Abstract
The Offshore Standardization JIP has been progressed with input from participants representing shipyards, oil and gas companies, engineering companies and classification societies. The goal of the JIP is to develop offshore design standards that help to improve safety and increase efficiency. The scope of work includes developing processes and criteria for bulk materials and equipment packages, construction procedures and quality management.
The standard specifications have been developed for the selected components to reduce the construction cost and increase predictability without compromising safety by carrying out a gap analysis among local regulations, industry standards and major offshore project specifications. For verification of the standard specification, risk assessment of the standardized items is performed to identify the critical issues, and business case studies have been performed to evaluate design and construction consequences of the standardization.
The standardization process includes item selection based on project execution risk assessment and lessons learned. The gap analysis has been performed to the various project specifications and compliance to local and global regulations, and class requirement on offshore structures have been reviewed. The applicable criteria for standardization focus on cost, weight, construction efficiency, compatibility, safety requirement and operational maintenance.
The standard specifications for bulk materials, welding procedure qualifications, inspection requirements have been performed for industrial application on EPC project. Proposed standard specifications have been reviewed with feedback process by a technical advisory group within the JIP that is made up of oil and gas and engineering companies. The proposed specifications are accepted by industry as appropriate and will become a guideline for reducing construction cost and inspection time and improving safety and quality through efficient procurement and project management.
