Types of Information Needed from Industry

• Risk Management Information: Was Requested by January 9, 2009

  • Initial list of risk assessment studies that might be made available (e.g., asset or integrity management risk efforts)
  • Other documents that would be considered to be useful in developing the project methodology or in focusing the risk assessment activities
  • Risk assessment standards and guidance that the industry believes represent best practices
  • Operating company risk management policies and procedures pertinent to this risk assessment
  • Example approaches for consistently ranking safety, environmental, and economic consequences

• Basic Facility Information: Was Requested by June 15, 2009

  • Asset inventory and associated industry mapping information for:
    • Unit and facility boundaries
• Cook Inlet onshore and offshore production facilities, platforms, and pipelines
• North Slope production facilities, well pads, transit lines, pipelines, support facilities (CPS, CCP, CGF, G&I, etc.), Pump Station 1 & TAPS Alignment
• TAPS pump stations, North Pole metering, Valdez (Petrostar) refinery metering, and Valdez Marine Terminal
• Production capacity information and historical production volumes by field, facility or operating asset (e.g., gathering center)
• Production compositions and process parameters, including changes in composition over time
• Process Description
• Description of Major Facility Renewal Programs or New Development Projects that are currently underway
• Listing and information of critical support facilities
• Facility Manning Description
• Facility and Equipment Data
  • Major Equipment List/System and Component Descriptions
  • Equipment age and original design life

• Detailed Facility Information:

  **List of Studies & Commitment to Provide Information was Requested by May 31, 2009

  • Design data/drawings for facilities/equipment which reflect engineered systems and processes
  • Incident History for events with significant production, environmental, or safety impacts, including outage duration data, spill data, etc. 
  • Relevant Reports and Studies (other than risk assessments).  For example:
    • Overall condition assessments, inspection records, corrosion data
    • Remaining life projections
    • Life extension studies
  • Management System Processes and Practices.  For example:
    • Integrity Management
    • Operations Management
    • Maintenance Management
  • Relevant risk assessments previously conducted for aspects of Alaska’s oil and gas infrastructure, including natural hazard studies.