Past Presentation - Corrosion Risk Analytics to get the real picture
Speaker:
James Rosenshine - Corrosion Radar Ltd
Speaker Bio:
James Rosenshine - Head of Business Development, Corrosion Radar Ltd - With more than a decade experience in the global energy sector, James has been at forefront of business growth for new and disruptive digital technologies, entering and expanding into new markets.
This presentation is available to download from the OPERA Members Area of the website for current members only.
Past Presentation - Creeping Changes
Speaker:
Zsuzsanna Gyenes - IChemE
Presentation main topics:
Brief introduction of the ISC
Managing creeping changes – why is it a challenge?
Case studies and main learning points
Potential lead process safety metrics associated with the cases
What can a plant manager/supervisor/operator do to manage creeping changes?
Q&A
Speaker Bio:
Please see bio attached to the main event listing.
This presentation is available to download for OPERA Members within the membership area of the OPERA website.
Past Presentation - Geothermal Wells
Speaker:
Mark Macdonald - Lloyd Warwick
Presentation synopsis:
The presentation will cover the background and development of geothermal resources for power generation. This will be followed up with an overview of the risks/challenges encountered when drilling geothermal wells. There will be a brief consideration of important aspects with respect to the production and workover of geothermal wells prior to discussing some of the loss events sustained either during drilling or production operations.
Speaker Bio:
Mark graduated from the University of Dundee in 2003 with a Master’s degree in Electronic Engineering. He worked as a Research Engineer prior to moving into the Oil & Gas industry in 2005. Mark worked as a Measurement / Logging While Drilling (M/LWD) engineer for Pathfinder Energy Services (now a Schlumberger company). During his time at Pathfinder, he worked on many jack-up and semi-submersible rigs during drilling operations throughout the Dutch and UK sectors of the North Sea, as well as onshore Italy, the Netherlands, and the UK. He has experience of drilling conventional oil and gas wells, high pressure high temperature (HPHT) wells and geothermal wells.
In 2009, Mark began his loss adjusting career in London with Matthews Daniel. Given his background and in-depth knowledge of drilling operations, he mainly focused on the handling of well control claims, both onshore and offshore and on a worldwide basis. He also gained knowledge of the London insurance market and of policy wordings associated with Control of Well and other Upstream Energy risks.
In 2012, Mark moved to Singapore with Matthews Daniel. During his time in Singapore, Mark was involved in a number of complex well control claims in the Asia-Pacific region. In addition, Mark handled many Upstream Energy claims (PD, CAR, TPL) across Asia.
In February 2018, Mark returned to London to join Braemar Technical Services (now AqualisBraemar). In this role he continued to handle a variety of Upstream & Midstream Energy claims in Europe, Africa and the Middle East.
Mark subsequently joined McLarens in January 2020 before transferring to Lloyd Warwick International (LWI) in June 2020 following McLarens acquisition of LWI.
Slides from this meeting are now available within the members area of the OPERA website.
Past Presentation - Introduction to Human Factors & the Importance of Understanding Human Behaviour
Speaker:
Janette Edmonds - Director, Keil Centre
Presentation synopsis:
The oil and petrochemical industries have made significant advances in health, safety and performance in the last few decades with technological advances and massive improvements in safety management. So why do accidents and incidents still occur? And why are systems still not meeting the performances we expect of them? To answer these questions we need to understand that people are fundamental to the system and if we don’t understand human behaviour then we miss the opportunity to reach full system potential and reduce the risks associated with it. Janette will explain the relevance of human factors for reducing risks related to major accidents.
Speaker Bio:
Janette Edmonds. Chartered Ergonomics and Human Factors Specialist. BSc(Hons) MSc CErgHF FCIEHF CMIOSH.
Janette is a director of the Keil Centre, a leading practice of chartered psychologists and human factors specialists. She has 27 years’ of practical ergonomics experience within a wide range of industries including chemical processing, shipping and oil and gas. Janette provides generalist human factors support but specialises in human factors in engineering design and human safety analysis. She was awarded the William F Floyd Award in 1999 for her outstanding contribution to ergonomics. She is the course director for the UK & Europe IChemE Human Factors in Health & Safety course.
THIS PRESENTATION IS NOW AVAILABLE ON THE OPERA MEMBERS AREA FOR CURRENT MEMBERS ONLY
Past Presentation - OPERA March Online Presentation - BI Coverages & Trends for the Energy Industry
Speakers:
Chris Price-Kuehne (Global BI Engineering Leader, Energy & Power, Marsh)
Anna Frau (BI Engineer, Energy & Power, Marsh)
Lawrence Walters (BI Engineer, Energy & Power, Marsh)
Presentation synopsis:
We welcome you to join this session hosted by members of Marsh’s BI engineering team to learn more about the Business Interruption (BI) coverages available to Energy clients. The session will cover the principles of a range of BI policy types, including their suitability to upstream, midstream and downstream operations. Following recent innovation in the offshore BI sector, there will also be a closer look at the differences between the classic LOPI (2005), revised LOPI (2020) and Operability coverages. With respect to onshore BI we’ll also discuss the recent trend to apply restrictions to coverage via the BI Volatility Clause, and consider an operator’s perspective on managing the volatility that is inherent in the industry.
