News
2008
14th July 2008 ADMA-Opco Anomaly
Module rolled out 
The ADMA-OPCO Anomaly Databse / Module has gone live. Training was carried out at the clients
office in
10th July 2008 Soga
Commence Development of PTTEP Version of ISR
Soga has commenced a project to develop,
configure and implement a Web-Based Integrity Status Reporting system for
PTTEP,
18th April 2008 Soga Commence
Consultancy Work for ADMA-Opco
Soga have commenced 2 projects for
Abu Dhabi Marine Operating Company, including the development of integrity
management strategy documents for pipelines, pressure systems, wells, lifting
equipment, critical safety equipment, and structures and configuration, implementation
and population of Anomaly Management system for all equipment types.
15th March 2008 Malampaya
Underwater Facilities Survey
Soga (with partners) mobilized an
inspection system and personnel for the 2008 Underwater Inspection Campaign for
Shell Philippines Exploration. The
Campaign workscope includes the inspection of a concrete gravity structure, two
pipelines, two flowlines, a CALM system, and the sub sea production system. The offshore project is scheduled for about 2
months.
March 2008 Sepco IMSA-3 Goes Live
The SEPCo version of IMSA-3 (.Net
/ Oracle) version has gone live.
February 2008 Malampaya Underwater Facilities Survey
Preparation
Soga (with partners) is preparing
for the 2008 Underwater Inspection Campaign for Shell Philippines Exploration. The Risk Based Inspection program for 2008 was
generated electronically from Shell's IMSA inspection management system.
2007
December 2007 SPEX 2007 RBI Study
Completed
Soga have completed the 2007 RBI
study for the Malampaya pipelines and underwater assets using the IMSA software. This study will form the basis of the 2008 inspection
campaign.
16th August 2007 Soga
Commence Development of New Web-Based Management of Change Application
Soga today commenced the development
of a Web-Based Management of Change Application for Shell Philippines Exploration.
1st April 2007 Malampaya Underwater Facilities Survey
Soga (with partners) mobilized an inspection system and personnel for the 2007 Underwater Inspection Campaign for Shell Philippines Exploration. The Campaign workscope includes the inspection of a concrete gravity structure, two pipelines, two flowlines, a CALM system, and the sub sea production system. The offshore project is scheduled for about 2.5 months.
19th March 2007
SNEPCO IMSA Phase 1 Kicks Off
Soga today commenced a project to implement IMSA for Shell Nigeria
Exploration and Production Company. The scope of the initial phase will
cover the subsea assets and pipelines for the Bonga Field. Target go-live
for this phase is November 2007.
February/March 2007 2007 Malampaya
Underwater Facilities Survey Preparation
Soga (with partners) is preparing for the 2007 Underwater Inspection Campaign for Shell Philippines Exploration. The Risk Based Inspection program for 2007 was generated electronically from Shell's IMSA inspection management system.
17th January 2007
Soga secure new 2 year contract with SPEX
Soga have been
awarded a new 2-year contract to provide Integrity Management Services to Shell
Philippines Exploration. The contract
includes the following elements: Integrity Management Consultancy, Software
Development, Software Maintenance, Enhancement and Support and IT
Consultancy. On completion of this new
contract, Soga will have been providing these services to SPEX uninterrupted
for 7 years.
5th January 2007
Soga Commence Development of IMSA-3
Soga today commenced the development of a fully rebuilt version of
the successful Integrity Management Software Application (IMSA) for Shell. The new version will be built on a .Net
platform and Oracle database. The
project is sponsored by SEPCo.
1st January 2007
Soga Commence Development Work for Shell ExPro (
Soga today commenced the development of Project Management and
Document Control software application for ExPro.
2006
20 December 2006 SPEX 2006 RBI Study
Completed
Soga have
completed the 2006 RBI study for the Malampaya pipelines and underwater assets
using the IMSA software. This study will
form the basis of the 2007 inspection campaign.
1st November 2006 Soga Commence
Development of Management of Change (MoC) Tool for SPEX
Soga today commenced the development
of a Web-Based MoC application which will be used by SPEX to control their MoC
process and records.
29th September 2006 Soga Complete Phase
2 of anomaly management work for BP Indonesia
1st July 2006 Soga commence data loading
work for SEPCo
Soga today commenced
loading of historical chemical monitoring data into IMSA for SEPCo.
15th June 2006 Soga Commence Phase 2 of
anomaly management work for BP Indonesia
As a follow-on to previous work
which was recently delivered, Soga today commenced assessment of several
thousand more anomalies raised during recent inspections.
