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Project and Operational Management Services
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Shipyard project management - A standard in many industries
that is becoming more commonplace in the drilling rig newbuild and
major upgrade industry is project management. Because the economic
incentives for building rigs comes and goes cyclically, there is
a shortage of professionally skilled construction managers. Clearly,
good management will make the difference between a good project
and other projects. Most often, the missing ingredient in poorly
run projects is organized information. To this end, WEST Engineering
Services has provided management services for a number of projects
including:
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cost
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critical
path schedules, |
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status
tracking and resolution, |
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• Preparations for operation - The successful transition
between construction and operation must include the development
of procedures, plans, and manuals. Training in these operational
areas is also critical in implementing the corporate standards
into new business areas. Some of these preparatory documents
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Commissioning
procedures |
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Endurance
testing programs to increase reliability |
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Emergency
response plans |
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Firefighting
plans and manuals |
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Operation
and maintenance manuals |
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Operational management systems - Setting and communicating
your expectations are key to making good operations what they are.
Operational management systems are critical to maintaining and improving
these operations. The best organizations have the best systems,
including:
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Preventative
maintenance programs |
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Management
of change processes |
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Spare
parts inventories |
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Documentation
of equipment maintenance |
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Quality
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Regulatory conformity - No operation is complete until it
complies with all the required government mandates. WEST Engineering
Services has experience working with the following regulations,
as well as industry standards.
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Minerals
Management Service |
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United
States Coast Guard |
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Norwegian
Petroleum Directorate |
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UK
Health and Safety Executive |
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Canada
Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board |
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American
Petroleum Institute (API) |
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IEEE
and NEC Electrical Standards |
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• Reporting
- One comment often made by customers of WEST Engineering
Services involves the quality and organization of technical
reports. Since reports are the documentation of the value
of services rendered, customers consider accurate, logical,
clear, and complete reporting a necessity. Some of the types
of reports would include:
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Non-conformance
reports and tracking |
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Survey
final reports |
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Individual
equipment progress |
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Special
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Training - Another way for customers to benefit from the
knowledge accumulated by WEST Engineering Services staff is to participate
in seminars. The first seminar was offered in 1984, and has been
presented in many locations worldwide since that time. Today, you
can avail yourself of this information by attending the regularly
scheduled seminars:
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Drill
Through Equipment (5 days) |
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Deep
Water Challenges (5 days) |
Additionally,
onboard training has been presented to drilling crews, company representatives,
and others on:
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BOP
operations, maintenance, and repair |
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Marine
riser maintenance and management |
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Deepwater
DP operations |
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Pipe
handling and drilling systems |
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Surface
well control equipment |
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Diverter,
choke / kill manifold, valves |
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Flanges
/ targets, HPU, control electronics |
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