned on cash surplus gained from a firm's operation can involve considerable complexity, especially when there are seasonal factors and uncertainty involved. The network flow model with ... -
A new approach of uncertainty treatment in the verification of safety integrity level of safety instrumented system
(Master thesis, 2015-06)Reliability is very important aspect of any safety instrumented system. The standard IEC 61508, widely accepted in field of reliability of instrumented systems, entails the quantification of achieved risk reduction to be ... -
A new approach to establish design accidental explosion loads considering parametric uncertainties
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IØRP/2016;, Master thesis, 2016-06-15)The Norwegian risk management approach for offshore installations requires that risk analysis shall provide a basis for making decision on the design accidental load that shall be used in the design to avoid major accident ... -
A PESTEL analysis of which areas that are appropriate for offshore aquaculture
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-ISØP/2019;, Master thesis, 2019-06-15)The current conventional aquaculture industry represents a need for technology development as the locations suitable farming are limited. At the same time, there are other challenges such as salmon lice and pollution of ... -
A Resilience Engineering Approach for Preventing Accidents due to Human Factors
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IØRP/2016;, Master thesis, 2016-06-14)Human factors are emerging as the main concern for the oil and gas industry. All the major accidents in the offshore industry will have a direct cause or some way or the other linked to the human factors. The main aim of ... -
A Review of Lean and the Lean Implementation in Statoil
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IØRP/2017;, Master thesis, 2017-06-15)The oil and gas industry is in a situation where changes are required to remain competitive. Lean has proven to be a successful mean to improve companies worldwide, which is why there has been a growing interest in Lean ... -
A Risk Analysis and the Insurance Policies for the Cruise Ships in the Arctic
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IØRP/2017;, Master thesis, 2017-12-15)The need of human to explore new areas, the climate change and the growing worldwide demand have led to an increasing popularity of the Arctic region the last years. Cruise industry is continuously evolving in this area, ... -
A risk register based on the (A,C,U) risk perspective
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IØRP/2012;, Master thesis, 2012)A risk register is simply a collection of risk descriptions. However, most risk registers do not sufficiently capture the background knowledge which the contained risk descriptions are based on. To account for this, the ... -
A simulation model and systemic risk analytics for a net zero energy building
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IØRP/2018;, Master thesis, 2018-06-15)Net zero energy building is becoming one of the most interesting concept to design new residential and commercial buildings where natural energy sources are able to supply the energy demand. Solar energy is a recent ... -
A stochastic model for correlated commodity prices
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IØRP/2012;, Master thesis, 2012)Stochastic models of commodity prices play an integral role in the risk management of companies exposed to commodity price risk. By applying price models, one can obtain expected values for the future prices of the commodity, ...