Opinião - até 40% do trabalho de manutenção em FPSOs é 'desnecessário'

Opinion – Up to 40% of Maintenance Work on FPSOs Is ‘Unnecessary’

Written by Roberta Souza

Published on 09/07/2020 at 07:44

FPSO, manutenção

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About 40% of the maintenance work performed by operators of Floating Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) units has been described as “unnecessary” by a report from Lloyd’s Register (LR) of the UK classification society

LR said on Wednesday that by reducing these unjustified hours, operators could save an average of nearly £600,000 (about US$ 750,000) per asset each year, equivalent to £15 million (US$ 18.8 million) over the life of an asset.

Victor Borges, Lloyd’s Register voice expert in FPSO maintenance optimization, said: “In an environment that combines energy and maritime assets, FPSO operations are extremely complex. […] operators are under more pressure than ever to manage costs and prioritize maintenance activities that reduce risk. Therefore, operators can gain significant benefits from our findings, which highlight areas for improvement in the way maintenance activities are planned.

“There is a perception that implementing methodologies that can help optimize maintenance activities is time-consuming, complex, complicated, and costly. This attitude, however, only creates a vicious cycle of solving small problems rather than designing a systematic, informed, and optimized maintenance strategy. This approach would lead operators to save significant time and money in the long run.

“[…] operators need to adopt a risk-based maintenance approach, allowing them to cut unnecessary spending, free up resources, and reduce maintenance delays.”

Opinion – Up to 40% of Maintenance Work on FPSOs Is ‘Unnecessary’

About 40% of the maintenance work performed by operators of Floating Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) units has been described as “unnecessary” by a report from Lloyd’s Register (LR) of the UK classification society

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