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System (ECS) rates of between 5 and 10 mg/kg have been achieved. These
results will need to be stabilized and achieved consistently throughout 1998,
but nonetheless represent an excellent starting point, giving the platform
great confidence in its ability to reduce the environmental impact.

3.0 Future focus

Having seen that their hands-on involvement is key to securing improvements
on the platform, the separator CI team were eager to become involved in all
phases of the upgrade works planned for the test separator, V03, from concept
through design to commissioning. Other members of the integrated operations
team came forward to offer help to set the criteria for the new equipment.
For Offshore Installation Manager (OIM), Brian Barnes, one of the key
benefits of CI initiatives throughout 1997 has been the continuing evidence of
people involvement and motivation. Comments Brian: ’Normally it would
just have been the engineering teams onshore who were involved in the
specification and procurement of new equipment. This time, their work has
been given greater focus by the enthusiastic exchange of ideas and information
from offshore operation team members.’
Previously onshore engineering teams would have approached the
Operations Team Leader (OTL) for information on new equipment. It is now
the operations team members themselves who are approached for feedback
and information on projects like V03 upgrade.

Improvement zones
For the next stage of the CI programme, the platform was divided into eight
geographical improvement zones. The principles learnt during the four pilot
projects of 1997 were applied to each piece of critical equipment in the various
improvement zones.
This time around, every member of the shift team will be involved,
highlighting the need for effective dissemination of information. Again, they
will be encouraged to work alongside the onshore engineers to anticipate
and manage changes to machinery and plant equipment.
Comments Brian: ‘The shift in the way people worked together on V03
led naturally to the new way of co-operative working that will certainly help
to drive the improvement zone approach - a key focus for the CI work for
1998.’
Facilitator, Mike Milne, adds: ‘Ultimately these steps ensure that the customer
gets what he wants - where the customer, in this case, is the operator of the
equipment .’

Early equipment management
The work on the improvement zones will be a crucial part of introducing the
concept of Early Equipment Management, i.e. ensuring that all aspects of