Speaker Bios:
This session will be hosted by Chris Price-Kuehne, Anna Frau and Lawrence Walters; members of Marsh’s BI engineering team in the UK. Chris is the Energy & Power practice’s Global BI Engineering Leader and has been working with clients and markets to develop BI engineering processes and coverages for over a decade. Anna and Lawrence joined the insurance industry with backgrounds in refinery planning and scheduling, and provide BI engineering services for a wide range of Energy & Power clients.
MEETING SLIDES ARE AVAILABLE TO CURRENT OPERA MEMBERS VIA THE MEMBER AREA OF THE OPERA WEBSITE.
Past Presentation - Science and Technology of Battery Fire Safety - Prof. Guillermo Rein, Imperial College London
Speaker: Prof. Guillermo Rein, Imperial College London
Presentation synopsis:
The Lithium-ion battery (LIB) is an important technology for the present and future of energy storage, transport, and consumer electronics. However, many LIB types display a tendency to ignite or release toxic gases. This talk provides an overview of the existing research, the industrial challenges, the causes of LIB fires, and the layers of protection. The talk recommends a closer collaborations between the battery and fire safety communities, which, supported by major industries, could drive improvements, integration and harmonization of LIB safety across sectors.
Speaker Bio:
Guillermo Rein is Professor of Fire Science at the Department of Mechanical Engineering of Imperial College London and Editor-in-Chief of the journal Fire Technology.
His research is centred on heat transfer, combustion and fire. The purpose of his work is to reduce the worldwide burden of accidental fires and protect people, their property, and the environment. His research portfolio is ample, but over the last 20 years he is best known in three areas: 1) how polymers and wood ignite so we can avoid fires from starting; 2) how engineers can design better structures that resist fire; and 3) how wildfires spread and how to fight them. He leads the research group Imperial Hazelab which currently counts 15 fire researchers.
A video recording of this presentation is now available to download from the members area of the OPERA website - for current members only.
Past Presentation - OPERA Online ZOOM AGM and Seminar - 'Digital Technologies & Risk Engineering - Hype, Hope & Reality'
OPERA Online ZOOM AGM and Seminar - 'Digital Technologies & Risk Engineering - Hype, Hope & Reality'
TO BE HELD ONLINE VIA ZOOM - Invite link will be sent to all registered attendees nearer to the time of the presentation itself.
Speaker: Ryan McGovern, Chief Product Officer, Virtual i Technologies
Presentation synopsis:
The global pandemic has changed the way in which we work...for now. When 'normality' resumes will we go back to the same tools, techniques and travels that we were used to? Will we keep some of the reactive practices we have adopted? Or will we shift into a new gear and more fully embrace the promise of digital technologies? In this presentation we will take a look at what is currently being used to deliver Risk Engineering services in an alternative way, take a look into the near future to see what is coming and we will take a few stops along the way to bust some hype (hint - the word 'blockchain' may be used).
Speaker Bio:
Ryan has 15+ years of operations management, production economics, risk engineering and business interruption experience obtained within Marsh and ExxonMobil. Conducted a broad range of risk engineering activities across 40+ countries for multinational energy and power companies.
MEng Chemical Engineering with Polymer Science, Queen’s University Belfast, and an MSc Environmentally Sustainable Process Technology, Chalmers Technical University, Göteborg.
This presentation is available to download from the OPERA Members Area of the website for current members only.
Past Presentation - OPERA Online Presentation - 'Plant Dismantling for Re-erection'
Speaker: Richard Vann FIDE, FIExpE, Eng. Tec. Managing Director RVA Group
Presentation synopsis:
With minds focused on a circular economy – everyone looks to reuse or recycle. Applying this philosophy to large-scale process plant may not always achieve the operational, commercial and environmental outcomes desired.
Many factors should be considered when assessing the risks associated with a plant relocation and how risk can be managed and mitigated to an acceptable level.
Recognising every case should be assessed on its own merits and no one-size fits all, this presentation covers many of the more common issues and challenges to be faced.
Speaker Bio:
Richard has worked within the decommissioning sector for over 35 years. In 1992 he formed RVA Group, currently active in the EU, Asia, and North America, managing large-scale, high-hazard and complex decommissioning projects.
The company experience includes many complex decommissioning and demolition projects as well as detailed plant sequential dismantling and relocation schemes. Richard’s goal has always been to support global organisations in achieving EHS excellence and extracting best value from asset retirement programmes.
As Past President of both the Institute of Demolition Engineers and the Institute of Explosives Engineers, Richard was also part of a peer-group of contributors who produced the current version of BS5607: Code of Practice for Safe Use of Explosives in the Construction Industry.
