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8.2 Ageing and Life Extension Guidelines
The Oil & Gas UK Ageing and Life Extension (ALE) Steering Group agreed to develop further guidelines as part of
the industry’s response to the HSE’s Key Programme 4 initiative on ALE.
It established three technical work groups to produce guidance on specific aspects of ALE. In 2015, work focused
on subsea pipelines and associated systems, incorporating significant input from the independent Pipeline User
Group (PLUG).
The resulting publication,
Guideline on Ageing and Life Extension of Subsea Pipelines and Risers
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, is intended to
offer practical guidance to pipeline/subsea technical authorities, engineering/operations managers, design teams,
support functions, subsea intervention teams, inspection contractors and ICPs alike.
It adds to the suite of three existing Oil & Gas UK ALE guidelines published in 2014 on offshore structures
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,
electrical, control and instrumentation equipment
25
, and floating production installations
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. It also supplements
Guidance on the Management of Ageing and Life Extension for UKCS Oil and Gas Installations, Issue 1 April 2012
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.
8.3 HCR Supplementary Guidance
The
Supplementary Guidance on the Reporting of Hydrocarbon Releases, Issue 3
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,
was published in December
2015 with improvements to ensure ease of use and clarity of content. The document also reflects regulatory
changes following implementation of the EU Offshore Safety Directive last year (see section 5.1). The guidance
sets out the means by which HCRs must now be assessed under RIDDOR and the new EU Implementing Regulation.
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The
Guideline on Ageing and Life Extension of Subsea Pipelines and Risers
is available to download at
http://oilandgasuk.co.uk/product/hs096/24
The
Guidelines on the Management of ALE of Offshore Structures
is available to download at
http://bit.ly/ALEoffshoreinstallations25
The
Guidelines on ALE aspects of Electrical, Control and Instrumentation
is available to download at
http://bit.ly/ALEECI26
The
Guideline for Management of ALE for UKCS Floating Production Installations
can be downloaded at
http://bit.ly/HS08527
The
Guidance on the Management of Ageing and Life Extension for UKCS Oil and Gas Installations
is available to
download at
http://bit.ly/ALEinstallations28
The
Supplementary Guidance on the Reporting of Hydrocarbon Releases
is available to download
at
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