DNV GL has joined forces with Decom North Sea (DNS) to seek industry partners to participate in a joint industry project (JIP) for guidance on ending operations on offshore installations.
The company’s project will develop industry guidance to assist in cost-efficient major accident hazard management for installations at the time of late-life and end of life operations.
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Regarding ceasing production, well plug and abandonment, decommissioning, dismantlement and removal, the JIP will also facilitate safety case compliance.
The project is in response to an industry request, and will address the cost and effort needed to deliver the recent significant revision of OSCR and the non-availability of documented experience and practices.
According to DNV GL, the JIP is also aimed at bringing together key stakeholders such as installation operators, supply chain organisations and regulators in order to develop a common understanding of the issues.
JIP project manager Hamish Holt said: "The JIP will capture, challenge and develop the current experience and knowledge within the offshore oil and gas, heavy-lift and deconstruction industries, as well as input from relevant regulators and DNV GL.
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By GlobalData"We will create guidance that will promote an effective, robust and cost-conscious approach to management of major accident hazards during the end-of-life phases of an installation.
"An advantage of developing industry guidance within a JIP is that participants have the opportunity, outside a specific project or organisation-to-organisation reporting line, to discuss with other parties: issues, concerns, situations, opportunities, and ideas for improvement."
Last month, DNV GL announced the launch of two JIPs for the subsea and pipeline sectors, which would investigate affordable composite components for the subsea sector, and qualify technology for better linepipe production processes.
Image: The JIP will develop industry guidance to assist in cost-efficient major accident hazard management for installations during late-life and end of life operations. Photo: courtesy of Perenco.
