Event Details
The first (1991) edition of EEMUA Publication 158 - Construction specification for fixed offshore structures in the North Sea - introduced two important concepts: Standard Parameters and Site Welding Instruction Sheets (SWIS). These offered significant benefits to both fabricators and purchasers compared to the conventional Welding Procedure Specification (WPS) and were successfully applied to structural and pipework applications by several major EPC Contractors. Unfortunately, with the depletion of the North Sea Oil & Gas fields, the need for new platforms and jackets in the industry has declined and many of these fabricators are no longer operating.Early development of offshore wind farms concentrated on monopile substructures that are sub-arc welded – an automatic process that does not benefit from the SWIS approach. However, as wind turbines have become larger, many use tubular jacket structures that do involve manual and semi-automatic welding.
The industry has therefore not been able to benefit from the efficiencies created by this type of work instruction. This webinar hopes to revive interest in this approach and will be useful to all types of operators and welding fabricators where welding is not fully automated.
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Presented by Kevin Millican, Senior Materials and Corrosion Engineer, Shell.
Kevin Millican is Senior Materials and Corrosion Engineer at Shell, and Technical Authority covering all southern North Sea, Land and Groningen projects. Kevin is Shell’s TWI representative, a TWI Research Board Member, and is regularly involved in the EEMUA Materials Technical Committee and BSI WEE/36 Welding Standards Committee. Kevin is also a member of the Technical Panel that oversees EEMUA's Mechanical Integrity Practitioner Certificate, a blended online training course.
Who should attend
Operators and welding fabricators where welding is not fully automated.