Enabling and Shaping Decommissioning Alternatives in Malaysia

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raja Azizah Raja Yeop ◽  
Sian Chin Tan ◽  
Ariff Irfan Zainai
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle Cost ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Value Drivers ◽  
Marine Habitat ◽  
Field Development ◽  
Technical Review ◽  
Security Environment ◽  
Production Sharing ◽  
Feasible Option ◽  
Fish Aggregation

Abstract This paper is to demonstrate the significance of structured planning, holistic assessment and synergies, as key value drivers in enabling and shaping decommissioning alternatives leading to sustainable decommissioning and circular economy. PETRONAS as the regulator of Malaysia's Upstream activities manage decommissioning obligations through Production Sharing Contracts, internal guidelines and other relevant procedures and standards. The Decommissioning Options Assessment (DOA) is the process used to land on the most feasible option. Throughout PETRONAS’ 18-year decommissioning journey thus far, decommissioning projects were successfully executed using various alternatives. The valuable learnings gained are applied to further strengthen our decommissioning processes in regulating, enabling and shaping future executions at the lowest cost with safety of life and protection of the environment as our utmost priority. Upon a decision to proceed with decommissioning, a gated technical review process is used as the governing process to ensure safety, protection to the environment and cost efficiency. It is during this gated technical review that DOA is conducted. The output from the DOA is deliberated within the ambit of five (5) key criteria, i.e. Health, Safety & Security, Environment, Society, Technical & Operational, and Economy. Upon completion of execution, lessons learnt coupled with findings from post-decommissioning surveys are analyzed and applied to future projects. Synergies and collaborations are key drivers in shaping sustainable and replicable alternative decommissioning solutions. PETRONAS continuously pursues strategic collaborations with all stakeholders, including but not limited to, government ministries/agencies, academia, and industry players to tap into global decommissioning solutions, scientific researches, technologies, and best practices. This key lever will be discussed in the paper. From actual experiences, supported by studies, it is evident that decommissioning alternatives, including Rigs-to-Reef, add value in terms of marine habitat protection, biodiversity enhancement, fish aggregation, etc. It has also contributed positively to the livelihoods and well-being of society. Re-using platforms for new field development maximizes value by extending the platform's useful life. In addition, PETRONAS also advocates the ‘design for decommissioning’ mindset during a field's development phase in achieving a robust life cycle cost. PETRONAS further believes the values gained from these decommissioning alternatives will contribute to the decommissioning ecosystem in Malaysia. Moving forward, PETRONAS aspires to elevate the sustainable decommissioning model with the mindset that, ‘no single piece of an abandoned structure goes to waste’. There is a need to mature studies, collaborations and supply chain readiness in realizing more options on the 3Rs (Reduce, Re-use and Recycle).

scholarly journals RESIDENTIAL QUALITY ASSESSMENT OF MULTI-STORY BUILDINGS THROUGH RESIDENCE EXPERIENCE: A CASE OF HYDERABAD, PAKISTAN

2020 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 17-22
Author(s):  
Hassam Bin Waseem ◽  
Muhammad Ali ◽  
Mir Aftab Hussain Talpur ◽  
Rija Shakir ◽  
Jawad Akbar Jamali
Keyword(s):  
Negative Impact ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Housing Demand ◽  
Housing Quality ◽  
Systematic Sampling ◽  
Security Environment ◽  
Residential Quality ◽  
Modern Era ◽  
Day By Day ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

In this modern era, multi-story housing is conceived as a sustainable and land-saving solution to increasing housing demand. In developing countries like Pakistan, unplanned and unsustainable multi-story housing development in major cities like Hyderabad. Housing quality is getting worse day by day, creating a negative impact on the physical and social well-being of inhabitants. The study identified the factors which are making a negative impact on multistory housing quality. The research is based on a thorough literature review, variables which helped categorize into safety and security, environment, life convenience, space utilization, utilities and services. To record the residents' opinion, the variables were inserted in a structured questionnaire with a 4-point Likert scale. Systematic sampling was applied to select a random sample of sixty buildings with an interval of 5. Using multiple regression analysis, four variables, including outdoor noise, fire protection, lack of elevator facility and drainage, were found to have a negative impact. The study is significant as the results can be considered as a guide for planning and development agencies to improve the multi-story housing quality by ensuring the inclusion of influential variables in the present and future development of multi-story buildings.

