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Interface Management Philosophy


Table of Contents
1. 2. 3. Scope and Functional Requirements .................................................................. 2 Contributors ......................................................................................................... 2 FEED 1A Deliverables Interface Management.................................................... 3 3.1. Working Groups ............................................................................................ 3 3.1.1. Transport & Storage Working Group (TSWG) ....................................... 3 3.1.2. Operating Philosophy for Abated Plant (OPAPP) Working Group ........ 4 3.1.3. Operational Safety Working Group (OSWG) ......................................... 4 3.1.4. Working Group Composition ................................................................. 4 3.1.5. Remit of individual Working Groups: ..................................................... 5 3.2. Roles and Responsibilities............................................................................ 5 3.2.1. Participant Team ................................................................................... 5 3.2.2. E.ON Single Point of Contact (SPOC)................................................... 6 3.2.3. E.ON Technical Project Manager .......................................................... 6 3.2.4. E.ON Commercial Project Manager / Bid Lead ..................................... 6 3.2.5. Project Lead .......................................................................................... 6 3.3. Delivery Principles ........................................................................................ 6 4. FEED 1A Technical Interface Management ........................................................ 6 4.1. Project Design Philosophies ......................................................................... 7 4.2. Holds Register .............................................................................................. 8 4.3. Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) ................................................................ 8 4.4. Request for Information Process (RFIs) ....................................................... 9 5. FEED 2 Technical Interface Management .......................................................... 9 5.1. Division of Responsibility (DoR) Matrix......................................................... 9 5.2. Interface Schedule ........................................................................................ 9 5.3. Technical Interface Management Flow Chart ............................................. 10

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Kingsnorth CCS Demonstration Project The information contained in this document (the Information) is provided in good faith. E.ON UK plc, its subcontractors, subsidiaries, affiliates, employees, advisers, and the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) make no representation or warranty as to the accuracy, reliability or completeness of the Information and neither E.ON UK plc nor any of its subcontractors, subsidiaries, affiliates, employees, advisers or DECC shall have any liability whatsoever for any direct or indirect loss howsoever arising from the use of the Information by any party.

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1. Scope and Functional Requirements


The objective of this document is to develop a simple philosophy with clear information that enables all parties to understand their roles and responsibilities in managing design interfaces, in the form of documentation review through various Working Groups, and technical interfaces, in the form of physical details at the interface points between different components of the CCS chain, and the concepts surrounding the information interchange that take place during the project life. This Philosophy describes the approach used to ensure that effective communication occurs between different design contributors and that design conflicts at interfaces are identified and resolved. This Philosophy will be applied throughout the conceptual design phase (FEED 1) and FEED 2. This philosophy is not applicable to the detailed design phase and must be reviewed and updated for the detailed design phase.

2. Contributors
While all significant contributors to the project are paid directly by E.ON-UK the responsibility for production of design deliverables is split generally as follows: E.ON-UK: Integrated Power Station Performance Specification (Technical & Commercial) Overall Project Management, Monitoring & Control with support from Arup Commercial and Legal Coordination with support from Norton Rose Overall Planning and Consents Co-ordination with support from ENT (E.ON New Build & Technology), Genesis, Baker RDS, RSK, Atmos and Fisher German Overall Design Co-ordination with support from Arup & ENT

Note: Selected ENT and Arup staff are working directly for E.ON-UK and discharging duties on behalf of E.ON-UK. ENT: Power Station Design & CCS Integration Pipeline Equipment Specification (Valves, Meters etc.) & Supplier Review Pipeline and Power Station Integrated SCADA Design Capture Design supported by FW/MHI Compression & Conditioning Design supported by FW

Genesis: Pipeline Design


Kingsnorth CCS Demonstration Project The information contained in this document (the Information) is provided in good faith. E.ON UK plc, its subcontractors, subsidiaries, affiliates, employees, advisers, and the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) make no representation or warranty as to the accuracy, reliability or completeness of the Information and neither E.ON UK plc nor any of its subcontractors, subsidiaries, affiliates, employees, advisers or DECC shall have any liability whatsoever for any direct or indirect loss howsoever arising from the use of the Information by any party.

