Practical Engineering Management of Offshore Oil and Gas Platforms

Preface Part I: Engineering Design of Offshore Platforms Ch 1: Introduction to Offshore Platforms 1.1 Offshore Platform History 1.2 Oil and Gas Offshore Platforms Types 1.3 Importance of Engineering 1.4 Engineering Practice Ch 2: Disciplines Involved in Offshore Platform Design 2.1 Architectural 2.2 Control 2.3 Electrical 2.4 HVAC 2.5 Instrument 2.6 Mechanical 2.7 Piping 2.8 Process 2.9 Safety 2.10 Structure 2.11 Telecommunication Ch 3: Systems and Equipment for Offshore Platform Design 3.1 Process Systems 3.2 Utility Systems 3.3 Instrumentation and Control Systems 3.4 Safety Systems 3.5 Accommodation Systems Part II: Management, Budgeting, and Scheduling of Offshore Platform Design Ch 4: Balancing between Client and Task Force Engineers 4.1 Client Requests 4.2 Engineering Team Requirements 4.3 Disciplines/Engineers Mobilization and Requests Ch 5: Handling Design Documentation 5.1 Master Document Register (MDR) 5.2 Interdisciplinary Checks / Discipline Interfaces 5.3 Document Control Center (DCC) 5.4 Vendor Data Controller (VDC) 5.5 Engineering Disciplines 5.6 General Items to be Checked in Quotation 5.7 Planning Department Ch 6: Proposal Preparation 6.1 Familiarizing with Proper Requirements 6.2 Approximate Costs 6.3 Proposal Preparation Organization 6.4 Man Hour Weight Distribution 6.5 Unit Costs Calculation 6.6 Miscellaneous Costs 6.7 Changes / Variation Orders Ch 7: Planning the Project Budget 7.1 Introduction 7.2 Budget Proposal 7.3 Monthly Planning 7.4 Expected Income and Deficits 7.5 Expected Deviations 7.6 Proposals and Incentives References Index