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Enhancing Safety During Design Stage

The document discusses safety aspects that are considered in the design of offshore oil and gas facilities. It outlines that safety studies such as risk assessments, hazard identifications, and emergency planning are conducted. General safety features are incorporated into the platform and pipeline design like structural protections, spill containment, fire suppression, and gas detection. Personnel safety equipment such as firefighting gear, breathing apparatus, and first aid kits are also provided. The document provides examples of safety aspects addressed in various design areas including process, instrumentation, electrical, piping, and structures. Standards and codes are followed to ensure hazards are minimized and personnel and facilities are protected.

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Enhancing Safety During Design Stage

The document discusses safety aspects that are considered in the design of offshore oil and gas facilities. It outlines that safety studies such as risk assessments, hazard identifications, and emergency planning are conducted. General safety features are incorporated into the platform and pipeline design like structural protections, spill containment, fire suppression, and gas detection. Personnel safety equipment such as firefighting gear, breathing apparatus, and first aid kits are also provided. The document provides examples of safety aspects addressed in various design areas including process, instrumentation, electrical, piping, and structures. Standards and codes are followed to ensure hazards are minimized and personnel and facilities are protected.

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OFFSHORE DESIGN SECTION

ISO-9001:2000

SAFETY ASPECTS IN DESIGN OF


OFFSHORE OIL & GAS FACILITIES

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Safety

General Definition :
Safety is the state of being safe, the condition of
being protected against physical, occupational…
events which could be considered non desirable.
Safety of the personnel and of the facility is one
of the major concerns during the design of the
Offshore Platforms

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Safety aspects in
DESIGN
The safety aspects considered in the Design are:

a. Safety studies and risk assessment


b. General safety features – Platforms &
Pipelines.
c. Safety of personnel

Suitable functional specifications adopted based on:


international codes , practices and recommendations /
suggestions of MDT

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A. Safety Studies and Risk Assessment

ALARP (as low as reasonable practicable) level is


achieved by

 Field and layout review


 Coarse quantified risk assessment
 Hazard Identification (HAZID) Workshops
 Hazard and Operability (HAZOP) studies.
(Contd…)

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A Safety Studies & Risk Assessment (Contd…)
A.

Safety Integrity Level (SIL) assessment


Consequence studies
Emergency system reviews
Escape and rescue analysis
Quantified Risk Assessment (QRA)

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B. General safety features on
UNMANNED PLATFORMS

Structural protection
Judicial layout of topside and field complex.
Pipeline and riser design.
Minimization of potential hydrocarbon release sources.
Control of ignition sources.
Identification of fire zones.
Fire and gas detection systems.

(Contd…)

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B.General safety features on
UNMANNED PLATFORMS Contd..

Emergency control systems.


Fire control and mitigation.
Explosion control and mitigation
Alarms and communication systems
Escape and evacuation.
Protection against occupational hazards.
Material selection

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C. Safety of Personnel

Personnel safety & communication equipments :

Fire fighting
Rescue equipment
Breathing apparatus sets.
Stretchers.
Eye wash and safety showers.
First aid kit.
Paging system.

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Safety Aspects in Process Design

Fail safe design.


Two levels of safety (alarm & shutdown).
Safe disposal of relieved hydro carbon (automatic or
manual).
Efficient liquid hydrocarbon / chemical drainage.
Fire water sprinkler system for cooling in case of fire.

Following
API RP 14C, 14G, 14F

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Safety aspects in Instrumentation
System Design

Gas detection system (hydrocarbon / H2S / Hydrogen )


Fire detection system ( SIL -3)
Platform control system – DCS- PP,SDP- WP
ESD & FSD
 Suitable ingress protection provided- e.g.IP-52
Suitable explosion proof enclosures – where reqd

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Safety Aspects in Electrical Design
API RP 500 followed for area classification, gas
groups, temperature classification.
Uninterrupted power supply for critical loads
Fault level calculations - Protective switch gear
Earthing / grounding - IEEE 142.
Suitable ingress protection provided- e.g.IP-52
Suitable explosion proof enclosures – where reqd.

