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Facility operability
Facility operability is the ability of an organization to operate a facility in a safe and efficient manner. The ultimate goal of facility operability is to design and construct a facility that will remain safe, efficient and cost effective throughout its lifetime use.
Need for facility operability
The majority of oil and gas facilities are built and operated successfully, but issues can arise during the design phase and those issues can eventually lead to costly or even detrimental incidents. Proper planning and preparation can enable an organization to adhere to guidelines of licensing organizations and insurance companies. (Operator Involvement is Key to Facility Operability)
HAZOP
Production and facility operations
Production operations is the department charged with the sustainable business performance of an asset, while facility operations is the department that has custody of and controls the facility. Facility operations is responsible for starting up and shutting down systems and equipment, issuing and rescinding work permits, monitoring and correcting facility operating parameters, enforcing SIMOPS, performing energy isolations, maintaining drawings and set point registers, and controlling all activities on the facility premises.
Facility maintenance
Facility logistics
Facility EHS
Foundation concepts
Elements
Key success factors
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Multimedia
Facility Operability: Designing Operable Facilities. Webinar. Society of Petroleum Engineers. http://eo2.commpartners.com/users/spe/session.php?id=14661.