Qualification and Application of All Electric and Topside Less Subsea Multiphase Pump Technology in Subsea Factory Mission to Minimise the Life Cycle Cost

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karthik Ilangovan ◽  
Mazlan Dindi ◽  
Alexander Fuglesang ◽  
Bastiaen Van Der Rest
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Oil Recovery ◽  
Life Cycle Cost ◽  
Technology Development ◽  
Water Injection ◽  
Development Project ◽  
Monitoring And Control ◽  
Field Development ◽  
Multiphase Pump ◽  
The World

Abstract In recent years, various operating companies have been working on the processes of "Simplification, Standardization, Automation, Digitalization, and Optimization in several elements". To achieve this, there are tremendous subsea technology developments going on all over the world in many areas such as; design in terms of size and weight, improvement in reliability, advanced materials, flow assurance, digital tools, real time condition monitoring and control, installation and operation. The development of Subsea technology continues to be an important part of subsea field development projects to reduce the life cycle costs, increase recovery, provide solution to long tieback problems and challenges. PETRONAS ("the Company") is pursuing an Upstream Life Cycle Cost (CAPEX/OPEX) reduction approach under the Facilities of Future (FOF) program and mission called "Subsea Factory". The FOF target is to reduce Upstream life cycle cost by 40% starting from 2025 and Subsea Factory is one of the enablers to contribute to the reduction. There are four primary technologies focused on Subsea Factory: Subsea Separation, Subsea Multiphase Pump, Water Injection and Subsea Storage. The Subsea Multiphase Pump is one of the prioritized technologies for Subsea Factory to contribute to a 40% reduction. Subsea multiphase pump technology has great potential to reduce the CAPEX/OPEX and increase oil recovery, but due to the high equipment cost, huge topside space requirement, reliability and operating issues become very challenging and limit its application to operating companies. The Company collaborates with FASTsubsea AS on a Joint Industry Project to develop and qualify "the World first All Electric & Topside-less Subsea Multiphase Pump Technology". The uniqueness about this technology compared to commonly installed subsea pump is that it requires much less topside space as there is no need for variable speed drives or barrier fluid hydraulic power units. This paper describes the qualification and application of All-electric & Topside-less subsea multiphase pump technology in the Company - Subsea Factory mission, including: pain point with conventional subsea multiphase pumpthe Joint Industrial Project initiative with respect to technology development to pilot test to maturityimplementation of this technology and value creation in upcoming field development projectthe case study and potential of this technology for the Company future field development project

DETECTION OF OFFSET WELLS AHEAD OF AND AROUND AN LWD ULTRA-DEEP ELECTROMAGNETIC TOOL

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nigel Clegg ◽  
◽  
Alban Duriez ◽  
Vladimir Kiselev ◽  
Supriya Sinha ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Synthetic Data ◽  
Field Measurements ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Good Representation ◽  
Inversion Algorithm ◽  
Well Drilling ◽  
Field Development ◽  
Positional Uncertainty ◽  
Abandoned Wells ◽  
Em Field

