BP Pipeline - Flow Assurance Management Program (FAMP)
BP Pipeline oversees the operation of 9 total oil and gas export systems from more than 20 different platforms in the GoM. The pipeline systems transport almost half-million barrels of oil and hundreds of MMSCF of gas daily from the producing platforms to onshore processing facilities.
The FAMP has been developed for BP Pipeline assets to ensure proper working of the high volume systems by organizing and delegating between operators, facilities, laboratories and onshore offices. By facilitating the review of system performance and operation, this information provides the basis of a continuous improvement approach.
Pipeline management is made possible from shore by real-time online monitoring of flow parameters. GATE has worked closely with BP to develop a progressive and ongoing sampling and surveillance strategy.
GATE aided BP Pipeline in monitoring the flow through pipelines and in supporting the optimization and maintenance of a very complex transport infrastructure system. This included aspects such as: Crude Quality, Internal Corrosion Control, Chemical Usage, and Chemical Optimization Strategies, Preventing Solid and Hydrate Formation, Maintenance Pigging Plans, and Lost Pig Retrieval Strategies, and Asset Integrity.
