Process and technology safety

Process and Technical Safety

PD&MS has highly qualified resources to deliver topsides production and drilling facilities engineering as well as studies and operations support.

Process Engineering experience

Process Engineering experience

Our process engineering team has experience in:

  • Feasibility studies and option selection
  • Concept development
  • Process simulation (steady state and dynamic)
  • FEED and detailed design
  • Commissioning and performance testing
Brownfield projects and studies

Brownfield projects and studies

We undertake brownfield projects and studies ranging from:

  • Topsides production upgrades and debottlenecking
  • Utility and gas compression modules
  • Subsea tiebacks
  • Late life extension
  • Flare, relief and blowdown studies
  • Process safety and HIPPS studies
Technical Safety

Technical Safety

Our technical safety team leads and executes:

  • Safety case impact and compliance assessments
  • Major Accident Hazard (MAH) assessments
  • Performance standard impact assessments for Safety Critical Elements (SCE)
  • Hazard Identification (HAZID) studies
  • Hazard and Operability (HAZOP) studies
  • Environmental Hazard Identification (ENVID) studies
  • Process Hazard Analysis using PHAST software for modelling and identification of gas dispersion; flammability, radiation, explosion and toxic hazard modelling
  • Layers of Protection Analysis (LOPA) studies
  • Safety Integrity Level (SIL) determination studies
  • Escape, Evacuation and Rescue (EER) reviews
  • Noise and vibration assessments
  • Human factors, simultaneous operations and dropped objects studies
  • ALARP demonstration (offshore safety case regulations)

Services