Energy Infrastructure Security 2007: Protecting Staff, Assets & Operations From Sabotage & Potential Terrorist Threat

Published by: Utilis Energy, LLC

Published: Aug. 1, 2006 - 139 Pages

Table of Contents

Summary & Overview

Introduction

Terrorism & sabotage in the US

Report structure

Terrorism In the Energy Sector

Introduction

US petroleum industry

US natural gas supplies

US power grid

US nuclear facilities

Conclusions

Measuring Energy Infrastructure Risk

Introduction

Role of the FBI

Evaluating risk

RAM-D Model

Hazard and operability study (HAZOP)

Failure mode effect analysis (FMEA)

Event tree analysis (ETA) & Fault tree analysis (FTA)

Traditional Security Responses

Introduction

Government policy & recommendations

Preventing intrusion

The Importance of building design

Conclusions

Human Resources, Planning & Procedure

Introduction

Incident planning

Conclusions

Legal and Regulatory Issues

Introduction

Obstacles to Information Sharing

Examples of information sharing partnerships

Legislative initiatives to encourage information sharing

Findings and conclusions

Nuclear Plant Security

Introduction

Calculating and responding to nuclear risks

NRC security program review

Conclusions

Cyber Security

Introduction

Recent developments

Common system vulnerabilities

Conclusions

Case Studies

Introduction

Case Study 1 - El Paso pipeline rupture ruptures market

Case Study 2 - Bhopal India, the high price of industrial “sabotage”

Case Study 3 - Cantor Fitzgerald... a firm carries on

Case Study 4 - Cano Limon Pipeline: the cost of chronic terror

Conclusions

Recommendations & Conclusions

Introduction

Ways to improve safety, security & reliability

Policy recommendations and action points

Recommendation 1 - energy security summit

Recommendation 2 - State energy analysis

Recommendation 3 - deployment of new technology

Recommendation 4 - federal funding

Recommendation 5 - development of localized generation

Preparing for an uncertain future

Appendix 1 - Additional “IT” Recommendations

Windows vulnerabilities

Top vulnerabilities to Unix systems

Appendix 2 - Sources

Energy Infrastructure Security

TABLES

Table 1: Terror Attack History 1920 - 1993

Table 2: Terror Attack History 1995-1997

Table 3: Terror Attack History 2000 - 2001

Table 4: Security costs & their impact on the economy

Table 5: US Refineries & Refining Capacities, 1987 - 2004

Table 6: Guideword examples

Table 7: Natural Gas Prices Topock, AZ -(CA border) 1995-2000 ($/mmbtu)

Table 8: Sources and contributors

FIGURES

Figure 1: US Strategic Petroleum Reserve Locations

Figure 2: NERC Regions

Figure 3: US Electric Utility Receipts by NERC Region, 1995 - 1999

Figure 4: US Nuclear Reactor Sites

Figure 5: Concrete Safety Shape Profiles

Figure 6: Concrete Strengths & Tolerances

Figure 7: Portable Concrete Barriers

Figure 8: Profile of Electric Power System

Figure 9: West Coast Natural Gas Supply System

Figure 10: Interstate Natural Gas Pipeline & Delivery Capacity into California

Figure 11: Union Carbide Stock Price, Nov 1984 - January 31, 1985

Figure 12: Map of Colombia

Abstract

• Explores how to model & quantify energy infrastructure security risk
• Explains current infrastructure vulnerabilities and the steps that can be taken to secure them
• Includes case studies of actual & potential energy sector terrorism
• Provides information on traditional and newly devised security measures
• Explains Information Technology system security weaknesses and protection measures
• Considers the legislative and regulatory legalities of information sharing

• Senior Management
• Corporate Planners
• IT Professionals
• Human Resources Managers
• Finance personnel

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