The offshore oil and gas industry in Norway is subject to substantial changes, both minor and major. These changes include remote control of e.g. drilling and operation, outsourcing, downsizing, new working and rotation patterns, general cost reductions etc. Despite of all these changes, surprisingly little systematised knowledge exists regarding change processes and safety in general and in particular for the oil and gas industry. Based on an ongoing study, we examine the change processes and the effects on safety. The study appraises critical success factors for leading safe change. It also focuses on what are the key challenges with respect to changes and safety in the future. Many change processes are taking place in Norway and in the oil and gas industry, which is a high-risk industry. There is more change to come including both technological and organizational aspects. Experience shows that the companies focus too much on the final goals, and do not pay enough attention on the content of the processes. New changes are introduced before the first change was even evaluated. The scope of this paper is to examine how change processes are performed in order to ensure safe change and based on this knowledge, what are the improvements?
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