This presentation is available to download from the OPERA Members Area of the website for current members only.
Past Presentation - OPERA Online Presentation - 'Incident Investigation'
Speaker: Roger Stokes, BakerRisk Europe
Presentation synopsis:
The presentation comprises a brief introduction to incident investigation, including why we investigate, the stakeholders involved and their different agendas, the investigation process, terminology, causes and root causes.
This is followed by a case study that includes a timeline, building a simple fault tree, a description of the scientific method and its application, use of subject matter experts and the benefit of drilling down to establish root causes. This leads to the identification of recommendations and lessons learned.
Finally there is a brief overview of investigation pitfalls and tips.
The presentation should be of interest to claims investigators, claims handlers, risk engineers and underwriters.
Speaker Bio:
Roger graduated from UMIST in 1982 and joined ICI’s Mond Division where he initially worked in a technical capacity, before moving into plant management in 1987. In 1992 he joined a firm of Loss Adjusters dealing with commercial insurance claims in the high hazard processing industries. He joined Baker Risk in 2015 and works out of the UK office as part of the Process Safety Group, where his work is currently focused on incident investigations, insurance risk engineering and process safety management.
He has presented at various conferences on process safety issues and incident investigation. In 2018 he co-authored a number of sections in the latest (3rd) edition of the CCPS book: Guidelines for Investigating Process Safety Incidents. He is a member of the IChemE’s Loss Prevention Bulletin editorial panel and a Fellow of the IChemE.
This presentation is available to download from the OPERA Members Area of the website for current members only.
Past Presentation - OPERA Online Presentation - 'Piper Alpha and other accidents I have investigated'
Speaker:
Stephen Richardson - President of the Institution of Chemical Engineers
Presentation:
Over the course of my career, I have investigated a number of accidents, most notably Piper Alpha, for which I was a member of the Public Inquiry under Lord Cullen, and also Umm Said, Ocean Odyssey, Longford, P36 Roncador and several others. In this talk, I will mention some key features of those other accidents and will then concentrate on Piper, in which 167 men tragically died. Specifically, I will look at what went wrong on Piper, why it had such disastrous consequences and what lessons can (still) be learned.
Speaker Bio:
Stephen Richardson was an undergraduate In Chemical Engineering at Imperial College from 1969 to 1972 and a postgraduate there from 1972 to 1975. He was then a Research Assistant at Cambridge and was appointed as a Lecturer in Chemical Engineering back at Imperial College in 1978 and then promoted via Senior Lecturer and Reader to Professor in 1994. He was Head of Department from 2001 to 2008, Dean of the Faculty of Engineering from 2008 to 2010, Deputy Rector from 2009 to 2013 and Associate Provost from 2013 to his retirement in 2015. In 1996 he was made a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering and in 2015 was made a CBE for his work on chemical engineering education and safety. He is currently President of the Institution of Chemical Engineers.
This presentation is available to download from the OPERA Members Area of the website for current members only.
Past Presentation - OPERA Online ZOOM Presentation - 'Space Based Risk Measurement and Monitoring – Applications for the Engineered Insurance Sector'
Speaker: Reijo Pold of Sille Space
Presentation synopsis:
Sille.Space delivers space-based risk measurement and monitoring. – The technological step in this industry application, is comparable to shifting from an analogue phone in the 80’s to Skype.
Deformation monitoring is largely performed manually today by engineers who must go on-site to for example a dam or mine and depending on the size of the asset and area, spend a few days, a week or longer, measuring levels of deformation by hand. This is costly and even more so if the area that needs to be assessed is e.g. 1km2, 10km2 or 100km2. - Sille.Space provides an assessment in a day, with a six-year historical deformation overview, from space, 100% remotely whilst delivering the assessment much more cost efficiently.
The team that built Sille.Space (Datel Group) has 30 years’ experience in developing geographic information systems and is one of few companies in Europe that is certified according to NATO’s Quality Assurance Standard AQAP 2110.
Sille.Space uses satellites in orbit to detect deformation of assets, the technology finds unnoticed, hidden deformation that can be used in the underwriting process to accurately assess the risk of assets such as: Mines, Dams and Production plants, although the spectrum of assets that can be analyzed is much wider. The result of applying Sille.Space delivers the following to its users:
Underwriters can take a bigger line
More confidence in decision making and negotiations, quicker
Write more premium: No access to site or engineers at location, conduct the survey remotely
Loss Prevention
The above value has been proven at Lloyd’s Lab and Sille.Space has since received rapid traction in the insurance industry with 27 assessments delivered and high-volume assessments ranging from 500 – 90,000 assessments.
The presentation will cover the inputs, outputs, and case-studies of how the technology is applied as well as a demonstration of the system.
Reijo’s presentation is available via the members area of the OPERA website for current members only.