Topsides Processing Systems

Upon completion of this course, the participants will be able to:

• Understand the different types of Reservoir Fluids and their properties.
• Provide examples of processing specifications of the Reservoir fluids for Export or Disposal.
• Gain an understanding of the functions of the main topsides processing and utility systems and the different process modules.
• Acquire knowledge of the particular needs of a processing plant on a fixed platform compared to a Floating host.
• Understand the stages in Topsides Commissioning.
• Gain knowledge of the Safety and Operational issues for the equipment.
• Learn about some of the newer topsides processing options such as the use of Membranes and Molecular Sieves for Separation techniques.
• Gain an insight on a number of specific Topsides facilities from examples around the world.

Any person involved in the offshore oil & gas industry who wishes to learn more about topsides processing. This could include:

• Field Development Engineers
• Offshore Facilities Engineers
• Offshore Asset Manager
• Offshore Construction and Design Engineers
• Offshore Equipment Engineers
• Topsides Fabrication Engineers
• Offshore Operations or Production Engineers
• Offshore Project Managers
• Oil Industry Finance and Insurance personnel

• Intermediate

Your Expert Course Instructor worked for BP for 28 years as a Research Associate and Team Leader, working on Feasibility Studies and acting as a trouble shooter covering all aspects of BPs businesses. These covered field Development Project in the North Sea and several novel resource recovery techniques which were taken from Concept to Field Pilot trials in Canada. His specific work in the offshore area covered Subsea Robotics / Automation, Seabed Production Concepts, Seabed Excavation Methods, Underwater Repair Techniques, Flexible Riser Studies and Maintenance Cost Reductions.

After leaving BP in 1992, he continued working in the offshore oil industry through Azur Offshore Ltd, including activities in the assessment of Emerging and Novel Technologies, Technical and Economic Audits, Studies, Production Sharing Agreement Evaluations, Safety and Environmental issues. Clients have included Chevron UK, BP Exploration, British Gas, Technomare, Trident Consultants, Fina UK and Cameron France.

Your Expert Course Instructor is a regular University lecturer at Crandfield School of Industrial Sciences (UK) and is a course Group Project external examiner for Crandfield. He also lectures on offshore oil industry activities at ENSIETA (France), the Technical University of Delft (Holland) and the Northern Territories University in Darwin (Australia). He is an active member of the UK Society for Underwater Technology (SUT) and serves on their Subsea Engineering and Operations Committee.

To further optimise your learning experience from our courses, we also offer individualized “One to One” coaching support for 2 hours post training. We can help improve your competence in your chosen area of interest, based on your learning needs and available hours. This is a great opportunity to improve your capability and confidence in a particular area of expertise. It will be delivered over a secure video conference call by one of our senior trainers. They will work with you to create a tailor-made coaching program that will help you achieve your goals faster.
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