Mature fields contain wells drilled over decades, resulting in a complex distribution of cased hole from active producers, injectors, and abandoned wells. Continued field development requires access to bypassed pay and the drilling of new wells that must be threaded between the existing subterranean infrastructure. It is therefore important to know the position of any offset wells relative to a well being drilled so collision can be avoided. A well’s position is determined by directional survey points, for which the measurement error accumulates along the length of the well, increasing the uncertainty associated with the well position. The positional uncertainty is greater in wells drilled with older generations of surveying tools. Thus, a new well may be required to enter the ellipse of uncertainty representing the potential position of an older well, risking collision, to be able to reach desired targets in more distal parts of the reservoir. A potential solution to reduce collision risks is ultra-deep electromagnetic (EM) logging-while-drilling (LWD) tools, whose measurements are strongly influenced by proximity to metal casing and liners. This paper presents 3D inversion results of ultra-deep EM data from a development well in a mature field, which were used to identify a nearby cased well. Due to the large effect of casing on the measured EM field, it is important to validate the 3D results; this has been achieved using a synthetic modelling approach and assessment of azimuthal EM measurements. Models were created with casing positioned within resistive media with similar properties to those seen in the studied cases. Inverting these models allows testing of the inversion algorithm to show that it is providing a good representation of the cased well’s position relative to the newly drilled well. Further analysis of recorded and synthetic data showed that the raw EM field is strongly influenced as the casing is approached. The casing can be seen to clearly affect the EM field measurements when it is in the region of 10 to 15 m ahead of the EM transmitter, with the effect increasing in magnitude as this distance diminishes. Modelling shows that the EM field measurements behave in a predictable manner. As the ultra-deep EM tool approaches a cased well, it is possible to determine whether the casing is above, below, or critically, directly in line with the planned trajectory of the new well. Existing subterranean infrastructure can pose a major hazard to the drilling of new wells. Being able to identify an old well ahead of the bit using ultra-deep EM measurements would allow a new well to be steered away from the hazard or drilling stopped, preventing a collision. In addition, this may also allow the drilling of well paths that would otherwise be impossible to drill, due to the limitations imposed by positional uncertainty of the new and offset wells. This use of ultra-deep resistivity technology takes it beyond its more traditional benefits in well placement and formation evaluation, making it useful for improving well drilling safety.

scholarly journals A Traditional Organization Towards a New Dimension of Labour

2014 ◽  
pp. 181-205 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria João Ferreira ◽  
Fernando Moreira ◽  
Isabel Seruca
Keyword(s):  
Collective Intelligence ◽  
Personal Information ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Social Business ◽  
Job Market ◽  
Comprehensive View ◽  
Production Sharing ◽  
Collective Effort ◽  
The Social ◽  
Traditional Organization

Organizations have suffered a large (r)evolution at the social, economic and technological levels. A change of paradigm in the information systems and technologies (IST) used in the day-to-day life of every citizen cannot sustain such a transformation by itself; a change of culture and behaviour is therefore necessary. The use of IST in an appropriate and integrated way with the organization's processes will depend on an individual and collective effort. The younger generation, accustomed to sharing personal information on Facebook, Twitter, and other platforms,often through mobile devices, enters the job market looking for similar tools. These new “social tools” allow the production, sharing and management of information and knowledge within the organization between peers and other stakeholders, eliminating the barriers of communication and sharing. Taking advantage of these technologies for organizations within the context of Social Business, in particular nomadic workers, requires a comprehension exercise in how to demonstrate its usefulness with regard to the creation, access and sharing of contents in a safe way. To this end, this chapter provides a comprehensive view of a new context of labour faced by traditional organizations (i.e. social business supported by mobile IST – m_CSDT) in order to improve the well-being of these organizations through the collective intelligence and agility dimensions.

FISCAL Optimizations to Achieve a Win-Win Gross Split Production Sharing Contract on Deep-Water Study Case Project

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. H. Sasoni
Keyword(s):  
Net Present Value ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Economic Modelling ◽  
Effective Tax Rate ◽  
Tax Rate ◽  
Field Development ◽  
Production Sharing ◽  
Cumulative Production ◽  
The Government ◽  
One Year

Indonesia has adopted a new oil and gas fiscal system called Gross Split PSC (Production Sharing Contract). The objective is to implement a better system for developing oil and gas projects in Indonesia, which will empower the government to secure a higher government take (GT) from the early stages of production and reduce bureaucracy for contractors. This individual project compares the new PSC scheme and the Traditional PSC system using deterministic sensitivity analysis to determine the most optimal fiscal terms under the Gross Split PSC. The discussion includes profitability index, such as the government’s share of gross revenue (GSGR), project’s net present value (NPV) and the internal rate of return (IRR). The work was carried out from both the contractor’s and government’s perspective in an Indonesian Petroleum Association (IPA) simulation gas case study field development in deep offshore. The results of the economic modelling analysis provides that Gross Split PSC will have the same IRR as the Traditional PSC if the project is accelerated for one year, receives a 5% deductible effective tax rate and gets an additional progressive split of cumulative production.

