Guidance is available in the following documents:
Offshore Information Sheet 4/2009 is restricted to fire and explosion integrity and structural integrity. The Summary Technical Guidance is intended to point towards the type of ageing and life extension management issues that need to be considered and provides a temporary measure until more detailed guidance is available.
The wide scope of KP4 requires the development of technical guidance and best practice (including key performance indicators (KPI) covering all the KP4 topic areas to assist duty holders with the development of their asset integrity management systems. This work is being undertaken by the recently formed Energy Institute Ageing and Life Extension Work Group (ALE WG) whose current members include:
Standards on life extension:
Offshore installations on the UKCS by age
Bathtub curve
The KP4 Technical Policy