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Offshore Facilities and Topsides Design

Baker RDS: Wells and Storage Systems Design ENT is responsible for the performance of FW and MHI under the FW/MHI and the FW contracts. ENT is therefore responsible for managing information flows across the internal ENT interfaces with FW & MHI. E.ON-UK, with support from the participants as identified above, is responsible for managing its all other interfaces between Planning/Consenting, Technical Coordination, Commercial & Legal Co-ordination, General Project Management, Monitoring and Control. E.ON-UK will also coordinate with E.ON Gas Storage who will provide transport and storage system operability review input in the role of nominated asset manager for transport and storage. E.ON-UK is also responsible for managing external interfaces between ENT, Genesis, and Baker RDS.

3. FEED 1A Deliverables Interface Management


Every contract with any significant contributor to the overall project will be managed by a SPOC (Single Point of Contact) acting on behalf of E.ON UK. All significant communication is channelled through this SPOC. The SPOC for each contract is effectively also the contract manager. Design interface management is handled by the use of Working Groups that meet regularly to review, comment on and recommend additions to the first and subsequent drafts of all deliverables.

3.1. Working Groups The following Working Groups have been established. 3.1.1. Transport & Storage Working Group (TSWG)
Chairman - Deliverable Coordinator, Arup for E.ON-UK Wells and Storage SPOC, ENT for E.ON-UK Flow Assurance Lead for Genesis Compression SPOC for ENT Pipeline / Platform SPOC, ENT for E.ON-UK Wells Lead for Baker RDS Pipeline and Offshore Structure Lead (Genesis Project Manager) Development/Consents Manager for E.ON-UK (Optional Observer)

Kingsnorth CCS Demonstration Project The information contained in this document (the Information) is provided in good faith. E.ON UK plc, its subcontractors, subsidiaries, affiliates, employees, advisers, and the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) make no representation or warranty as to the accuracy, reliability or completeness of the Information and neither E.ON UK plc nor any of its subcontractors, subsidiaries, affiliates, employees, advisers or DECC shall have any liability whatsoever for any direct or indirect loss howsoever arising from the use of the Information by any party.

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NB: All design philosophies and key deliverables related to Transport and Storage will be reviewed by E.ON Gas Storage in parallel with the TSWG to confirm commonality of approach with other E.ON CCS projects.

3.1.2. Operating Philosophy for Abated Plant (OPAPP) Working Group


Chairman - Deliverable Coordinator, Arup for E.ON-UK E.ON UK Operations representative Carbon Capture SPOC for ENT Compression SPOC for ENT Development/Consents Manager for E.ON-UK ENT Process Engineer ENT Pipelines Engineer (As Required) Technical Project Manager (E.ON-UK Optional Observer) Chairman - Deliverable Coordinator, Arup for E.ON-UK ENT COMAH and Hazardous Substances Expert E.ON-UK Project Safety Manager & CDMC External Safety and Health Consultant ENT Dispersion Modelling E.ON-UK Operations Representative E.ON-UK Asset Risk Management and HAZOP Expert Genesis Safety Manager Part Time (As Required) (Pipelines and Offshore) Development/Consents Manager for E.ON-UK Technical Project Manager (E.ON-UK Optional Observer)

3.1.3. Operational Safety Working Group (OSWG)

3.1.4. Working Group Composition


Each Working Group comprises members of the overall design team who represent interests from both sides of any internal or external interface along the CCS process chain, from power generation through to storage. Other personnel invited to participate in the Working Groups generally have a role with either a project overview or a significant specific design responsibility. It is the job of the Working Groups to assess deliverables from initial review and comment through to recommendation for approval of the deliverables for a defined purpose. The sign off process is defined in the Document Life Cycle Process. Chairmen of the Working Groups meet together with both TPMs regularly. The frequency of these meetings will be arranged as necessary (but at least once per month) to discuss progress, bottlenecks and deliverables over which
Kingsnorth CCS Demonstration Project The information contained in this document (the Information) is provided in good faith. E.ON UK plc, its subcontractors, subsidiaries, affiliates, employees, advisers, and the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) make no representation or warranty as to the accuracy, reliability or completeness of the Information and neither E.ON UK plc nor any of its subcontractors, subsidiaries, affiliates, employees, advisers or DECC shall have any liability whatsoever for any direct or indirect loss howsoever arising from the use of the Information by any party.

