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+ Integrity management STATOIL STEP CHANGE GETS NOTICED THE GROUNDBREAKING TECHNICAL INTEGRITY MANAGEMENT PROGRAM (TIMP) IS IN USE ON ALL STATOIL INSTALLATIONS, BOTH ONSHORE AND OFFSHORE, IN NORWAY AND DENMARK. INGBJØRN REFSDAL, VP MODIFICATIONS WAS LEADER OF THE TIMP TEAM. THE WHOLE TEAM, SUPERVISED BY MR REFSDAL, WORKED DEDICATED THROUGHOUT THE PROJECT ALWAYS ON THE LOOKOUT FOR FRESH IDEAS, DIFFERENT APPROACHES AND WAYS TO IMPROVE OPERATIONS. TEXT AND PHOTOS: KAIA MEANS In his previous position as VP Operations at Statoil, Ingbjørn Refsdal addressed the need for a holistic approach to technical integrity management since vital information was created and located in various systems. Mr Refsdal’s time is now dedicated to improving Statoil’s technical integrity management system – through changes in work processes, methodology, competence and tools, based on best practices in the industry. TIMP brings a uniform approach to the follow-up and management of technical integrity across all the company’s disciplines and assets. As the users gain more experience by using the system daily, TIMP will be continuously improved to support the control and management of the assets’ technical integrity in a lifecycle perspective. The TIMP team has created a system that is based on streamlining information and making it available to decision-makers through a common work platform, visualised in a portal. Other industry players have shown interest in the program, and Mr Refsdal explains his willingness to share Statoil’s experience with others. “As an industry, we should become much better at talking together and sharing our experience. We have a tendency to work in separate silos. We share information after an incident, but why wait? We have to get I “As an industry, we should be much better at talking together and sharing our experience” says Ingbjørn Refsdal VP Modifications at Statoil. better at sharing how to reduce the likelihood of major accidents,” he says. DECISIONS TIMP is now in use for all Statoil operating facilities, offshore and onshore, in both Norway and Denmark (Kalundborg). It centres on a portal where information is accessed and evaluated. TIMP gives users colour-coded graphics that provide a full overview of and detailed reports on the condition of the asset at any given time. Decision makers are better able to prioritise based on relevant information and assessments. Aligned work processes provide a common way to follow up the tech- 24 – no 01 2012
nical integrity, which is a prerequisite for a more optimal prioritisation of mitigating measures to ensure adequate safety and avoid severe production losses. “But TIMP is not really just a tool, it’s a concept. You can’t separate the portal from the change in culture, the difference in understanding and the knowledge and competence surrounding it,” says Mr Refsdal. “TIMP is a step change for managing the technical integrity of oil and gas plants, and the TIMP concept and the way it has been implemented across all Statoil’s assets has become a reference project in the oil and gas industry,” says Erik Østby, DNV’s Customer Service Manager for Statoil. A common risk-based method for measuring and visualising the actual technical condition of components and systems allows better decisions and the allocation of resources for repairs and modifications across the various operations. One important aspect of TIMP is the training of staff in understanding risk and the more efficient use of SAP, in which DNV has worked alongside the TIMP teams. In the course of seven months, approximately 1,600 employees have been trained in safety barrier management as a key element of controlling major accidental risk. A key success factor of the TIMP project is the interplay between the methodology developed for measuring the technical condition, the tailored work processes, the dedicated training of personnel and the IT tool supporting the entire process. If one of the four elements had been left out, the quality and thus the value of TIMP would have dropped significantly. DETAILS AND OVERVIEW In the TIMP Portal, users can go down to detailed levels and obtain information on every tag concerning the condition of each piece of equipment in a production facility. The TIMP Portal brings together information, facilitates reporting and creates a common rating system for the technical condition where there were previously many different rating systems and scales. “People have to see why it’s useful for them to be part of it,” Mr Refsdal says. “People always ask, ‘What’s in it for me?’ The people who are using the portal can see that it gives them more structure. They know what their responsibilities are. They have the complete overview in one place. They see the value of it.” The result of the hard work behind the program has been good planning, a tight roll-out and dedicated employees across the board. As the program has become known in the industry, Mr Refsdal has been invited to give presentations about it at conferences and seminars. INTERNATIONAL INTEREST “There’s been a lot of interest in the project, especially internationally,” he says. “And it’s always important to ask what we can learn from others. The whole concept centres on learning.” The TIMP project team visited other companies and even other industries, such as aviation and high-speed rail companies, when gathering their initial input on how to create the system. Part of Mr Refsdal’s motivation in giving talks to the industry is to obtain feedback and improve the program even more. CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT The program was implemented in 43 facilities over the course of just seven months. Mr Refsdal says this rapid implementation was important in order to support a true shift in the way people work, not just incremental change. “When you make a system, sometimes it just stops there. But that’s when the real job starts. You have to change behaviour. People have to experience what’s in it for them, or else they will go back to their old behaviours. It’s an ongoing process,” he says. The future of TIMP might see even more expansion. There are plans to use it for subsea operations, for pipeline integrity and load-bearing structures; and perhaps also for drilling. Technical Integrity Management Program – TIMP Four main elements: A competence program based on training initiatives Work processes with clear roles, responsibilities and follow-up methods Technical integrity assessment of equipment and systems based on defined criteria The TIMP portal, which visualises technical integrity and assists in work processes TIMP has completed 100 training sessions with 1,600 Statoil engineers and managers. It has been developed in cooperation with many different groups of expertise in Statoil as well as with DNV. no 01 2012 – 25
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