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Guidelines on earthing/grounding/bonding in the oil and gas industry
09/2025
This publication brings together the essential requirements relating to earthing/grounding and bonding for installations in hazardous areas in the oil and gas industry. It provides guidance on earthing, grounding and bonding practices in the upstream and downstream sectors, most notably in hazardous areas, but including adjacent areas classified as non-hazardous.
This publication is intended for global application to oil and gas facilities such as upstream production installations, storage facilities, terminals, refineries, filling stations and product transfer, but not downstream gas facilities. It covers the design, operation, inspection, test and maintenance of both new and existing facilities, portable/temporary equipment, and operational interactions with bulk fuel tankers and aircraft refuellers (but no other aspect of tankers or aircraft).
This publication embodies relevant recommendations in the EN 60079 series; BS 7671 Requirements for electrical installations – IEE Wiring Regulations; relevant aspects of the UK statutory Electricity at Work Regulations and the Electrical Safety, Quality and Continuity Regulations; and gives cognizance to the relevant aspects of the recommendations from IEEE 80 Guide for Safety in AC Substation Grounding.
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Guidelines on corrosion management and asset integrity for offshore wind turbine infrastructure
08/2025
The purpose and scope of this guidance document is to provide information and knowledge which is useful to persons designing, operating and maintaining offshore wind turbines to ensure they are safe, reliable and economic. The guidance can be used by engineers and managers at all levels, and particularly to those persons new to the industry.
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Guidelines for caisson life cycle integrity management
08/2025
The guidance introduces the topic of caisson life cycle and how to address caissons within the integrity management system. It provides guidance and information on associated inspection techniques, risk assessment approaches, caisson design and analysis and brownfield repair.
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Unprecedented growth in offshore wind accompanied by a rise in injury rates
12/06/2025
The G+ Offshore Wind Health and Safety Organisation, based at the Energy Institute, has today published its 2024 Incident Data Report, providing a comprehensive overview to date of health and safety performance across the global offshore wind sector. The report, now in its twelfth year and covering data from G+ member sites, documents a year of unprecedented growth for the industry, with 79 million work hours reported - a 27% increase on 2023. This expansion was accompanied by a rise in both th
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Hear from our EI members
10/02/2025
Hear from our EI members, including Lisa Rebora FEI, Aleida Rios CEng FREng FEI, and Jim Rijks AMEI, about how the energy industry can benefit from being involved in the technical work that the Energy Institute carries out.
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EI Technical + Innovation key work areas
EI Technical + Innovation’s work can be divided into three overlapping themes, developed through member collaboration, dialogue with regulators, academia and wider stakeholders. Click each theme to discover last year’s highlights and this year’s activities.
The energy transition
Carbon capture usage and storage (CCUS)
Hydrogen
Offshore wind (G+)
Onshore wind (SafetyOn)
Power systems
Health, safety and environment
Asset integrity and life extension
Environment and sustainability
Health
Human factors
Process safety
Fuel quality and management
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