Day 1
09:00 - REGISTRATION AND REFRESHMENTS
09:30 - CHAIRMAN’S WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION
Stuart Paterson, Offshore Methods Engineer, Saipem UK Ltd
09:50 - WEIGHT GROWTH AND ITS MANAGEMENT
Kevin Price, Principal Weight Control Engineer, AMEC Group Limited
• Weight growth – discuss the key drivers/sources/identification of weight growth in with particular attention to separating growth from design development.
• Review the tools and methods of predicting growth and managing weight that are available to the weight engineer.
• How projects manage weight growth.
10:20 - PANEL DISCUSSION
10:40 - NETWORKING REFRESHMENT BREAK
11:10 - WEIGHT MANAGEMENT FOR BROWNFIELD PROJECTS
Saipem Limited - Speaker TBC
11:40 - WEIGHT CONTROL IN AN OFFSHORE BROWNFIELD DEVELOPMENT – THE ANDREW CASE STUDY
Mr Nick Edwards, Structural Engineer
Andrew Area Development Project, North Sea, BP
• The nature of the Andrew Area Development Project has necessitated a very significant focus on weight – why?
• What happened on the project (“the weight story”), and why. What were the key steps taken?
• What was learnt? i.e. what can you do to deal with similar issues.
12:10 - PANEL DISCUSSION
12:30 - NETWORKING LUNCH
13:30 - ADVANCED MANUFACTURING PROVIDING WEIGHT SAVING SOLUTIONS
Simon Eves, Technical Director, Pipex px
• Fibre Reinforced Materials can offer ideal solutions for Offshore Fixed and Floating Structure weight issues
• Demand for weight reduction resulting in innovative thinking, application of existing or new technology
• Case History: Pipex px® MARRS® OFFSHORE Phenolic Handrails to NORSOK and DNV standards, Phenolic Access Structures and Grating
14:00 - COMBINING PASSIVE FIRE PROTECTION WITH COMPOSITE GRATINGS - A STRUCTURAL CHALLENGE
Richard Holliday, Principle Consultant, MMI Engineering Ltd
• Increased use of grated decks leads to unique challenges in Passive Fire Protection (PFP) design
• Recent testing by HSE as raised questions on suitability of composite grating under fire conditions
• This presentation will explain how these challenges can be combined to provide an optimised solution on weight sensitive designs
14:30 - TOPSIDE WEIGHT MANAGEMENT - PRINCIPLES AND PROCEDURES
Michael Taylor, Director, Libra Engineering Ltd
• Where did UK Topside weight management principles and procedures originate?
• Who developed them for Oil & Gas industry use?
• What’s the UK industry’s view of International Standard ISO 19901-5 Weight Control (2003)?
• What improvements are required?
15:00 - HOW IT’S DONE IN OTHER INDUSTRIES – HOW AIRBUS CONTROLS WEIGHT
Judi Cheeseman, Airbus
• Introducing Airbus & the Mass Properties role
• Why weight matters in Aerospace
• The practicalities of how Airbus manages weight
15:30 - PANEL DISCUSSION
15:50 - CHAIR’S CLOSING REMARKS
16:00 - END OF SEMINAR