Devon Canada selects OXAND for Risk Management Revamping of Major Oil Sands Program.

Devon Canada has selected Oxand to revamp the risk management framework and processes for its Pike Thermal Heavy Oil Program including Pike 1 (capacity 105,000 bbl/d), 2 and 3. The work includes an assessment of Devon's risk management practices and the creation and implementation of a new risk management framework.
"Managing risk is a key component of successful project delivery," said Doug Whiteside, vice president Thermal Development, Devon. "Anticipating, evaluating and mitigating risks will help us ensure that our projects are safe, delivered on time and on budget."
Drawing from Oxand's expertise, best industry practices and international standards, the company will create ...>> Read more

Switzerland: Oxand advises Geneva Airport on improving its asset management.

Thanks to its experience with the PAS-55 standard, Oxand was commissioned by the Geneva airport authority to carry out an audit to identify strong points and the potential for leveraging performance at every level of its service chain. This audit also entailed an in-depth study of Geneva Airport's management of investment projects and of physical asset maintenance.
To complete this analysis, Oxand provided a benchmarking of the methods used in three other European airports of similar size.

Netherland: depth reduction on the River Waal

The Dutch Water Authorities have launched a tender for work on the river Waal, to ensure that its water levels do not rise to unacceptable levels compromising safety. Iter Fidelis, Oxand's Dutch subsidiary, has been working with a consortium on its tender for this project.The tender includes design and construction works to move a dike, expand the width of the river and achieve a 10 cm decrease in water level...>> Read more

France: OXAND adapts the SIMEO^TM Consulting solution for EDF.
Objective: control the performance of nuclear power plant cooling towers.

EDF has scheduled detailed civil engineering inspections of its cooling towers as part of the Maintenance Masterplan for its nuclear plant assets. Oxand is responsible for providing the software for storing and exploiting the data collected during an evaluation of the risks associated with the corrosion of steel reinforcements of concrete structures.

Canada: Suncor Energy extends its Collaboration with Oxand on Thermal Well integrity management

Following previous modelling studies performed on its MacKay River thermal wells, Suncor has commissioned Oxand for the execution of comprehensive 3D Finite Element modeling of a SAGD (Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage) well in operation, in order to identify and mitigate the risks of cement integrity failure. This study includes: ...>> Read more

France: EDF capitalizes on the results of its dam hazard studies project with the Simeo^TM ERM solution.

EDF's Hydraulic Engineering Centre has adopted the SIMEO^TM ERM solution to capitalize on feedback from its regulatory dam hazard studies, for which Oxand is responsible for parts of their overall verification. The goal was to allow project actors to rapidly obtain a database of dam risks identified by the hazard studies as well as the related control measures for EDF's 250 large dams. The tool's level of security and its flexibility, allowing rapid implementation, were decisive in convincing the project managers.

France: SNCF models infrastructure life cycle costs

To better anticipate maintenance management of the national railway network for which it has been delegated responsibility, SNCF wants to reinforce its cost modelling methods using a tool for the strategic simulation of maintenance costs.
Oxand was entrusted with the mission of carrying out an initial benchmarking against...>> Read more

USA : CENG mandates OXAND to support risk-informed management of its Fukushima Response projects

Constellation Energy Nuclear Group (CENG) is undertaking significant projects throughout its fleet in response to the March, 2011 accident at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant. The project's goals are to enhance the safety of CENG's nuclear facilities whilst complying with the Fukushima-related orders, requirements and recommendations issued by the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission... >> Read more

Risk management of enlargements to the Juliana waterway (Netherland)

Holland's Juliana waterway is to be widened and deepened to allow a higher category of river traffic to pass through. Iter Fidelis, the dutch Oxand's subsidiary, is advising a German - Dutch consortium on their tender for the design and construction of this project which has a budget of between 70 to 100 million euros. The enlargements need to be managed with minimum impact to the surrounding environment, taking into account major issues such as...>> Read more

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