Asset Management

Aged FPSO Asset Profitability Transformation

BW Offshore Limited, Lagos, Nigeria
July 2020 to June 2023
20%
Profitability Increase
70% → 90%+
Equipment Reliability
150+ days
Outage Recovery
50+ years
Asset Age

The Challenge

Two aged FPSOs, more than 50 years old, overdue for drydocking with increasing maintenance costs and equipment reliability below 70%. Required comprehensive turnaround to improve profitability while maintaining aging assets.

Strategic Solution

1

Established SMART performance metrics for organizational leadership to improve asset value delivery

2

Identified key business risks for each FPSO and ensured adequate mitigative actions with progress tracking

3

Served as deputy chair for commercial tender board making weekly business decisions for value and savings

4

Implemented continuous improvement steps for line cost ownership

5

Ensured all Asset Integrity requirements and Operations Performance standards compliance with monthly assurance reviews

6

Drove timely closure of Class conditions to maintain certificates for aged FPSO facilities

7

Restarted FPSO after 150+ day outage with more than 50% new site leadership personnel

8

Initiated obsolescence strategy and execution with discipline driven actions

9

Established competency and capability management system for proactive competency management

10

Improved Integrated Activity Planning structure across disciplines to reduce rework and wastes

Measurable Results

Improved asset profitability by 20%

Increased equipment reliability from below 70% to above 90%

Successfully restarted FPSO after 150+ day outage with new leadership team

Maintained Class certificates for two aged FPSO facilities

Established End of Life decision framework for assets

Achieved quarterly CAPEX and OPEX optimization with senior leaders

Overall Impact

20% profitability increase with 90%+ equipment reliability on 50+ year old assets

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