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Confidential Client - Conceptual Design:
EPConsult has completed the conceptual design and cost estimates for a range of subsea pipelines from 10-inch to 52-inch diameter. In total, six main options were covered together with a number of sub-options. The design and cost estimate took account of the requirement to construct the pipelines in various locations throughout the world. EPConsult also considered novel construction techniques for the pipelines in order to reduce CAPEX cost.

ExxonMobil, UKCS - SAGE Ettrick Hot Tap Project:
EPConsult is providing valve specialist services for the SAGE Ettrick Hot Tap project.

ADGAS, Abu Dhabi - OAG-1 Das Island Facilities Project:
EPConsult provided the Independent Verification Report (IVR) required by ADNOC for the EPC phase of the Das Island OAG-1 Project Health, Safety and Environment Impact Assessment (HSEIA).

Poyry, Massawa Port, Eritrea - New Jetty Development:
EPConsult produced the hazard register, fire risk assessment/training plan and an oil spill risk/contingency plan for Royal Haskonings' FEED phase New Jetty Development at Massawa Port.

Fluor - GASCO Abu Dhabi Integrated Gas Development Project:
EPConsult successfully facilitated a program of FEED phase HAZOPs for GASCO Integrated Gas Development project on Das Island, Habshan and Ruwais. A total of 23 HAZOPs, of average 7 days each were successfully facilitated, recorded and reported along with 3 SIL assessment workshops.

Statoil Hydro,Brazil - Peregrino Field Development:
EPConsult reviewed the proposed process design of the FPSO topsides. Peregrino is a highly viscous 14 API heavy oil. The scope of the review was the separation and water treatment facilities. Design changes were recommended to improve product quality and operability.

Al Khafji Joint Operations (KJO) - Corporate Risk Management Project:
Al-Khafji Joint Operations (KJO) is a joint venture between Aramco Gulf Operation Company (AGOC) and Kuwait Gulf Operation Company (KGOC). EPConsult has developed a corporate risk management framework, policies and procedures for six business units including 23 individual departments. The project identified and captured the risks using EPConsult's risk management tool, EPRisk, in order to create a comprehensive Risk Register. EPConsult carried out post-processing of the data collected in order to identify the top risks threatening the company and recommended how these threats could be mitigated. Throughout the project, EPConsult conducted an awareness campaign in order to embed the ideas of risk management into the company with workshops being held in all 23 departments as well as training in the principles of risk management and the operation of EPRisk.

Occidental Mukhaizna LLC, Oman - Fire Risk Assessment:
EPConsult performed a Fire Risk Assessment (FRA) of the facilities using PHAST modeling software to identify hazards to the new facilities, evaluate potential consequences associated with identified failure events, evaluate the level of risk associated with the adopted operation, identify, where appropriate, risk reduction measures to achieve ALARP and present results in terms of individual and group risk, risk to assets, environment and reputation.

Confidential client - expert witness services:
EPConsult is performing engineering studies and expert witness services for a US client in connection with failures of subsea equipment.

BP America - Thunderhorse PDQ - Gas Bubble Plume Analysis and Transient Gas Dispersion Analysis:
EPConsult conducted analysis of gas bubble plumes in the water column and dispersion of the gas clouds above the sea surface to support a dropped object study for a steel catenary riser. The dispersion analysis was a transient analysis to take account of gas release rates that declined sharply with time.

Oil States Industries, Houston - FMEA for Collet Connectors - Chevron Tombua Landana Project,Angola:
EPConsult is performing Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA) for the collet connector system for the Chevron Tombua Landana export pipelines in Angola. The pipeline contractor is Acergy, Paris.

European Commission - Technologies and Methodologies for Reducing Gas Losses of the Central Asian Gas Transit System:
The gas pipeline infrastructures of Central Asia - Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan - are in poor condition and leak large quantities of gas. The EC is providing aid to help reduce the gas losses. EPConsult personnel visited Central Asia to meet with the energy companies and subsequently prepared the Terms of Reference for the aid project.

Zueitina Oil Company, Libya - H2S Risk Assessment:
EPConsult has carried out a review and assessment of occupational health and safety risks of H2S at oil and gas production, processing, storage and export facilities in concession area 103.

ConocoPhillips - MLN Oil Field Facilities - Relief Valve Dispersion Analysis:
EPConsult performed Relief Valve Dispersion analysis in preparation for shut down activities. HYSYS was used to establish flow conditions for different scenarios, PHAST for dispersion analyses and API 520 for reaction force calculation.

Confidential Clients - Pipeline QRA and Pipeline Integrity Assessment:
EPConsult carried out hazard identification studies, quantitative risk assessment (QRA) and integrity assessment on two substantial gas infrastructure projects.

Confidential Client - Deepwater Port - QRA, Ecological Risk Assessment and Oil Spill Response Planning:
EPConsult conducted studies for a deepwater port in the Gulf of Mexico. EPConsult conducted quantitative risk analysis, ecological risk assessment and developed oil spill facility response plans in accordance with the relevant parts of the Code of Federal Regulations for the onshore and offshore elements of the proposed deepwater port.

Maersk Oil, Qatar - Al-Shaheen Development Project:
EPConsult completing a number of HAZID's and HAZOP's for early production wells including tie-ins to facilities.

Michelob Ultra London Triathlon:
A massive WELL DONE to EPConsult's triathlete team who took part in the Michelob Ultra London Triathlon on Saturday, 4 August 2007 which was successfully completed in good time. We thank all our sponsors for helping us raise £1,640.13 for a great organisation - Action Aid. ActionAid's mission is to end poverty and fight injustice.

Qatar Petroleum - Ras Laffan, Common Cooling Water System Project:
EPConsult performed Failure Modes and Effect Analysis (FMEA), Fault Tree Analysis (FTA) and Availability modelling to an extremely stringent availability target for phase 2 of this project that will increase cooling water supply to 525,000 m3/ hour.

The Children's Safety Education Foundation:
EPConsult continues to support The Children's Safety Education Foundation in its Child Safety Education Campaign. The Children's Safety Education Foundation aims to promote and further the personal safety, social, health and citizenship education of children and young people, encouraging their study needs through the written word and also promotion of public interest in Personal Safety and Citizenship.

BP MS 150 2007 Charity Bike Ride:
Peter Carr in the Houston office participated in the 2007 bicycle ride from Houston to Austin, a distance of 175 miles over 2 days, raising $1,200 for the National Muscular Sclerosis Society. This was Peter's fourth year of riding in this event.

Zakum Development Company (ZADCO) - New Main Oil Line Project:
EPConsult supported the completion of the FEED phase for ZADCO new MOL project. This included a Riser QRA, SIL Verification, Simultaneous Operations (SIMOPS) Study, HSEIA Report and a Project Health, Safety and Environment Review (PHSER).