APGA’s Pipeline Engineer Training Project · 2015-11-12 · General Engineering 2. Flow Assurance and Process Engineering 3. Materials, Welding and Corrosion 4. Safety Management

APGA’s Pipeline Engineer Training Project

Offshore Competencies 20 October 2015

Eric Jas - Chris Harvey - Allison Selman

Background

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APGA’s Pipeline Engineer Training Project

Competency Standards:

Onshore pipeline engineers (APGA)

Offshore pipeline engineers (APGA)

Subsea engineers (SUT MOU signed APGA/SUT)

Offshore Pipeline Engineering

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Focusses on AS2885.4 (and DNV OS F101)

55 competencies

12 Categories

Offshore Pipeline Engineering

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Onshore Pipelines Offshore Pipelines

Engineering Education

Mechanical

Civil / structural

Chemical

Environmental

Engineering Education

Mechanical

Civil / structural

Chemical

Offshore

Ocean systems

National Industry Global Industry

Engineering Design

Routing is land owner driven

Site data easy to obtain

Buried

Rivers, roads, railways, swamps, populated areas,

environmentally sensitive areas

Cathodic protection by impressed current system

Engineering Design

Routing is driven by site conditions

Site Data Difficult to Obtain

On-seabed

Subsea canyons, mudflow channels, unstable seabed

slopes, rough seabeds, shoreline

Cathodic protection by bracelet anodes

Construction

Pre-trench, string & weld, lower, backfill

Automatic welding = recent

Construction

Offshore pipelay

Automatic welding = standard

Onshore and Offshore Pipeliners

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Onshore and Offshore

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Onshore and Offshore Pipeliners

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Onshore and Offshore Pipelines

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Onshore Construction

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Crossings

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River Crossings

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Mega Crossings

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Offshore (Subsea) Construction

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Shore Crossing

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Shore Crossing

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Competency Standards

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Battery limits

Acronyms and definitions

Competencies

Battery Limites

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Battery Limits

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Battery Limits

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Competency Areas

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1. General Engineering

2. Flow Assurance and Process Engineering

3. Materials, Welding and Corrosion

4. Safety Management and Risk Assessment

5. Environment and Heritage

6. Design of Offshore Pipeline Systems

7. Design of Pipeline Related Structures

8. Design of Risers (Rigid, Flexible, SCRs)

9. Construction Engineering and Management

10. Offshore Pipeline Project Management

11. Hydrotest, commissioning and preparation for operation

12. Asset management and Pipeline Operations

Contributors

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Chris Harvey

Karen Polglaze

Eric Jas

Allison Selman

Senior Engineers and Managers from Operators

plus a large group of individual consultants

Structure

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APGA

Contributing Group

Peer Review Group

Onshore Pipeline Engineering

Competency Project

Reference Group

Offshore Pipeline Engineering

Competency Project

Key Benefits

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Assist in developing the expertise of engineers

Provide clarity to engineers regarding their career path

Emphasise the value and importance of pipeline engineers

Emphasise the value and importance of pipeline industry

Assist in managing professional liabilities

Recognition of Pipeline Engineering as a discrete discipline (IEAust)

Conclusions

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Work needed to close the gap between Onshore and Offshore

Offshore Pipeline Engineering Competencies work

Continuous improvement of our industry standards

Lead (the world) by example

THANK YOU

Q & A