Subsea
Improving HSSE performance and contributing to value creation
Subsea
Improving HSSE performance and contributing to value creation
The purpose and vision of the Subsea Subcommittee is to improve performance and contribute to value creation with a focus on the following priority areas and supporting themes:
Priority area: HSSE (Health, Safety, Security, Environment)
- Supporting theme: lifetime extension
Priority area: SSI (Simplification, Standardization, Industrialization)
- Supporting themes: application of robotics and digital technologies through qualification alignment and supplier engagement
Priority area: CCS (Carbon Capture and Sequestration)
- Supporting themes: HSSE and SSI areas with supporting themes
Priority area: Flexible Pipe
- The Flexible Pipe Subcommittee provides a forum for international operators to share knowledge and experience of flexible pipe operation, integrity management, and service life assessment to continuously reduce safety & environmental risks and improve overall lifetime costs
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What are the roles and requirements for subsea systems in the carbon capture space? That was the topic of a recent Subsea Committee workshop.
The Subsea Installation Committee has now released IOGP Report 609 – Guidance for remote quality surveillance that provides the industry with recommended practices related to the use of RQS.
At Interspill 2022, Diana Khatun, IOGP’s Senior Manager for Security, Subsea, and Wells, chaired a session on subsea response, addressing subsea readiness, R&D on subsea dispersants and learnings from a large-scale exercises.
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IOGP has built upon existing industry standards and specifications for flexible pipes with the publication of a new guideline on the qualification of internal pressure sheaths in flexible pipe that offers robust testing procedures for critical infrastructure.
IOGP’s Wells Expert Committee (WEC) has produced a new report to help guide operating companies in planning and preparing an effective emergency response plan for subsea oil spills and gas leaks.
“Standardization plays a key role in achieving volume on selected solutions, obtaining cost and time reductions and HSE and quality improvements,” says Roald Sirevaag of Statoil, who chairs IOGP’ Subsea
Recent Subsea publications
- Subsea Barrier and Isolation Philosophy for CCS SystemsThis document builds on IOGP Report 665 – Design guidance for subsea carbon capture and storage systems, providing additional detailed guidance for subsea CCS developments on subsea isolation and barrier design philosophy. The reader is expected to have a thorough understanding and familiarity with IOGP Report 665. The guidance refers to a number of existing […]
- Flexible pipe annulus vent monitoring and topside venting systemsThis Report offers comprehensive guidance for annulus vent monitoring systems including topside piping systems. Annulus Vent Gas Monitoring (AVGM) systems have been widely deployed and can be useful for the timely identification of unbonded flexible pipe failure modes, such as outer sheath failure or leakage from the bore. This Report’s objective is to provide recommended […]
- Subsea intervention hazard checklistThis Report provides a list of potential hazards that could be present subsea during inspection, intervention, or construction activities. Subsea teams preparing projects can use this checklist to aid risk assessments or discussions, identifying and mitigating potential risks. The post Subsea intervention hazard checklist appeared first on IOGP Publications library.
- Design guidance for subsea carbon capture and storage systemsThis Report provides guidance to designers and developers of carbon capture and storage (CCS) systems with all, or portions, of the system located underwater. Subsea CCS projects are new and no standards or clear regulations for their design exist. This Report is intended to help designers evaluate key decisions and mitigate risks unique to a […]
- Predicting axial capacity of unbonded flexible pipes under hydrate plug loadThis Report offers comprehensive guidance for conducting axial capacity assessments of flexible pipes under hydrate plug loading conditions. Given the intricate nature of hydrate loading scenarios, many methodologies have been adopted across the industry to quantify the structural capacity. The primary objective of this Report is to establish a consistent approach for analysing axial capacity, […]
- Guidance for remote quality surveillanceThroughout the extensive global supply chain, the manufacturing and construction of materials and equipment undergo rigorous quality processes to ensure safe and reliable operations. This includes, in-person quality inspections performed by the supplier (manufacturer, fabricator, service provider), as well as quality surveillance of critical aspects of the manufacturing, fabrication, or service process by purchaser representatives […]
- IOGP Subsea Committee workshop summary – April 2022A one-day workshop was held by IOGP’s Subsea Committee on subsea digitalization and all-electric vertical Christmas trees (eVXT). The workshop included representatives from IOGP Member Companies, including both operators and suppliers. The workshop format involved results from IOGP’s subsea technology survey followed by presentations. Key conclusions from the presentations and discussions are summarized below. These […]
- Recommended test procedures for the qualification of internal pressure sheaths of flexible pipesThis guideline provides recommended test procedures for the qualification of polymers used in the internal pressure sheath (IPS) in unbonded flexible pipes. These procedures supplement the qualification requirements of API 17J – Specification for Unbonded Flexible Pipe, 4th edition, and API 17B – Recommended Practice for Flexible Pipe, 5th edition. The post Recommended test procedures […]
- Lifetime Extension of Flexible Pipe SystemsThis guideline provides a framework to assist companies and contractors in extending the product lifetime of unbonded flexible pipe systems (including ancillary components) as per API 17J and API 17L1/L2. The post Lifetime Extension of Flexible Pipe Systems appeared first on IOGP Publications library.
- Subsea emergency preparedness: Major Incident ScenariosThis slide deck is an initial operator aid for when reviewing emergency response plans for a specific subsea portfolio. The post Subsea emergency preparedness: Major Incident Scenarios appeared first on IOGP Publications library.