The North Rankin 'A' Platform has been in operation since May 1994 following an eighteen month period of Hook-up and Commissioning. This paper provides a summary of the organisation and activities associated with Hook-up, Commissioning and Start-up of the Platform Facilities and provides a number of examples of lessons.learnt from the Start-up process. Furthermore, significant ongoing problems and where relevant, their solutions are also highlighted.

Keywords:
valve, north rankin, trunkline, completion, offshore, hookup, platform, upstream oil & gas, leak testing, engineer
Subjects:
Processing Systems and Design, Pipelines, Flowlines and Risers, Offshore Facilities and Subsea Systems, Facilities Operations, Commissioning and startup
Copyright 1986, Society of Petroleum Engineers
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