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About OSL 3

Gas and Oil 4-5

Gas Storage and Compression 6-7

Small Scale LNG 8-9

Minimum Facilities 10-11

Petrochemical 12-13

Low Carbon and Renewables 14

Subsea 15

Technical Safety and Risk 16-17

Flow Assurance 18-19

Specialist Engineering 20-21

Our People 22

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About OSLOSL are consulting engineers and project managers to the gas and oil industry. We provide a variety of engineering and design solutions based on sound engineering practices, reinforced by our extensive operational experience.

In 2005, experienced engineers Nick Jones and Alastair Robertson founded Optimus Services Limited, which today is known as OSL. The company started work on small offshore modification projects and terminal design, growing quickly to now deliver a range of services, from feasibility studies to large design projects across the world.

OSL employs multidisciplined, experienced gas and oil sector personnel, chosen not only for their academic achievements but also for their extensive practical hands-on expertise in offshore and onshore design. This gives us the unique blend of both design and operational expertise required to provide you with the most effective solutions.

Our differentiator is that we add value through providing smarter concepts, thereby helping our clients to increase revenues and reduce costs and project timescales. We always provide effective, innovative and environmentally responsible solutions. In OSL, we call this clever thinking.

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Gas and OilBoth onshore and offshore developments, although fundamentally similar, have very different challenges which require specific attention and expertise in certain areas. Here at OSL we understand these variations and have extensive experience in addressing them. This includes the drive to maximise production whilst reducing the time elapsed from conception to production, as well as both design and development CAPEX.

Our projects range from small brownfield alterations to large onshore and offshore projects, and we have successfully utilised our skills and expertise to resolve client problems both in the UK energy market and overseas, with maximum effect.

OSL recognise the changing gas and energy market and the requirement to extend field life, extract more reserves, or develop more marginal opportunities. Our experience is particularly valuable in the current market, where asset owners do not always have the detailed technical knowledge needed to robustly determine the most cost-effective engineering solution to deliver gas to the market. Working together, our people deliver the best results every time.

We required a company with broad experience that could overcome all challenges, provide an effective long-term solution and ensure that environmental responsibility and risk management were key factors throughout. OSL were the solution to the problem.

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Gas Storage and CompressionWe are the leading authority in the design and development of onshore and offshore gas compression systems and so are best placed to provide our clients with the optimum solutions through the life cycle of their asset. Having our core roots in gas processing, storage and transportation, we pride ourselves on providing first class solutions to the gas market.

Our project experience ranges from simple rewheeling of existing compressors to new onshore and offshore installations. We are experienced in matching compressor configurations to client production profiles and changing field conditions to maximise production flow over field life for the minimum energy input.

Our experience in compression coupled with our knowledge in dehydration systems provides clients with all the expertise they need to design and operate gas storage facilities. This also includes dealing with the wide range of operating pressures and flows.

The major factor affecting the success of gas storage systems is the ability to provide fast import and export of gas. OSL provided commercial knowledge and were skilled in process optimisation and advanced control to maximise our storage value.

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Small Scale LNGOSL are able to offer a viable, cost-effective solution to meet the demands of a growing number of customers, previously unable to access the LNG supply chain.

Customers with developing economies, in difficult locations or with low demand are able to use a scalable ship operation and terminal design to meet the requirements of the lower scale LNG demand at a much reduced investment.

The solution utilises a combination of vacuum insulated tanks, modular vaporisers and other standard packaged units. The tanks match the ship volumes, providing reduced risk in stored inventory and flexibility for capacity expansion as infrastructure is increased.

This approach allows for a rapid deployment to developing locations. With all equipment items being manufactured away from site, it doesn’t rely on fabrication of large tanks and extensive civil works.

Restrictions in location, demand rates and long-term financial commitments have prevented us from switching to LNG as our primary energy source. The OSL and IM Skaugen solution has helped us to see a future in developing our LNG supply chain to provide us with a more efficient, cleaner and cheaper fuel.

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Minimum FacilitiesOSL have a unique understanding of the challenges associated with developing marginal fields. To enable us to make them viable, constant innovation and new technology is required to both cut down the development cost and provide a shorter delivery path to first oil or gas.

We have extensive experience of developing this type of project all around the world, not only bringing new and creative ideas to the table, but also in-depth knowledge of third party tie-backs through host facilities, thus reducing the development costs further.

On occasion, OSL have introduced clients to novel and sometimes cutting edge solutions that despite initially appearing to be financially inviable development methods, turn into ideal solutions for the client.

The main point of a mimimum facilities platform is to provide a simple low-cost solution to multi-well developments for areas where there is a lack of infrastructure or facilities to support a subsea development. Often on multi-well developments this can also be the cheapest option.

As a result, MFPs need in-depth technical design that is both fit for purpose and cost-effective; OSL’s multi-skilled team ensure that this is delivered.

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PetrochemicalThe petrochemical services offered by OSL provide a high quality, independent consultancy service to clients in the petroleum refinery and chemical manufacturing industries. With extensive experience of working in these sectors, our consultants apply a multidisciplinary approach to challenges through the entire development and production lifecycle, from appraisal studies through to final decommissioning.

On a large or small scale, we fully understand the intricate details of refineries and petrochemical plants. Our teams have extensive experience in optimising the design, procurement and construction of all refinery facilities, including distillation, hydro-processing, fluid catalytic cracking, coking, octane enhancement, hydrogen production and sulphur removal units.

