Technical authority and decommissioning support

Jee provided a Technical Authority (TA) Role for pipelines for a large operator in the North Sea.

Works included:

• TA for pipelines as per Pipeline Integrity Management Scheme (PIMS)
• Budget preparation monitoring
• Technical Integrity Assessment (TIA) preparation and approval
• Present the pipeline integrity assessment to the UK authorities and field their questions
• Resolution of any pipeline issues
• Input into decommissioning works: studies, comparative assessment, decommissioning programme, review and responses to Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC)
• Cleaning programmes tendering and risk assessments for decommissioning
• Variations and amendments to Pipeline Works Authorisations (PWAs), Interim Pipeline Regimes (IPRs) and Decommissioning Programmes
• Records and document updates

• Single point accountability for technical integrity of the nominated pipelines
• Budget preparation and control
• HSE annual presentation
• Update of documents pertaining to pipelines
• Coordinated approach to decommissioning