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Having existing infrastructure in inspection on equipment if COP “We have seen in the past many place, to tie smaller fnds back to, (cease of production) is in four places or platforms that had very was also important. This makes life years?” he said. “The strategy needs few records at all and that involves extension projects and asset integ- to be revised. It is the same for a lot of additional work when it

EPIC rity crucial, he said. repairing or replacing equipment comes to modifcation and extend-

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However, to maintain integrity, and process simplifcation. Also, ing the life of an asset,” he said.

frms need to carry out regular how can we use equipment on more Tim Walsh, senior vice presi- inspections, which can be costly, than one asset? We’re looking at fed- dent global asset integrity, Lloyds said Sewell, of Perenco, especially eral contracts, sharing equipment Register, also said supply chain with dozens of unmanned installa- across assets on almost a pay as you policies needed to be aligned to the tions to look after. go basis.” aim of the particular asset.

“Inspection activity is key to asset However, while operators are by He also said the industry could integrity, but it is expensive and defnition managing these assets, it is learn from other sectors where time consuming, especially when more often than not service provid- complete asset management systems you have to build scaffolding or put ers like Petrofac that come to carry and plans were more commonplace, people on ropes,” said Sewell. “One out the extension or maintenance such as in the utility and transport of the appeals to industry is – is work, from dealing with corrosion or sectors. These looked at life exten- there another way of doing it? Are collision problems to subsidence or sion and future uses - such as gas there remote facilities we can use to extension and modifcation projects. storage solutions in the SNS - early do this integrity inspection work?” Rowan Patterson, business on, he said.

Mick Bowery, business develop- development manager at Claxton “Future gas storage plans should ment manager offshore projects and Engineer, said to do this it was be part of an asset management operations at service frms Petrofac, crucial for suppliers to have access plan, for example,” said Walsh. “A suggested inspection activities to adequate records of a facility – of strong asset management plan will should refect where a feld is in the original structure as well as any refect a strong business perfor- its life. modifcations made and changes to mance but it needs to be joined up,” “What is the point of a fve yearly the safety case. he added.

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