scholarly journals Digital Transformation Towards a New Context of Labour

2019 ◽  
pp. 26-49 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria João Ferreira ◽  
Fernando Moreira ◽  
Isabel Seruca
Keyword(s):  
Collective Intelligence ◽  
Organizational Transformation ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Digital Transformation ◽  
Organizational Life ◽  
Organizational Processes ◽  
Adoption Of Technology ◽  
Production Sharing ◽  
Almost All

Information Systems are the core of every business and cut across almost all aspects of organizational life. The adoption of technology enablers, by itself, does not guarantee such an organizational transformation. The new technology enablers allow the production, sharing and management of information and knowledge within the organization between peers and other stakeholders, and they also allow the improvement of organizational processes, requiring the updating of the supporting IS. Taking advantage of these technologies for organizations within the context of digital transformation requires a comprehension exercise in how to demonstrate their usefulness with regard to the creation, access and sharing of contents and IS improvements in a safe way. To this end, this chapter provides a comprehensive view of a new context of labour faced by the DT of organizations, which we term Enterprise 4.0 and which we propose to be implemented through the m_CSDIT framework, so as to improve the organizational well-being considering the collective intelligence and agility dimensions.

scholarly journals EUTROPHICATION PROCESSAND WATER QUALITY INDICES

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (9) ◽  
pp. 76-83
Author(s):  
Rabar Mohammed Hussein ◽  
Bulent Sen ◽  
Feray Sonmez
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The Other ◽  
Quality Indices ◽  
Natural Ecosystems ◽  
Marine Habitat ◽  
Health Development ◽  
Environmental Process ◽  
Health And Well Being

The paper recent by indices of water quality and effects of eutrophication, Water is one of the most widely distributed substances across the world’s surface and is crucial for a variety of aspects of human health, development and well-being as well as for the functioning of natural ecosystems. Eutrophication is an environmental process enrichment of waters by inorganic nutrients, especially these nutrients are nitrogen and phosphors and results from primary productions. On the other hand, Pollution by eutrophication due to the problems in lakes, rivers and marine habitat. Water quality is important for our health and well-being, can be used for diffident purposes.

scholarly journals Sustainable Lighting for Healthcare Facilities: More Than Just Lumens Per Watt

2008 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 74-89 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mariana Figueiro
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle Cost ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Value Engineering ◽  
Implicit Assumption ◽  
Healthcare Applications ◽  
Quarter Century ◽  
Healthcare Facilities ◽  
The People

Sustainability is, as the name implies, a movement to ensure long-term, efficient utilization of resources. Sustainability does not imply that resources should be restricted nor that resource utilization should be subsidized. Bill McDonough (McDonough and Braungart 2002) has described sustainability in terms of the three E's: environment, equity, and economy. In the last quarter century the lighting industry has dramatically improved the energy efficiency (environment “E”) and life-cycle cost of lighting (economy “E”). Much less attention has been given to the equity “E.” Lighting standards are still set primarily in terms of illuminances (lumens per square meter) and lumens per watt, both of which are based upon the implicit assumption that the value of lighting can be characterized by the lumen. The lumen is, however, unrelated to other non-visual effects of light, such as the circadian system, and is only indirectly related to our perceptual system. In particular, our current architectural practices do not adequately support the most fragile segments of the population. And no matter how much energy is conserved or how much value engineering is applied, we are not designing or implementing sustainable lighting because we are not supporting many of the people in our built environments. In fact, the role of lighting as it affects human perceptual and circadian functions is almost completely ignored in standards. Arguably, the failure to consider these two human domain functions can be ignored in many modern applications because of the inherent flexibility and robustness of the human species. One segment of construction where the equity “E” should always be more seriously considered, however, is healthcare applications. These applications contain our most fragile humans, and lighting has been shown, for example, to demonstrably affect the lives of seniors and premature infants. But there are no standards to assist architects and engineers in supporting the well-being of these fragile people. To illustrate this assertion, this article focuses on sustainable lighting for healthcare applications where good lighting in all three human domains, visual, perceptual, and circadian, can be best documented.