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there is may be some debate. Disputed decisions can be resolved by joint agreement between both TPMs. The Transport and Storage TPM will be responsible for co-ordinating official responses to comments by EGS after these comments have been considered by the Working Groups. In accordance with the requirements of the Document Life Cycle Process, Technical Approval is given by sign off by one TPM (T&S) or TPM (Power Station) or both, as appropriate. Final sign off is given by PEG (Project Executive Group).

3.1.5. Remit of individual Working Groups:


TSWG To review and recommend for approval (with comment where necessary) all deliverables that are related to transport and storage design and operation or have an impact across the interface between transport and storage and the power station. OPAPP To review and recommend for approval (with comment where necessary) all deliverables that are related to the abated power station design and operation. OSWG To review and comment on all deliverables that are related to design for safety and/or to safety management across the whole CCS chain.

Where there is overlap, one Working Group will be nominated as the main reviewer and the chairman of the Working Group nominated will refer the result of comments to the other nominated Working Group(s).

3.2. Roles and Responsibilities


The roles and responsibility of all parties needs to be clearly defined, in particular with respect to who is doing what and when. This section provides the definition of the key roles and each roles individual responsibility in managing the interface process. Each responsible individual must have a clear understanding of: Role: What their responsibility is in the process Accountability: Who they are responsible to

The roles and their reporting lines are defined in the Project Organisation Chart detailed in the Project Handbook Section 2 (Organisation). Specific individuals with key roles during the FEED 1A activities are:

3.2.1. Participant Team


The Participant SPOC is responsible for working closely with the E.ON SPOC to provide accurate and timely interface information to ensure the successful delivery of the deliverables. This is through the provision of documentation, drawings and schedules, adherence to the agreed project schedule key milestones and active participation in interface co-ordination workshops and meetings as required.
Kingsnorth CCS Demonstration Project The information contained in this document (the Information) is provided in good faith. E.ON UK plc, its subcontractors, subsidiaries, affiliates, employees, advisers, and the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) make no representation or warranty as to the accuracy, reliability or completeness of the Information and neither E.ON UK plc nor any of its subcontractors, subsidiaries, affiliates, employees, advisers or DECC shall have any liability whatsoever for any direct or indirect loss howsoever arising from the use of the Information by any party.

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The participant team will be governed by the Participant Companies Quality management procedures which will define the requirements for sign off by the document Originator, Checker and Approver. 3.2.2. E.ON Single Point of Contact (SPOC) Responsible The person who owns the task of overall management of the delivery of the documentation through the technical review and sign off process. Accountable To the Technical Project Manager.

3.2.3. E.ON Technical Project Manager


Responsible The person ultimately responsible for ensuring that the documents are technically acceptable and are successfully managed and signed off in a timely and cost efficient manner. Ultimate decision maker on all technical interface issues. Accountable To the General Project Manager.

3.2.4. E.ON Commercial Project Manager / Bid Lead


Responsible The person responsible for ensuring that the documents are commercially and contractually acceptable to E.ON-UK and are acceptable to be issued to DECC under the terms of the contract. They are responsible for ensuring that the requirements for Knowledge Transfer (including Blacklist provisions) and Gateway Review Requirements are met. Ultimate decision maker on all commercial and contractual interface issues. Accountable To the Project Lead.

3.2.5. Project Lead


Responsible The person responsible for the final sign off of all deliverables prior to release to DECC and for use within the project.

3.3. Delivery Principles


The key principles being adopted are: Deliverables being shared, reviewed and updated with the participants regularly as part of the SPOCs role. Regular interface meetings being scheduled throughout the project life.

