Operational Consultancy

Operationally biased projects vary, with examples throughout the 'lifecycle' including:

Design:
A SE Asian Operator reduced the diameter of a proposed pipeline - BPA demonstrating that a smaller line saved capital and operating costs, with future demand met by other capacity enhancement techniques.

Commissioning:
In Portugal , BPA provided operations management personnel to generate procedures and support the local team, transferring knowledge from our UK system operation.

Operation:
BPA defined the operating organisation structure, resource requirements, roles and responsibilities for operation of the Turkish section of the Baku-Tblisi-Ceyhan (BTC) Pipeline system.

Integrity:
BPA utilise its integrity management capability to review the 'fitness for purpose' of pipelines in Kuwait using output data from On Line Inspection - including development of a phased remediation strategy.

Modification:
BPA established technical and cost requirements for conversion of a 100km crude pipeline in SE Asia to gas service.

Enhancement:
BPA's benchmarking service identified a major discrepancy in the power costs of a major European pipeline operator, leading to savings of £1 Million per year.

Decommissioning:
Review of a quayside terminal in Ireland determined de-commissioning requirements. BPA managed the entire process including cleanup of ground with over 30 years of oil contamination.