Design for operations, maintenance and support (OMS) of complex production facilities in remote, harsh and sensitive environments

Eni-Norge is the future operator of the Goliat Oil and Gas field located in the Barents Sea in the north of Norway. This is a harsh and remote environment where special considerations will influence the design of production facilities with respect to main tenance, operations as well as support activities including logistics. This geographical area is sparsely populated, but rich in wild life and fishing resources. This demands additional focus on requirements that needs to be considered in the design phase with respect to operations, maintenance and support. Consequently, it would be of interest to study how production facilities can be better designed for future operations, maintenance, and support in remote harsh and hostile environments. Maintenance is enabler for improved business performance and if the maintenance concepts are designed keeping in view the operating condition and designed characteristics of the system, etc, it will prolong the life cycle of the system at a very reasonable cost. The pro ject will create a basis for integration of operating environment effects on operational, maintenance and support service planning, modeling, and execution. The overall objective of the maintenance process is to increase the profitability and reduce risks of the business in a total life cycle cost perspective without compromising health, safety, environment or quality. In this project we focus on the technical, economic and organizational factors which can be used (after thorough study and analysis) to s elect the best-suited operations, maintenance, and support strategy. The major thrust will be on developing a framework for deciding the ?operations, maintenance, and support needs at the drawing board stage? based on the prediction of future incidents an d the associated costs. The framework will also deal with developing methodology for prediction of effectiveness in dealing future incidents and damages. 1 PhD and 1 postdoc. Total cost NOK5 Millons. 4 years.