DNV Software is pleased to announce that the Research Centre of the Korea Gas Corporation (KOGAS) has recently purchased Safeti for use in QRA of its gas plants, along with a number of internal research projects focused on plant and operational modifications for safety performance improvement.
KOGAS was established by the Korean government in 1983. With almost 3,000 employees, KOGAS has grown to become the world’s largest LNG importer with annual revenues in excess of 11,000 billion KRW. As Korea’s sole LNG provider, KOGAS’ mission is to provide clean, safe, and convenient energy to its people, providing an excellent value-match with DNV Software.
In keeping with this promise, KOGAS operates three LNG terminals and a nationwide pipeline network spanning 2,579km, ensuring a stable supply for the nation. KOGAS imports LNG from around the world, supplying to power generation plants, gas-utility companies and city gas companies throughout Korea. In addition, KOGAS is heavily involved in:
- Production and supply of natural gas
- Purification and distribution of gasrelated by-products
- Construction and operation of production facilities
- Exploration, import and export of natural gas for domestic and overseas markets
Building on its accumulated experience and expertise, KOGAS actively develops new technologies, expands its business scope, and participates in foreign projects in order to realise its goal of becoming a world-class integrated energy company.
The main users of Safeti are located in the Safety Research Group, part of the Technical Consulting and Support Department within the R&D Division. The leader of the group, Dr Shin Gyu Oh, is an expert in the areas of QRA and safety in the Korean gas industry. The group will be using Safeti on a range of applications, both for internal research and external safety management and compliance purposes.
Dr Oh and his colleagues are active in the fields of hazard evaluation and management. Safeti will be one of the tools they use to help them assess the potential risks associated with a range of KOGAS operations. This will include assessment of the risks posed by a number of production and supply facilities, as well as quantitative risk assessment in general support of the operational decision making process.
“We are very pleased that Dr Oh and KOGAS have selected Safeti as their QRA tool. With their expertise in LNG and knowledge of the Korean market, we see them as an extremely valuable addition to the Safeti user community. With the global importance of LNG as an energy source and the strategic position KOGAS has in its use in Korea, we hope this will encourage others to standardise on Safeti for their LNG QRA needs,” says Dr Ky Soo Kim, General Manager of AID Corporation, which is DNV Software’s Safeti agent in Korea.