Strategy to Facilitate U.S. Regulatory Approval for Offshore
Strategy to Facilitate U.S. Regulatory Approval for Offshore Asset Life Extension MCE Deepwater Development 2015 Presented by David Hua, ABS Group Luiz Feijo, ABS London, UK March 24, 2015 Topics Demand for Life Extension Life Extension Approach Approach to Facilitate Regulatory Approval On-Going Life Extension Case Studies 22 Demand for Life Extension Reduction of Capex Expenditure Extraction of Residual Oil Out of Ground New Tiebacks Source: Offshore Magazine 33 U.S. Regulators United States Coast Guard (USCG) Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) 44 U.S. Regulatory Approaches to Life Extension • No specific offshore asset life extension regulations • Review life extension plans on Case-by-Case • Require verification by a Certified Verification Agent (CVA) to ensure comply applicable standards and codes • Utilize Classification society as a source of CVA due to their experience from other regions of the world • Approval based on CVA certification 55 Typical Life Extension Diagram for Offshore Assets Life Extension Roadmap Enhanced Inspection Program Mitigation & Repairs CVA & Regulatory Approval Baseline Information Collection Engineering Assessment 66 Case Studies of Floating Asset Life Extension (on going) Life Extension Plan Life Extension Roadmap Working with CVA (ABS) Asset Descriptions Approach for Class & Regulatory Approval Components Subject to Life Extension Applied Standards, Codes & Criteria Life Extension Scope 77 Case Studies of Floating Asset Life Extension Life Extension Process CVA Verification & Regulatory Approval Life Extension Roadmap Comments CVA (ABS) Verification No Not certified Yes Regulator Approval No Disapproval Yes Continue 88 Case Studies of Floating Asset Life Extension CVA Verification & Regulatory Approval Baseline Inspection Plan Baseline Inspections CVA Verification & Regulatory Approval Scope of Engineering & Risk Assessment Engineering & Risk Assessments CVA Verification & Regulatory Approval CVA Verification & Regulatory Approval Plan for Mitigation & Repairs Mitigation & Repairs CVA Verification & Regulatory Approval CVA Verification & Regulatory Approval CVA Verification & Regulatory Approval Enhanced Inspection Program 99 Facilitate U.S. Regulatory Approval U.S. Regulatory Agencies Life Extension Assessments ABS (CVA) 10 10 Conclusions • Working Closely with CVA and Regulatory bodies • Utilize CVA as a liaison between an operator and regulators to facilitate regulatory approval • Process seems to take longer but eliminate potential rework. • Process eliminates unnecessary expenditure. Life extension assessments can stop at any stage of the process. • Life extension assessments should start early. Do not wait until the last minute. 11 11 Authors: David Hua, Director of Engineering, ABS Group, Houston, TX 1-281-673-2744, [email protected] Luiz Feijo, Director of Offshore Projects, ABS, Houston, TX 1-281-994-0822, [email protected] 12 12
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