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Release: #3321
Date: August 22, 2005
MMS to Hold Structural Assessment Process
Dissemination Meeting
NEW ORLEANS - The Minerals Management Service Gulf of
Mexico OCS region will hold a half-day Structural Assessment Process
Dissemination Meeting on the proposed American Petroleum Institute
(API) Structural Integrity Management Recommended Practice in New
Orleans on September 21st. The Meeting will take place at 1201 Elmwood
Park Blvd, New Orleans, LA 70123-2394, from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
In recognition of the need to demonstrate the fitness-for-purpose of
existing offshore structures, the MMS hosted a workshop in September
2003 on the “Assessment of Existing Offshore Structures.” The workshop
acknowledged that Section 17 provides an important and robust process
to determine the fitness-for-purpose of existing platforms, but
identified several important areas where greater clarity would be
beneficial. In addition, MMS made it clear that they were not
comfortable with certain areas of the recommended practice.
A key recommendation from the workshop was for API, through
Sub-Committee 2, formally to address the specific concerns of the MMS
and to consider the benefits of updating Section 17 and developing a
stand-alone Recommended Practice (RP) for the Structural Integrity
Management (SIM) of Existing Offshore Platforms. Since the workshop, a
task group was established to review the requirements and update RP2A
Section 17. A status of this work was discussed with industry at a
workshop held at the MMS New Orleans offices in October 2004. This
work is now nearing completion. API is in the process of issuing a
Supplement to API RP 2A that will include modifications to Section 17.
The new SIM RP is nearly complete in draft form.
The purpose of this meeting is to share the content and status of the
API Supplement and the draft SIM RP with structural engineers involved
in the assessment process. The objectives are to communicate the
introduction of a supplement to API RP2A, with focus on Modifications
to API Section 17, and to discuss the proposed content and status of
the stand-alone API Recommended Practice entitled “Structural
Integrity Management of Existing Offshore Platforms.” MMS will provide
details and examples for reporting of API Section 17 assessments,
specifically ultimate strength assessments, and follow up with a panel
discussion and addressing questions from the participants.
For more information and details on registration, visit the website
at___________________.
MMS, part of the U.S. Department of the Interior, oversees 1.76
billion acres of the Outer Continental Shelf, managing offshore energy
and minerals while protecting the human, marine, and coastal
environments. The OCS provides 30 percent of oil and 21 percent of
natural gas produced domestically, as well as sand used for coastal
restoration. MMS collects, accounts for, and disburses mineral
revenues from Federal and American Indian lands, and contributes to
the Land and Water Conservation Fund and other special use funds, with
Fiscal Year 2004 disbursements of about $8 billion and more than $143
billion since 1982.
Relevant Web Sites:
MMS Main Website
Gulf of Mexico Website
Media Contacts:
Debra Winbush (504)
736-2597
Caryl Fagot (504)
736-2590
MMS: Securing Ocean Energy & Economic Value for
America
U.S. Department of the Interior
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