Overview

What does assurance really mean?

Google (for business): Simply put, assurance services are defined as 'independent professional services, typically provided by Chartered or Certified Public Accountants or Chartered Certified Accountants, that improve the quality or context of information for decision makers.

The talk will aim to explain assurance in the context of process engineering, including assurance of major capital projects, brownfield modifications and production operations. Experience and learnings will be described from over 14 years as Technical Authority with three different North Sea Operators.

• Briefly outline role of Technical Authority (TA) in different organisational structures
• Why have TAs – example from Challenger Disaster
• Project assurance
• Brownfield assurance
• Operations assurance
• Examples where assurance has gone wrong
• Delegation
• What is required to fulfil role of TA

Speaker

Matt Hastings, Process TA, Ithaca Energy

Matt ended up working in the oil and gas industry pretty much by accident, having started with the fluid dynamics division for WS Atkins around 29 years ago. Although Atkins worked across different industries, the clients Matt worked for at the time were all oil and gas. Matt then moved up to Aberdeen working for Altra and IGL prior to a four year stint in Western Australia. Returning to Aberdeen, Matt then worked on various projects prior to becoming Process TA for three different operators – Total, EnQuest and now with Ithaca Energy.

The material presented in this webinar has not been peer-reviewed. Any opinions are the presenter's own and do not necessarily represent those of IChemE or the Aberdeen Members Group. The information is given in good faith but without any liability on the part of IChemE.

Time

12:00–13:00 GMT.

Software

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This webinar is free of charge and open to all to attend. If you wish to access the recording to replay on demand, you will need to be a member of the Aberdeen Members Group.