Objectives / Scope This paper will discuss how the In House Engineering Department, named Technical Centre – Engineering TC (E) within an upstream Exploration and Production (E&P) Company have managed to fulfill the duties of a design consultant and contributed to the long term development of young engineers. Since 2014, the TC (E) has successfully conducted screening studies, conceptual designs and Front End Engineering Design (FEED) projects of various magnitudes up to 150,000 man-hours. Methods, Procedures, Process In terms of schedule optimization the in house engineering department has tremendously helped company projects in meeting its mandate because the tendering cycle usually associated with any project is not applicable. Furthermore, the engineers part of the in house department are company employees who are well aware about the company's requirements, the condition of the assets and in the best condition to add value from any lessons learned related to past projects. In summary, there is no learning curve as part of the projects implementation. Results, Observations, Conclusions The cost associated from conducting the In House Engineering is much less than if it will be tendered to an outside consultancy company. Besides the cost and time benefits, performing the Front End Loading (FEL) Projects by In House Engineering have resulted in stronger compliance to the company's technical requirements since TC (E) are the custodian of the Company's Engineering standards, better governance because the Value Assurance Reviews are done by the TC (E) technical authorities, and more flexibility to project changes since scope variations can be agreed internally between Company departments. Being a department within an operating company, though, is having its own limitations of fixed organizational structure, inability to promptly acquire resources based on project load and being bound by established tendering and contracting policies has created its own set of challenges. Furthermore, there is some specialized studies part of the conducted projects that needed to be tendered outside due to unavailability of software or expertise. Though there are challenges in managing engineering activities in an E&P Company, the benefits outweigh these challenges. In-House Engineering is adding value to the Company business needs and provides a fit for purpose and cost effective engineering solutions. Novel/Additive Information The novelty of having an In House Engineering department within an E&P Operating Company is adding a value in terms of better resource utilization, cost optimization and compliance to company standards.
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