Asset Integrity HSE KP3 Report
The offshore oil and gas industry on the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS) is a mature production area. Much of the offshore infrastructure is at, or has exceeded, its intended design life. Between 2000 and 2004, HSE’s Offshore Division (OSD) ran a major programme KP1 aimed at reducing hydrocarbon releases and focusing on the integrity of process plant. This resulted in a considerable reduction in the number of major and significant hydrocarbon releases. During this time, however, Offshore Division became increasingly concerned about an apparent general decline in the condition of fabric and plant on some installations and responded with Key Programme 3 (KP3) directed more widely at asset integrity.
The attached report has been produced to communicate the results and conclusions of the Asset Integrity Key Programme carried out between 2004 and 2007 by the Health and Safety Executive’s Offshore Division.
Responding to the publication of this report, Malcolm Webb, Chief Executive of Oil & Gas UK, said: "No one in this industry is in any doubt about the importance of asset integrity, which is the key not only to the safety of our installations but also to the longer term sustainability of the industry in the UKCS and the security of energy supplies for the country. We have therefore been working in close cooperation with the HSE for several years throughout this project."
For further information see... http://www.oilandgas.org.uk/media/view-press.cfm/450
Documents used to assist this programme are available via the following HSE link: http://www.hse.gov.uk/offshore/programme.htm
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