BP – Improving offshore efficiency through continuous improvement workshops with key offshore contractors
Submitted by BP
Impact
The actions taken as a result of these workshops have made a real impact on our offshore efficiency.
For example, in January 2015 we began working with Cape, BP’s main scaffolding, insulation and painting provider, to identify opportunities to increase efficiency of painting operations.
Research showed it was taking 10.4 hours to paint each square metre of pipework on our platforms, two hours more than the KPI target. The team found that due to the small number of paint and equipment stores on the platform, painting teams were walking up to 10.5km on a typical job.
Additional equipment storage stations were therefore positioned around the platform for easier access, with time savings per job estimated to be 40%.
Changes were also made to the spray pumps being used, which has reduced the time taken to effectively apply the paint.
Description of Best Practice
BP is working with its key offshore contractors to identify opportunities for continuously improving offshore efficiency. One project focused on reducing the time taken to paint pipework led to time savings of 40% per job.
Improving levels of productivity offshore is one of our key focus areas to enable us to increase our competitiveness. We have been working collaboratively with a number of our key offshore contractors to understand the barriers preventing higher levels of productivity on maintenance activities across our platforms.
Through continuous improvement workshops with our contractors we have been able to identify specific actions we can take to utilise technicians’ time more efficiently.
Such actions include:
- Better control of materials offshore – locating the materials required for a specific job close to the work site, thereby reducing the time spent walking to and from material stores.
- Increased focus on planning of work scopes – ensuring the right permits, materials and people are in the right place at the right time.
- Increased time for supervisor site visits – leading to better supervision of work and faster resolution of issues.
Contact: Sarah Hodgkinson, BP