1st June 2006
Soga Commence integrity audit for
Together with partners, Soga today
commenced an audit of the integrity of assets for a client in the
5th May 2006 Soga roll out updated IMSA
version and carry out further training for SEPCo
Soga today rolled out an updated version of IMSA incorporating
improvements recommended by SEPCo. Also
today, Soga completed 2 days of further IMSA user training at the SEPCo offices
in
April 2006 June 2006 Malampaya
Underwater Facilities Survey
Soga
(with partners) mobilized an inspection system and personnel for the 2006
Underwater Inspection Campaign for Shell Philippines Exploration. The Campaign workscope includes the
inspection of a concrete gravity structure, two pipelines, two flowlines, a
CALM system, and the sub sea production system.
The offshore project is scheduled for about 2 months.
15th March 2006
Soga commence assessment project for BP Indonesia
Soga today commenced a new project for BP to assess results of a
recent underwater inspection and produce recommendations for further work.
February 2006 2006 Malampaya
Underwater Facilities Survey Preparation
Soga
(with partners) is preparing for the 2006 Underwater Inspection Campaign for
Shell Philippines Exploration. The Risk
Based Inspection program for 2005 was generated electronically from Shell's
IMSA inspection management system.
February 2006 As Built Survey of
Newmont 48 HDPE tailing Pipeline
Soga
(with partners) completed an as-built survey of the newly installed 48 High
Density Polyethylene (HDPE) tailings pipeline located at PT Newmonts mining
operations in south west Sumbawa, Indonesia on the 26th and 27th February 2006.
3rd February
2006 PTTEP Underwater Inspection Database Rolled Out and User Training
Completed
Soga today completed the initial rollout of the PTTEP Underwater
Inspection Database. Soga also completed
a user training session this week at the PTTEP office in
2005
20th December
2005 PPMSB 48 Pipeline Integrity and Remaining Life Assessment
Completed
Soga have completed an integrity and remaining life assessment of
a 48 submarine crude oil pipeline for PETRONAS Penapisan (M) Sdn Bhd,
15 December 2005 SPEX 2005 RBI Study
Completed
Soga
have completed the 2005 RBI study for the Malampaya pipelines and underwater
assets using the IMSA software. This
study will form the basis of the 2006 inspection campaign.
23rd November
2005 SEPCO IMSA Rolled Out and User Training Completed
Soga today completed the initial rollout of IMSA for SEPCo. Soga also completed a 2-day user training
session this week at the SEPCo training Centre in
24th October 2005
Soga Commence Consultancy work for Premier Oil
Soga today commenced the provision of consultancy services to Premier Oil
20th October 2005
SMEP RBI Workshop Completed
Soga have conducted a 3-day Risk Based Inspection (RBI) workshop for
Shell Malaysia EP.
August-September 2005 Kerisi
Development Project, Flowline Survey
Soga
(with partners) completed an as-built survey of approximately 50km of flowlines
for CONOCOPHILLIPS INDONESIA INC. LTD, subcontracted through PT Petrosea PT
Clough JO. The survey was carried out in
conjunction with Fugro Survey and Covus Corporation Pty Ltd (for ROV services)
onboard the SMIT MSV Ocean Hercules.
26th September
2005 PTTEP Underwater Inspection Database Project Kicks Off
Soga today commenced a project to configure, populate and
commission a customised Underwater Inspection Database for PTTEP. The
scope of the initial phase covers the jackets and pipelines in the Bongkot
Field in the
1st August 2005
SEPCO IMSA Phase 1 Kicks Off
Soga today commenced a project to implement IMSA for Shell
Exploration and Production Company. The scope of the initial phase will
cover selected subsea assets in the
17th June 2005
SEPCO IMSA Feasibility Study Completed
Soga
have completed a 1-week study in
April 2005 2005 Malampaya Underwater
Facilities Survey
Soga
(with partners) mobilized an inspection system and personnel for the 2005
Underwater Inspection Campaign for Shell Philippines Exploration. The Campaign workscope includes the
inspection of a concrete gravity structure, two pipelines, two flowlines, a
CALM system, and the sub sea production system.
The 5 week offshore project was completely early May with the final
reports being submitted early August.
February 2005 2005 Malampaya Underwater
Facilities Survey Preparation
Soga
(with partners) is preparing for the 2005 Underwater Inspection Campaign for
Shell Philippines Exploration. The Risk
Based Inspection program for 2005 was generated electronically from Shell's
IMSA inspection management system.
21 February 2005 PTTEP
CAIS Project Delivered on Scheduled and Within Budget
Soga
have completed the CAIS Competency Management Project for PTTEP. The application has been commissioned on the
clients server and the user and assessor training completed on site.