4. FEED 1A Technical Interface Management


In any complex project environment, particularly where there are multiple participants involved, a critical factor for success is a timely exchange of interface data between all involved parties to ensure scopes of work correctly match up at the point where the two scopes of work meet. The resulting consequences of a failure to identify and match up interface points correctly are primarily: Delays to the programme
Kingsnorth CCS Demonstration Project The information contained in this document (the Information) is provided in good faith. E.ON UK plc, its subcontractors, subsidiaries, affiliates, employees, advisers, and the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) make no representation or warranty as to the accuracy, reliability or completeness of the Information and neither E.ON UK plc nor any of its subcontractors, subsidiaries, affiliates, employees, advisers or DECC shall have any liability whatsoever for any direct or indirect loss howsoever arising from the use of the Information by any party.

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Claims or compensation events Increased project management effort Ultimate overall project cost increases.

It is therefore vital that a robust interface management philosophy is in place which provides each participant a clear definition on what the limits of supply are for their respective work packages, including who is doing what and when. An interface is defined as the point, area, or surface along which two substances or other qualitatively different things meet; it is also used metaphorically for the juncture between items. In a complex engineering project environment, interfaces or junctions exist in many forms across the various contract lots, but in most cases can be classified into three distinct categories: Physical: e.g. machine to foundation, pipe to pipe, cable to switchboard etc. Process e.g. fuel feed, quantity/hr at a certain calorific value, steam flow at temperature & pressure; delivery of materials between lots and expediting. Data e.g. Fan / Motor unit loading data for a foundation design

There is a risk that a failure to identify and properly manage interfaces on a project can lead to adverse effects on time, quality and cost. Therefore, in order to manage any risk from the onset of the project, a distinct and clear philosophy of interface management is required. The philosophy underpinning the management of technical interfaces between participants encompasses: Interfaces being identified upfront and actively managed within the Project Team. The roles and responsibilities of all parties being clearly defined. Each participant having clearly defined limits of supply. Each identified interface providing sufficient details including type, content and extent of information appropriate to this stage of the project, for example technical parameter (e.g. dimensioned locations, weights, etc.), delivery dates, who is providing, how will it be provided (drawing, emails, reports), what checking / verification will be performed and by whom.

Key aspects of the management of the technical interfaces include:-

4.1. Project Design Philosophies


In order to define the requirements of the project, Design Philosophy documents (together with key layouts, PFDs and P&IDs etc.) will need to be written which set out the outline of the design concepts to be adopted across the whole CCS chain and within all the main engineering disciplines. Design can only proceed once the design input documentation has been both written and agreed internally with and by the client (E.ON UK).
Kingsnorth CCS Demonstration Project The information contained in this document (the Information) is provided in good faith. E.ON UK plc, its subcontractors, subsidiaries, affiliates, employees, advisers, and the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) make no representation or warranty as to the accuracy, reliability or completeness of the Information and neither E.ON UK plc nor any of its subcontractors, subsidiaries, affiliates, employees, advisers or DECC shall have any liability whatsoever for any direct or indirect loss howsoever arising from the use of the Information by any party.

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Preparation and approval of the necessary design input documentation will ensure that the significant number of design contractors (around 6 to 8 firms including ENT) are fully informed on the agreed philosophy, assumptions and known parameters and design guidelines that are currently available to inform the necessary design work. The Design Philosophies (and other input documents) need to be consistent with each other and provide sufficient information for all design disciplines to make an effective start to actual design work. The aim of the documentation is to allowing different designers to work simultaneously and efficiently in separate design locations toward a common overall objective. Design of a large complex project where design activity is being carried out at multiple locations cannot be managed without the disciplined organisation of input documentation described above. The process of preparing the documentation also disciplines the client to properly inform the engineering functions on exactly what it is that the client wants to receive/achieve from the project. Definition of the project requirements using the Design Philosophy approach will ensure that the information is properly documented, cross referenced between chain elements and changes can be properly managed and controlled. The Design Philosophy Process document further describes the production, use and revision of Design Philosophies.

