The AIMP is applicable to all Assets, Owners/Operators in the oil and gas sector of the country.
3.3.1 Proposed activities under AIMP
The following activities are proposed to be carried out under the AIMP:
-For Owners/operators
a. Oil facility owners/operators will be requested to submit to the Agency, detailed Assets Management Plan for all their oil and gas assets. The plan will include, among others, the following:
i. Description of assets (including location, the age of the asset i.e indicating date of manufacture and the date asset was commissioned, expected service life of assets and other relevant technical information about the asset);
ii. Scope of the plan (span in terms of years) for each activity:
iii. Plan/Schedule for the injection of corrosion inhibitors, protective coatings etc and proof that they have been carried out within the last two years;
iv. Operators to identify Safety Critical Elements (SCE) of their facility and indicate this in the plan;
v. Use of software (Pipeline Integrity Management Software e.g Risk-Based Inspection software that utilizes current and historical information and produce a prioritized inspection regime.) for advanced corrosion prediction calculations;
vi. Schedule for de-waxing and flushing of pipelines and schedule for cleaning of storage tanks with proof that they have been carried out within the last five years;
vii. Schedule/Plan of Foam pigging and progressive pigging on pipelines;
viii. Completion of sectional replacement of pipelines and risers;
ix. Plan for sectional replacement of pipelines;
x. Results of the Integrity tests carried out on Pipelines and storage tanks within the last five years;
xi. Cathodic protection tests and monitoring plans; and
xii. Non Destructive Test (NDT) survey/Test, Gauge-plate Test and completing profiling of pipeline.
