Pressure drop

High integrity pressure protection systems (HIPPS) create a “spec break” in production systems to improve safety. BP’s Christopher Curran tells Jennifer Pallanich about the challenges of taking HIPPS technology to extreme water depths.

Pressure point: field study with a SIL 3 certified high integrity pressure protection system (HIPPS), at center. The image shows a standard retrievable five-inch HIPPS module
Pressure point: field study with a SIL 3 certified high integrity pressure protection system (HIPPS), at center. The image shows a standard retrievable five-inch HIPPS module
Published 9 October 2015, 00:00Updated 6 January 2017, 13:00
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