Ageing Oil and Gas Assets
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The growing number of ageing onshore and offshore oil and gas assets presents challenges related to their structural integrity. Over time, various mechanisms contribute to asset deterioration, resulting in serious safety, environmental, and business consequences, particularly if containment is lost. Catastrophic failures have far-reaching impacts, as shown in recent incidents.
Integrity Management is a risk-based process designed to minimise and manage the risk of asset failure through proven mitigation measures. Developing and implementing integrity management programmes ensures that asset integrity is maintained throughout the asset's life.
A combination of health and safety systems, integrity management programmes, and risk management techniques is crucial for maintaining safe and reliable assets, which helps preserve the operator's reputation. Understanding the condition of critical assets is key to improving inspection and maintenance planning and reducing unplanned activities and associated costs.
Operators are also increasingly seeking asset life extensions for additional hydrocarbon production. Life extension studies require extensive knowledge of structural design, material degradation, corrosion, fatigue, environmental factors, inspection, and maintenance methods. Additionally, operators must implement decommissioning and abandonment programmes based on technical and commercial asset evaluations.
Course Objectives
- Gain insight into the mechanisms of structural deterioration in ageing oil and gas assets.
- Understand how to extend the life of assets and plan for asset integrity management.
- Learn the requirements for regulatory inspections, decommissioning, and abandoning ageing assets.
- Familiarise with the key codes, standards, and guidance documents related to ageing assets.
Who Should Attend?
- Facilities engineers and managers
- Operations engineers and managers
- Pipeline engineers
- Project and Engineering Managers
- Plant / Facility Superintendents
- HSE engineers and managers
- Fire and Safety / Risk specialists
Course Outline
- Overview of ageing oil and gas assets.
- Introduction to deterioration mechanisms.
- Types of ageing assets in onshore and offshore environments.
- Impact of asset failure on safety, environment, and business.
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