(Contd…)

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Safety Aspects in Electrical Design
Contd...

Lighting transformer - to ensure


personal safety
Corrosion prevention for jacket and pipelines
- DNV RPB 401.
Navigational aids - international association
of light house authority (IALA).

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Safety Aspects in Piping Design

 International codes and standards - ASME


B31.3, 31.4, 31.8, API RP 14E, 14C, 14G are
followed.
 Thermal insulation provided for personnel
protection.
 Handrails and access platforms for safe
operation.
 Valves in hydrocarbon service - fire safe
design.
 Chemical hoses are fire resistant.

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Safety Aspects in Structural Design

•International codes API RP 2A, API RP 2L/ICAO etc.


are followed.

•Platform Structural design : FOS -1.5 under 100 years


extreme storm conditions and FOS – 2 for Operating
storm conditions. Most stringent is considered..

•Riser protector and barge bumper provided.

•Fire wall – Isolation between Well area and others.

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Safety Aspects in Structural Design
VESSEL COLLISION:-
API Guideline:
IMPACT ENERGY (REF API RP2A CL.18.9.2 ):-

KINETIC ENERGY E= 0.50aMV2


a-ADDED MASS- 1.4 FOR BROAD SIDE COLLISION & 1.10 FOR
BOW/STERN COLLISION, M- VESSELMASS ;
V-VELOCITY OF VESSEL IMPACT

MINIMUM SPECIFIED REQUIREMENT:


IMPACT OF 1000MT VESSEL AT IMPACT VELOCITY OF
0.50M/SEC.
(EQUIVALENT TO A TYPICAL 180-200 FEET LONG SUPPLY
VESSEL IN GULF OF MEXICO.)
VESSEL MASS TO BE INCREASED OR DECREASED FOR DEEPER
AND SHALLOW LOACTIONS RESPECTIVELY.
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Safety Aspects in Structural Design

Design criteria – Riser protector

 Capability to absorb 100 TM energy on impact


 Protector should be minimum 300 mm clear
distance away from riser
 Easily removable/ replaceable
 Sign board “ DO NOT BERTH” to dissuade
berthing of vessels
 Typical Level: (-) 1.80 m to (+) 6.00 m

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Safety Aspects in Structural Design

Typical Riser Protector

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Safety Aspects in Structural Design

Design Criteria – Boat Landing

Design to withstand environmental loadings, including


live, & dead loads

Design to absorb 3.0 TM impact energy due to Boat


impact

Typical Level: (-) 2.0 m to (+) 5.0 m

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Safety Aspects in Structural Design

Typical Boat Landing & Barge Bumper

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Safety Aspects in Structural Design

Design criteria – Barge bumper

Design to absorb 30.0 TM impact energy in middle 1/3


of post

Design to absorb lateral vessel impact of 11.0 TM


energy in middle 1/3 of the post

Typical Level: (-) 2.0 m to (+) 6.5 m

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Safety Aspects in Pipeline Design

International codes DNV OS-FS101, DNV RPB-401,


API 1104, API 1110, 1111 are followed.
Stability analysis, stress analysis, collapse and
buckling analysis etc. are carried out during design.
External corrosion protection by coat wrap along with
CP.
All pipeline hydro tested to ensure capability of
withstanding maximum operating pressure.

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Safety Aspects in Mechanical
Equipment Design
Pressure vessels are designed in accordance with
ASME Code section VII DIV.1.
Rotating equipments are specified in accordance
with
related API codes and recommended practices.
Evacuation / escape routes are marked with
luminescent paints for easy identification.
Condition monitoring instrumentation provided with
all critical items larger than 150 KW consistent with
accepted industrial norms.

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Offshore Design Section

THANK YOU

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