Optimizing the integrity of safety critical petroleum assets: A project conceptualization approach

Ambisisi Ambituuni, Edward Ochieng, Jaime Amezaga

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    Abstract

    The failure of safety critical petroleum assets (SCPA) is often accompanied by devastating safety consequences. The conceptualization, design, and construction of SCPA need to integrate factors that will maintain the asset's lifecycle integrity. In this paper, a risk-based assessment of a case petroleum pipeline asset in Nigeria was used to examine the project conceptualization phase of an asset. The paper adopts a case study method, semistructured interviews, and field observations, and drew on pipeline failure data. Key managerial issues that need to be considered in project conceptualization for SCPA were identified. These issues include consideration for risk receptors and the need to assess organizational capabilities with respect to owning, operating, and regulating SCPA. This paper contributes theoretically by providing a performance-based learning framework for the conceptualization of new SCPA.

    Original languageEnglish
    Article number8382284
    Pages (from-to)208 - 223
    Number of pages16
    JournalIEEE Transactions on Engineering Management
    Volume66
    Issue number2
    Early online date12 Jun 2018
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - May 2019

    Keywords

    • Asset integrity
    • performance-based learning
    • project conceptualization learning
    • risk management
    • safety critical petroleum asset(s) (SCPA)

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Strategy and Management
    • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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