Asset Integrity Management for the Petroleum Industry

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Course Introduction

An Asset Integrity Management (AIM) training course is essential for maintaining safe, reliable, and efficient operations in the petroleum industry. It combines engineering design, maintenance planning, inspection strategies, operational processes, and management principles to ensure assets perform at optimal levels while maximizing return on investment. With increasing complexity of onshore and offshore facilities, a strong AIM approach is critical for reducing risks and ensuring long-term sustainability.

This Asset Integrity Management for the Petroleum Industry training course starts with the fundamentals of Asset Management and ISO 55000 standards, then progresses into detailed AIM practices tailored to the oil and gas sector. Participants will learn how to manage the integrity of topside and subsea systems, apply risk-based approaches, and improve asset reliability through proven techniques. The course also covers maintenance planning, inspection of static and rotating equipment, and effective project management methods to support operational excellence.

Key learning outcomes include:

  • Understanding the framework of Asset Integrity Management systems
  • Implementing ISO 55000 asset management standards in petroleum assets
  • Applying risk-based maintenance and inspection strategies
  • Enhancing reliability through RCM, FMECA, and RBM techniques
  • Managing integrity across topside and subsea systems
  • Improving safety, reliability, and sustainability of production assets

Objectives

This Asset Integrity Management for the Petroleum Industry training course is designed to help professionals achieve key operational and strategic goals. The course equips participants with practical tools to manage asset integrity throughout the lifecycle, ensuring safe and efficient production systems. You will develop the skills needed to assess risk, implement integrity plans, and enhance maintenance performance using modern engineering practices.

By completing this COPEX training course, participants will be able to:

  • Manage assets in the petroleum industry in a sustainable and safe manner
  • Assess and control asset integrity of operational assets in production and process systems
  • Perform integrity management for topside and subsea systems
  • Understand asset process from a systems engineering perspective
  • Apply adaptive technologies and techniques in engineering and maintenance projects
  • Use risk-based approaches to improve reliability and reduce operational failures

Training Methodology

This training course uses a blended learning approach, combining theoretical foundations with practical application. Each module is designed to build knowledge progressively, starting from basic asset management principles and moving toward advanced integrity management techniques. The training focuses on real-world examples from offshore and onshore environments to ensure learners can apply concepts directly to their operations.

Participants will engage in interactive sessions that include case studies, risk assessment exercises, and practical discussions on maintenance planning and inspection strategies. The course emphasizes hands-on learning through structured frameworks like RCM, FMECA, and RBM, enabling professionals to analyze failure modes and design effective integrity controls. Additionally, the course covers human factor challenges and continuous improvement processes to enhance overall asset performance.

Who Should Attend?

This Asset Integrity Management for the Petroleum Industry training course is ideal for professionals working in oil and gas operations, maintenance, engineering, and safety management. It is especially beneficial for those involved in managing and maintaining production assets, where reliability and safety are critical. The course supports both technical and managerial roles by providing a strong understanding of asset integrity concepts and practical tools to implement them effectively.

This course is recommended for:

  • Engineering Asset Management and Asset Integrity Management personnel
  • Technical safety professionals
  • Engineers involved in maintenance and modification projects
  • Inspection, maintenance analysis, and planning personnel
  • Project managers and project engineers
  • Technical discipline responsible personnel

Course Outline

Day 1: Asset Integrity Management

  • Introduction to concept of Asset Management & Asset Integrity Management
  • Asset Management Landscape process model
  • The Asset Integrity Management system
  • The Asset (Integrity) Management System – Asset Management Policy – Asset Management Strategy – (Strategic) Asset Management Plans – line of sight
  • Asset Management roles
  • International standard on Asset Management: ISO 55000 series

Day 2: Risk & Risk Assessment

  • What is risk?
  • Relevance of risk
  • Identification & assessment of risk
  • Risk management: using the risk matrix, risk register & hazard log
  • Risk on business level, system level and asset level
  • Contingency planning

Day 3: Risk Based Maintenance & Risk Based Inspection

  • Deterioration: the way assets could fail
  • The seven steps of Risk Based Maintenance (RBM) / Reliability Centred Maintenance (RCM) incl. Failure Mode Effects &Criticality Analysis
  • Failure behaviour of onshore & offshore systems
  • Choosing the right maintenance task
  • Risk Based Inspection
  • Practical application

Day 4: Life Cycle Management Aspects

  • Life cycle of an asset
  • Systems Engineering methodology
  • RAMS specification (Reliability Availability Maintainability Safety)
  • Lifetime extension
  • Asset rationalisation
  • Decision making with asset integrity in mind

Day 5: Smooth Workflow, Maintenance Execution & Continuous Improvement

  • Long- and short-term maintenance workflow
  • Accurate maintenance execution
  • Human error in maintenance is a threat for the asset integrity
  • Measuring the performance
  • Continuous improvement aspects
  • Drawing up an improvement plan

Providers and Associations

Anderson
Aztech Training
Coventry

Certificate

  • COPEX Certificate of Attendance will be provided to delegates who attend and complete the course

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This Asset Integrity Management for the Petroleum Industry Training Course welcomes professionals from all walks of corporate life — whether you're a seasoned manager, an emerging team leader, a subject-matter specialist, or simply someone driven to grow in their field. If you're serious about advancing your career and deepening your expertise, this course was built with you in mind.

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