4.2. Holds Register


In the case where a requirement or item of design data has not yet been confirmed, a HOLD X.X.X.X-YYY-ZZZ shall be put in brackets immediately after the information at question. This is to highlight to users of the Design Philosophy (or any FEED1A deliverable) that the data or requirements is preliminary and that work is to be completed during the future phases of work. The HOLD will start with the WBS number (X.X.X.X) of the chain element, it will then reference the unique schedule 2 deliverable number (YYY) and then have a consecutive number (ZZ) added to it starting with 01 for the first HOLD in that deliverable. The HOLDs will then be populated onto a HOLD List. It is the Design Philosophy Owners responsibility to inform the Deliverable Co-ordinator who will maintain this HOLD list and report back to the Project Team to determine the impact and resolution of HOLDs.

4.3. Integrated Master Schedule (IMS)


An overall Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) (Primavera P6 programme) will be used as a master controlling tool for managing the Phase 1A deliverables and interfaces between them. Key deliverable delivery dates will be integrated into the IMS and dependencies logic linked between participants. Full details are included in the Programme Management Procedure.

Kingsnorth CCS Demonstration Project The information contained in this document (the Information) is provided in good faith. E.ON UK plc, its subcontractors, subsidiaries, affiliates, employees, advisers, and the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) make no representation or warranty as to the accuracy, reliability or completeness of the Information and neither E.ON UK plc nor any of its subcontractors, subsidiaries, affiliates, employees, advisers or DECC shall have any liability whatsoever for any direct or indirect loss howsoever arising from the use of the Information by any party.

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4.4. Request for Information Process (RFIs)


The RFI process is initiated from one organisation to another formally requesting clarification or information regarding a specific technical or design query. This is done via the extranet document control tool, which produces live updates and register of all requests. Full details are included in the Request for Information Procedure.

5. FEED 2 Technical Interface Management


During FEED 2 a more detailed interface management approach will be required for managing the flow of information and data across both the physical and technical interface boundaries. A documented Interface Management System shall be implemented by all contractors and parties that are involved with interface issues (throughout the FEED2, design, procurement, construction and commissioning phases of the project) in accordance with an Interface Management Plan. Contractors will also be required to define the interface control process for their subcontractors and suppliers within their interface management system. An Interface Management System Procedure will be issued and training carried out to all Company nominated Interface Parties. The primary features of the Interface Management System for FEED 2 will be: Project interface boundaries and the strategy for managing interfaces will be clearly defined. Roles and responsibilities of focal points from all interface parties will be identified. Interface parties shall be trained in the use of the system. Retention of quality records to verify the flow of information across the interface.

Key aspects of the Interface Management System Procedure will include

5.1. Division of Responsibility (DoR) Matrix


This tabulated document identifies the key steps through either a physical area or structure or a mechanical / electrical system including who is involved, who is leading and any other supporting roles.

5.2. Interface Schedule


This is a database listing all interfaces within each system and includes technical data relevant to the design of the interface. Data will include process information, physical location, details of the actual connection including who provides what and who does what at the interface. The Interface Schedule is intended to be used as the tool to manage the coordination of technical information rather than the technical data source.
Kingsnorth CCS Demonstration Project The information contained in this document (the Information) is provided in good faith. E.ON UK plc, its subcontractors, subsidiaries, affiliates, employees, advisers, and the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) make no representation or warranty as to the accuracy, reliability or completeness of the Information and neither E.ON UK plc nor any of its subcontractors, subsidiaries, affiliates, employees, advisers or DECC shall have any liability whatsoever for any direct or indirect loss howsoever arising from the use of the Information by any party.

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5.3. Technical Interface Management Flow Chart


The following flow chart shows the proposed route for recording technical interfaces on the Interface Schedule:

Kingsnorth CCS Demonstration Project The information contained in this document (the Information) is provided in good faith. E.ON UK plc, its subcontractors, subsidiaries, affiliates, employees, advisers, and the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) make no representation or warranty as to the accuracy, reliability or completeness of the Information and neither E.ON UK plc nor any of its subcontractors, subsidiaries, affiliates, employees, advisers or DECC shall have any liability whatsoever for any direct or indirect loss howsoever arising from the use of the Information by any party.

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