Oct 31, 2016
Based on decades of experience working in high-moisture, offshore environments, Offshore Technical Compliance inspectors estimate that two-thirds of pressure vessel, tank and piping repairs required for offshore projects are due to external corrosion. Corrosion...
Sep 29, 2016
Our friends at Northwest Technical recently wrote this piece on the management of change, and we feel it is a good fit to share with our Compliance Corner viewers. Welcome to the first “Good Initiative, Bad Judgment” installment. We hope to bring you little...
Sep 29, 2016
OTC’s Marine Regulatory Compliance training is a three-day (24-hour) course accredited by IADC. This course is intended for all personnel pursuing knowledge in Marine Regulatory Compliance for oil and gas vessels, MODU and FPSO’s and Floating Production Facilities...
Sep 16, 2016
Using Traditional Circle Chart Recorders Just Got More Complex With New Mandates Recent well control changes by the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) have created new challenges in BOP testing, and are leaving many oil and gas well control...
Aug 4, 2016
There are many stages or steps to perform corrosion/erosion inspections, which include visual (VT) and nondestructive testing (NDT). Visual inspection plays a vital role in all methods of Nondestructive Testing and is the basis for what Offshore Technical Compliance’s...
Aug 4, 2016
Blending Classroom and Interactive Training Gets Better Results Before we got down to the business of designing our Offshore Drilling Regulatory Compliance and Marine Regulatory Compliance training offerings, we did a lot of homework. It wasn’t as simple as just...
Jun 29, 2016
Offshore Technical Compliance recently hosted an online event on OTC GreenLight, a digital pressure testing software suite that can be used to conduct, analyze and document a wide variety of pressure tests, not just those specific to blowout preventers (BOP’s). Learn...
Jun 29, 2016
OTC’s Drilling Regulatory Compliance Training Focuses on Awareness and Competence to Handle the Unexpected The industry, media and regulatory agencies agree: The greatest potential danger in offshore drilling is human error. The oil and gas industry has many checks...
Jun 2, 2016
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Quality Training is the Only Way to Ensure Safe Operations for MODU’s, FPSO’s and Other Oil and Gas Vessels When marine regulations are overlooked, often accidents happen that could be prevented. In most cases when an offshore...
Jun 2, 2016
BLUEPRINT – New Software Changing the Way Test Plans for BOP and CM Valves are Created Every successful job starts with a solid plan to provide a map for how a project will flow, and testing BOP and CM valves is no different. Based on more than a decade of...