31 January 2005 Soga secure new 2 year
contract with SPEX
Soga have
been awarded a new 2-year contract to provide Integrity Management Services to
Shell Philippines Exploration. The
contract includes the following elements: Integrity Management Consultancy,
Software Development, Software Maintenance, Enhancement and Support and IT
Consultancy.
2004
December 2004 2004 ExxonMobil North
Soga
(with partners) provided the inspection system and inspection personnel for the
2004 Underwater Inspection of the NSO 'A' Platform and the 102km, 30
multiphase pipeline from the NSO 'A' to the onshore plant. The project was
executed over the Christmas and New Year period during the occurrence of the
Northern Sumatra Tsunami. The offshore phase of the project was completed
successfully mid-January and the final reporting will be completed by the end
of February 2005.
14 December 2004 SPEX 2004 RBI Study
Completed
Soga have
completed the 2004 RBI study for the Malampaya pipelines and underwater assets
using the IMSA software. This study will
form the basis of the 2005 inspection campaign.
1 December 2004 Soga
start new project for PTTEP
Soga have begun
work on a Competency Management System for Petroleum Technology
23 September 2004 SPEX 2004 RBI Study
Underway
Soga have
begun work on the 2004 RBI study for the Malampaya pipelines and underwater
assets. This will be followed by the preparation of the 2005 inspection
workscopes.
1 September 2004
Review of SPEX AIMS and DevCon Underway
SPEX has formed an AIMS/DevCon review team consisting of Shell staff and Soga personnel. The team will review the applicability and efficiency of the Asset Integrity Monitoring System and Deviation Control procedure. The deliverable will be a collection of recommendations for improvement in order to streamline the processes, enhance staff awareness and further improve the usability of AIMS and DevCon.
31
August 2004 2004 Survey Data Upload Completed
Following
the completion of the 2004 Underwater Inspection Campaign for Shell Philippines
Exploration, Soga has completed the data upload of 2004 Survey Data into IMSA. RBI analysis on the data received immediately
followed and is currently in progress.
5 July 2004 IMSA Rolled Out for Shell
The
initial IMSA implementation for Shell Malaysia EP went live today on
schedule. The scope of the initial phase covers integrity management of
selected subsea assets offshore
31 June 2004 2004 Malampaya Underwater Facilities Survey Completed
The 2004 Underwater Inspection Campaign for Shell
Philippines Exploration has been completed. After processing all the inspection
results, the data and multimedia were electronically downloaded into Shell's
inspection management's system, IMSA, which is used for anomaly assessment,
anomaly tracking and risked based inspection planning.
12 April 2004
IMSA Implementation for Shell
Soga
today commenced a project to implement IMSA for Shell Malaysia EP. The
scope of the initial phase will cover selected subsea assets offshore
31 March 2004 Competency Assurance Application Upgrade Goes
Live
An
upgraded version of the Competency Assurance application developed for
SPEX, with several functionality enhancements specified by the client, has gone
live on schedule.
30 January 2004
Yetagun Integrity Management Phase 1 Completed
Soga has
completed Phase 1 of the Yetagun Integrity Management project, which included
delivery of Integrity Management Strategy and RBI Methodology documents for the
jackets and pipelines. Phase 2 will include rollout of IM software, data
loading, anomaly management and RBI analysis.
2003
22 December 2003 SPEX 2003 RBI Study
Completed
Soga have
completed the 2003 RBI study for the Malampaya pipelines and underwater assets
using the IMSA software.
27 October 2003
SPEX 2003 RBI Study Underway
Soga have
begun work on the 2003 RBI study for the Malampaya pipelines and underwater
assets. This will be followed by the preparation of the 2004 inspection
workscopes.
6 October 2003 Soga
Start Integrity Management Work for Petronas Carigali
Soga
Technologies are providing Petronas Carigali with Integrity Management services
for the Yetagun field and associated pipelines. Phase 1 involves
developing and documenting an integrity management strategy and RBI methodology
for the pipelines and jackets.
1 October 2003
Two Latest Applications for SPEX Go Live
The
two latest applications developed for SPEX, namely the enhanced Competency
Assurance application and the fully web-based AIMS Phase 2, have
gone live on schedule. Web-based AIMS Demo (requires
password
please e-mail a password request to info@sogatech.com
The
1-month IMSA handover period is complete.
1 September 2003 Integrity Management
System Application (IMSA) Handover to SPEX IT Underway
The
IMSA system has been frozen and handover to the SPEX IT Department is underway.