OSL understand that petrochemical services need to cover numerous essential technical factors, as well as catering for a variety of differently sized facilities. As a result, their team’s combined knowledge and experience gave us an optimal solution that will continue to bring top results throughout its lifecycle.

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Technical Safety and RiskThe management of technical safety and risk is one of the earliest priorities in any oil and gas engineering project. Production facilities, refineries and chemical plants are generally very complex and located in unique environments that are often hostile, with potential for health and safety issues, negative environmental impact or loss-making downtime. The ability to predict and then prevent or mitigate undesirable events is probably the single most important factor in achieving business success in the energy industries.

The technical safety and risk team at OSL works hand-in-hand with consultants from our other disciplines to ensure that effective risk management is a key feature of every project throughout the lifecycle of the asset, from initial concept through full-scale production to decommissioning.

OSL have provided excellent management of our ongoing safety actions register. They have helped to put in place the systems to effectively manage this important aspect of our business for the long term. In particular, the provision of a number of dedicated site-based engineers to integrate into the operation has been the catalyst for raising the priority and closing out the bulk of the actions successfully.

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SubseaOSL offer specialist services across all aspects of subsea engineering, bringing a unique multidisciplinary approach to subsea design, development, implementation, installation, the addressing of operational issues and taking responsibility for our clients’ requirements throughout the entire lifecycle of the asset.

Having an in-depth understanding of what is required for subsea systems and their infrastructure gives us an unparalleled advantage over our competitors when it comes to linking subsea services to the surface, or vice versa. Our experience is born not only from designing entire systems on paper, but also from practical hands-on knowledge of how the equipment required is best designed, built, installed and operated.

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Low Carbon and RenewablesHere at OSL, we understand the growing demand for clean, safe energy and addressing the issues of climate change.

We are actively helping clients involved in current government projects, using their experience of fluids transportation and storage to provide the technical and risk expertise in the efficient and safe handling of carbon dioxide. This also ensures that fossil fuel energy-based projects take into account the need to reduce the harmful gases emitted and minimise the amount of fuel used.

The particular Low Carbon and Renewables sectors OSL have gained experience in include:

• Energy from waste

• Combined heat and power

• Carbon Capture, transportation and Storage.

Only if we are serious about the development of our so-called green technology can we reap the benefits both environmentally and financially.

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Flow Assurance in Gas and Oil ProductionFlow Assurance has always been a major component of our service offering. It concerns itself with all the issues important to maintaining the flow of oil fluids from reservoir to reception facilities. This core area of expertise is complemented by access to other disciplines, such as subsea equipment design (mechanical design, materials selection, riser analysis, etc.), process engineering, and safety and risk assessment. As a result, OSL’s view of Flow Assurance is not an add-on but an integrated part of the field development solution we provide.

Our Flow Assurance service is applied across the life cycle of a development, starting with a good understanding and model representation of the production fluid, through to equipment design, operations support and production enhancement. This “full cycle” Flow Assurance input is essential to minimise the risk of production losses due to inadequate design or operational issues.

We believe that an operations lead, integrated modelling solution will provide clients with the necessary information at project definition stage and throughout the field life to minimise production losses. OSL provide the technical back-up to assess the impact of start-ups and fluid characteristic variations from the reservoir through to the topsides facility.

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Specialist EngineeringOSL offers a wide range of specialist engineering services in addition to our strong multidiscipline engineering skill sets. Our philosophy is to offer a complete set of services that can either be tightly integrated for each study or project, or used on a standalone basis.

The range of specialist engineering services offered is driven by the needs and strategy of the business going forward, and the individual flair and talent of our engineers. We actively encourage our engineers to participate in this process at all levels and our current scope of specialist services includes the following:

• Operational support

• Cost estimation and verification

• Reliability and availability modelling and analysis

• Risk management

• Commissioning and pre-commissioning support

• Decommissioning

• Structural and asset integrity

• Expert knowledge transfer and training support

• Independent asset assessment for investment banking

• Value improving practices

• Procurement, materials management and inspection

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Our PeopleOSL provide an excellent and attractive working environment for the entire team, and our philosophy is to ensure that all members are given opportunities to grow. This dedication to personal development stretches beyond the boundaries of the company, as we also offer work experience to school and college pupils, helping them to make informed choices for their futures.

A team of highly skilled and motivated engineers, consultants and project managers are at the heart of our business, chosen not only for their academic achievements but also for their extensive practical hands-on skills. These individuals allow us to meet the demand for a quality and experienced engineering service, and in return they’re encouraged to think, be creative and thrive. This team brings together skills in process engineering and rotating equipment design and operation, offering valuable experience and resources necessary for the gas and oil markets of today. As a result, we excel in conceptual design work, feasibility

studies, project development, detailed design and project management.

A major part of our commitment to the development of graduate engineers is the company’s Graduate Development Program (GDP). Management-administrated but employee-led, the scheme provides a structured approach applied over a 4/5-year timescale and is designed to develop both the technical and interpersonal ‘soft’ skills of a new graduate to the point where they can successfully attain chartered status. To ensure that progression is both swift and smooth, all participants on the scheme are assigned a discipline-specific mentor and given quarterly reviews, along with any specific training requirements. OSL’s program has been accredited by the Institution of Chemical Engineers and allows us to boast that we are one of less than 60 companies worldwide to attain their Accredited Company Training Scheme recommendation.

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Come and visit us HullOSL HouseHenry Boot WayPriory Park EastHullHU4 7DF

Tel: 01482 626400Email: [email protected]

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www.oslconsulting.com / [email protected]