RAM models developed during the design process can be critical tools for the management of a facility during operation. Invariably things are not as they were expected to be when ‘the start button is pushed’ and the RAM process can be used for a wide range of applications through the operating life of a facility.

These include:

• debottlenecking studies
• optimisation of maintenance strategy
• input to budgeting and revision of economic forecasts
• assessing the economic impact of changes to reservoir profiles
• business cases for upgrades and expansions.