APGA’s Pipeline Engineer Training Project Offshore Competencies 20 October 2015 Eric Jas - Chris Harvey - Allison Selman
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