BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 10. Equinor reported a
slight improvement in its serious incident frequency (SIF) during
the second quarter of 2026.
The rate declined to 0.25 per million hours worked from 0.26 in
the first quarter. The company noted that the SIF statistics also
include serious personal injuries.
“As of the second quarter, the total recordable injury frequency
per million hours worked (TRIF) was 2.8 for the last 12 months, up
from 2.7 in the first quarter of 2026,” Equinor said.
The company also reported a reduction in oil and gas leaks, with
five incidents recorded over the past 12 months compared with nine
reported in the first quarter of 2026. Equinor said the severity of
such incidents is classified according to the discharge rate.
“No serious well control incidents have been recorded in the
second quarter 2026, as well as no incidents with major accident
potential,” the company added.
Equinor reported a slight improvement in its serious incident
frequency (SIF) during the second quarter of 2026, with the rate
declining to 0.25 per million hours worked from 0.26 in the first
quarter. The company noted that the SIF statistics also include
serious personal injuries.
“As of the second quarter, the total recordable injury frequency
per million hours worked (TRIF) was 2.8 for the last 12 months, up
from 2.7 in the first quarter of 2026,” Equinor said.
The company also reported a reduction in oil and gas leaks, with
five incidents recorded over the past 12 months compared with nine
reported in the first quarter of 2026. Equinor said the severity of
such incidents is classified according to the discharge rate.
“No serious well control incidents have been recorded in the
second quarter 2026, as well as no incidents with major accident
potential,” the company added.
Equinor has established a framework for recording and following
up all incidents, with the most serious events investigated to
identify root causes and ensure organizational learning.
The Serious Incident Frequency (SIF) indicator measures the
number of actual and potential unintentional serious incidents per
million working hours, while the Total Recordable Injury Frequency
(TRIF) indicator measures fatalities, lost-time injuries and
medical treatment injuries per million working hours.
The company’s safety approach is based on the Human and
Organizational Principles (HOP) and aims to integrate safety and
security into all activities through a proactive organizational
culture.
Its strategic focus on “Always safe” is intended to prevent harm
to people, the environment and local communities. Safety, security
and sustainability form a central part of Equinor’s broader
strategy of combining safe operations, value creation and
lower-carbon energy development.
Companywide priorities are coordinated through an “Annual Wheel”
that defines key focus areas and associated actions. Quarterly
priorities include major accident prevention, personnel injuries,
line-of-fire risks, and health and working environment issues.
Learning from incidents and collaboration with industry peers
and suppliers are treated as important elements of improving safety
performance and strengthening safety culture.
An industry platform for sharing and learning from events was
established in 2020 under the “Always safe” initiative, with
participants following common “Lifesaving rules” and aligning
priorities through the Annual Wheel framework.
Security is treated as an organizational capability that
supports corporate objectives by protecting people, assets and
operations. Leadership is responsible for identifying,
understanding and reducing security risks, while employees are
expected to remain vigilant, comply with security requirements and
report incidents or concerns.
The company faces security challenges across cyber, physical and
personnel disciplines and manages these through a security policy
and a holistic security risk management approach aimed at
protecting operations, information and personnel from malicious
threats.
