Practical expertise in subsea project engineering is crucial for successful project delivery
Every subsea project has its unique challenges. The need for practical expertise in subsea project engineering is crucial for successful project delivery. Building a cohesive project engineering team across multiple disciplines and SMEs to deliver complex projects effectively is critical.
The immense pressure to cut costs and lower overheads has forced organisations to be lean to stay competitive. Most engineering companies are running skeleton teams until they win a project, then building a high performing team with the right experience fast becomes a difficult task.
The good news is:
Our approach to project engineering focuses on smooth collaboration. Our team has the right mix of technical and people skills.
We use industry best practices to deliver high-quality outcomes with exceptional standards for health, safety and the environment.
We have two success measures:
The team has experience and accreditations in a wide range of contemporary Project Management Methodologies such as Design Thinking, PMBoK and Agile PM.
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We understand your need to be competitive yet innovative to win projects.
The Approach Services team has significant experience in Decommissioning and Inspection, Maintenance and Repair (IMR) of subsea assets.
We deliver projects successfully since 2014, either:
CTR-based: We agree on the deliverables and provide you with an estimate of the cost, time and resources (CTR). Our team of engineers then produces those deliverables for you.
Secondment-based: We deploy our engineers into your team relevant to your needs, agreeing on a time and material contract.
Offshore support: We provide virtual offshore support to write task plans
You will appreciate the reliability and quality of our services.
If you are looking for an experienced and reliable team of project engineers and subsea experts? We have the project expertise to challenge conventions and help you deliver practical solutions safely.
We understand the challenges of project engineering. Let us deliver project deliverables, plan effective strategies and offering our years of experience in the field to your team.
The deliverables we provide for our clients include but are not limited to:
Services we provide:
Operational Procedures
Diving/ROV Task Plans
Method Statements and Storyboards
Scope of Work Document
Project Schedule
RFQ (Request for Quote) Packages
EOI (Expression of Interest) Packages
Technical Bid Evaluation
Commercial Bid Evaluation
Constructability Workshop
HAZID Workshop
Risk and Opportunity Workshop
Subcontractor Management
Offshore support
Case studies
Flowline Connector Replacement | North West Shelf | PTTEP
Sapura Energy had to develop a practical solution and procedures within 4 weeks to replace a leaking flowline connector on a subsea tree at a wellhead costing millions of dollars in lost production.
Our project engineers came up with a simple 4 -step plan to visit the site, conceptualise, trial and finalise the design and procedure. The site visit with an identical subsea tree enabled the stakeholders and us to inspect, measure and visualise possible solutions and operability by divers in the subsea environment. We then created methodologies for each and carried out a constructability workshop with all the stakeholders to select the best possible solution. The ideal solution, tools and installation aids were produced and fabricated for a trial to gain further insights and feedback. Our team then streamlined the final design and developed a working procedure that was practical and easy to understand. This design thinking and tight collaboration resulted in smooth execution. The flowline connecter was replaced by the offshore team in time and budget and without any negative surprises.
“This is the first time that a flowline connector has ever been replaced on a subsea tree at a wellhead – Well done!”
FPSO Keel Repair | Brazil
Neptune Marine Services contacted us to facilitate the FSPO Keel Repair in Brazil. The collaboration with the local diving subcontractor required high levels of interpersonal skills, cultural awareness and leadership skills alongside sound technical experience in diving and underwater welding.
Our project engineering team proposed a three-way recipe for success: Building rapport, improving collaboration and raising accountability.
On behalf of our client, we seconded our senior project engineer into the subcontractor's office in Brazil. We focussed on establishing trust with the engineers and the management team through ready support and common goals. We then increased collaboration by establishing a daily stand up meeting with stakeholders to share progress and highlight roadblocks.
Besides driving technical outcomes, our lead engineer pushed for higher accountability. We essentially created a team culture that valued asking for help and helping others to achieve more as a team. As a result, our client trained 12 divers in underwater welding and executed the offshore campaign as planned.
Our project engineering team is not only technically skilled but also possesses interpersonal skills that make planning and execution of projects smooth and agile.
Track Record
The Approach Services team has significant experience in
Decommissioning:
Inspection Maintenance and Repair IMR:
Well Head Platform, Pipeline and CALM Buoy Inspection – PNG
Well Head Platform, Pipeline and CALM Buoy Inspection – North West Shelf
Subsea Hose Changeout – North West Shelf and PNG
Free Span Corrections – Alkimos, Perth
Flowline Connector Replacement - PTTEP
RSS Structure Grouting - INPEX
Platform Conductor Repair - Vermillion
Shore Crossing Stabilisation - Apache Energy Ltd
Pipeline Hydrostatic Testing - Apache Energy Ltd
SSIV Changeout Works - ENI
Tie-in Spool Repair – Apache Energy Ltd
Pipeline Pigging - ENI