A Traditional Organization Towards a New Dimension of Labour

2015 ◽  
pp. 2077-2101
Author(s):  
Maria João Ferreira ◽  
Fernando Moreira ◽  
Isabel Seruca
Keyword(s):  
Collective Intelligence ◽  
Personal Information ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Social Business ◽  
Job Market ◽  
Comprehensive View ◽  
Production Sharing ◽  
Collective Effort ◽  
The Social ◽  
Traditional Organization

Organizations have suffered a large (r)evolution at the social, economic and technological levels. A change of paradigm in the information systems and technologies (IST) used in the day-to-day life of every citizen cannot sustain such a transformation by itself; a change of culture and behaviour is therefore necessary. The use of IST in an appropriate and integrated way with the organization's processes will depend on an individual and collective effort. The younger generation, accustomed to sharing personal information on Facebook, Twitter, and other platforms,often through mobile devices, enters the job market looking for similar tools. These new “social tools” allow the production, sharing and management of information and knowledge within the organization between peers and other stakeholders, eliminating the barriers of communication and sharing. Taking advantage of these technologies for organizations within the context of Social Business, in particular nomadic workers, requires a comprehension exercise in how to demonstrate its usefulness with regard to the creation, access and sharing of contents in a safe way. To this end, this chapter provides a comprehensive view of a new context of labour faced by traditional organizations (i.e. social business supported by mobile IST – m_CSDT) in order to improve the well-being of these organizations through the collective intelligence and agility dimensions.

scholarly journals Ferricarboxy maltose to treat iron deficiency anemia in pregnancy: is it a feasible option?

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 19
Author(s):  
Reema Kumar Bhatt ◽  
P. S. Rao ◽  
Sanjay Sharma ◽  
Chetan Yadav
Keyword(s):  
Iron Deficiency ◽  
Iron Deficiency Anemia ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Deficiency Anemia ◽  
Ferric Carboxymaltose ◽  
Infusion Therapy ◽  
Feasible Option ◽  
Post Infusion ◽  
Anaemia In Pregnancy ◽  
In Pregnancy

Background: Iron deficiency is a common cause of anaemia in pregnancy which influences the health of mother and developing fetus. Intravenous (IV) iron preparations are considered, when oral iron therapy is ineffective or intolerant. Ferric carboxymaltose is an IV preparation that can be given with ease of administration and better tolerated. The aim of this study was to assess the efficacy and safety of IV ferric carboxymaltose in pregnant mother with all grades of anemia in the second and third trimester.Methods: This is a prospective observational study where 44 pregnant women with iron deficiency anemia [IDA] received ferric carboxymaltose up to 15mg/kg in second and third trimester. The parameters that were taken into account, to assess the effectiveness of the treatment was repeat haemoglobin [Hb] measurements and the subjective sense of wellbeing in the patient. The safety of the drug was analysed by continuous fetal heart rate [FHR] monitoring during the infusion and observation of any adverse reactions.Results: Ferric carboxymaltose intravenous infusion significantly increased Hb levels above baseline values in all women. The Increase in Hb levels were observed at 3- and 6-weeks post infusion therapy. FHR monitoring did not show any drug related unfavourable effect on the fetus. Of the 44 women interviewed, 33 (75%) women reported sense of well-being, 7 (15.9%) women could not feel any difference after the infusion and 4 (9.1%) patients could not comment. No serious adverse effects were noticed but minor side effects occurred in 3 (6.8%) patients.Conclusions: This prospective study showed safety and efficacy of ferric carboxymaltose in pregnancy with IDA which is consistent with available observational data.

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