23 July 2003 Pic of Soga Team
Here's a picture of the Soga team in the Manila
office, taken 23 July 2003. Left to Right: Alan, Mel, Andy, Gie,
Desy, Nandie, Jay.
14 July 2003
Deviation Control Database Module Goes Live
The
web-based deviation control module has gone live and is now available for use
via the SPEX Malampaya.net web site.
DevCon Demo
(requires password
please e-mail a password request to
info@sogatech.com
7 July 2003 AIMS Phase 2 Development Underway
The
development of the web-based phase 2 of the SPEX AIMS Application is in
progress. Target date for "go live" is 1 Oct. 2003.
1 July 2003
Competency Application Development Underway
Enhancement
work on the SPEX Competency Assurance application is underway. Target
date for "go live" is 1 Oct. 2003.
2
June 2003 Deviation Control Database Module
Soga
has has completed the development of a web-based deviation control database
application which will be integrated into the SPEX Asset Integrity Monitoring
System (AIMS). The application is based on the deviation control
procedure and will be used by SPEX to document and monitor excursions from
normal operating envelopes. The application is now undergoing user
testing prior to implementation and roll-out.
5 May 2003 Deviation
Control Procedure
Soga
has completed work on the deviation control procedure, a document that details
how excursions from normal operating envelopes will be managed by SPEX by
carrying out risk assessments and identifying mitigating measures to address
the potential risk. The document provides guidelines on how deviations
may be applied to various situations. The document also details the
technical authority review requirements and the approval process
involved.
7 January 2003 AIMS Phase
2 Specification
Soga
has started to work on the specification document for the Phase 2
implementation of the Asset Integrity Monitoring System for SPEX. The work on
Phase 2 will mainly deal with additional reporting categories, charts and
reports and other system enhancements such as automatic e-mails and deviation
control.
2002
Soga
has completed a set of pipeline and underwater asset integrity management
documents. These documents are a mix of procedures and codes of practice and will
become part of the corporate integrity management system for SPEX.
17 December 2002 Process
Data Monitoring System
Soga
has completed a data interface that monitors process data from the Process
Automation System implemented in SPEX. The system uses the PI Data Link engine
to extract process data and monitor excursions from normal operating
conditions. Excursions detected generate an automatic e-mail to pre-configured
recipients using the Event Triggered E-mail system that Soga has also implemented.
15 December 2002 Event
Triggered E-mail System
Soga has completed the
implementation of an event-triggered e-mail system for SPEX. This is a
configurable auto e-mail system, which monitors data from various databases and
generates automatic e-mails when pre-defined conditions are met.
29 November 2002 2003 Work
scope Submitted
Soga
have produced the draft work scope for the 2003 inspection of Malampaya
Pipelines and Underwater Assets. The Soga supplied IMSA application was used to
produce the RBI-based work scope.
26 November 2002 IMSA IT
Management Strategy to be Finalized
A
prototype application developed by Soga, called IMSA, designed to facilitate
the integrity management of pipelines and underwater assets for the Shell
Philippines Exploration Malampaya Project is the subject of a workshop to be
conducted on 4th December 2002 in order to finalize an IT management
strategy for the transition from a prototype to a live system.
The system has been
tested on 2002 survey data and has been used to generate a risk based
inspection program, which will form the basis for the 2003 underwater
inspection requirements.
18 November 2002 Web-based
Version of ISR Goes Into Beta Testing
Beta
testing has been started on the new web-based version of Sogas Integrity
Status Report application otherwise known as ISR. Malampaya operations used as
test data set.
10 November 2002 2002 RBI
Report Submitted to SPEX
Soga
has completed the analysis of the 2002 underwater survey data and have
submitted the 2002 RBI Report for Malampaya Pipelines and Underwater Assets.
5 November 2002 AIMS Phase
1 Handed Over to SPEX/EPIT
AIMS
Phase 1 implementation for Shell Philippines Exploration B.V. completed. System
has been handed-over to SPEX-EPIT and a maintenance enhancement and support
agreement is being finalized, to be put in place through the Primary Healthcare
Contract (PHC).
5th September 2002 Earthquake Monitoring System and Web Page
Goes Live
Malampaya assets are located in an seismically
active zone. Soga have developed a computerized earthquake monitoring system
which monitors new seismic events and posts an interactive web page report on
the Malampaya.net website.
April 2002 Soga Begins Integrity Management Services
Contract for Shell
Soga has secured a contract with SPEX to provide
Integrity Management Services, primarily for pipelines and underwater assets.
April 2002 Soga Asia Technologies Incorporated
Soga Asia Technologies has been incorporated in
the