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Subsea Pipeline and Decommissioning
Subsea Pipeline and Decommissioning
Subsea Pipeline and Decommissioning
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Frequency / Probability
Residual Consequence
Final (Highest Rating)
Planned / Unplanned
or other benefactors of the sea as well as potential cumulative
Significance
and trans-boundary impacts are first identified. When
Environmental
Stakeholder
Mitigation and
Regulatory
Activity Aspect
identified, these activities are assessed to define the level of Comment
IMPACT
Criteria 0 1 2 3 4
Modified
First work or Lost Permanent
Safety: Risks to aid medical time disability
Fatality
offshore personnel injury / treatment injury / injury /
illness injury / illness illness
illness
CONFIDENCE RATING
found in older pipelines). Infield flowlines may have a Very Low Low Medium High Very High
protective and / or an insulating polymer based layer which 4 Catastrophic 24 22 20 18 16
may biodegrade in aerobic conditions over time due to creep
3 Critical 20 18 16 14 12
and water ingress. All of these pipeline specific issues shall be
thoroughly considered in EIA. 2 Major 16 14 12 10 8
1 Serious 12 10 8 6 4
COMPARATIVE ASSESSMENT (CA) 0 Minor 8 6 4 2 0
In order to compare different pipeline decommissioning
scenarios, each option needs to be scored against a set of Figure 11: An example of combined impact and confidence rating
matrix
assessment criteria (to be discussed later). The CA matrices are
then developed for each criterion. The application of the matrix Assessment Criteria
is considered as a solid method for comparing the relative As noted before, each option needs to be scored against a
advantages and disadvantages of the identified options. In order set of assessment criteria for decommissioning. These are
to accurately categorize the impact of each decommissioning discussed below in more detail.
option, a Quantitative Impact Matrix is used. An example of
such matrix is presented in Figure 9. Safety: The safety risks of different options must be
compared and assessed assuming that all tasks are being carried
out by competent personnel, fully risk assessed and all relevant