FPSO`s today: What is the optimum concept?

Conference · Fri Dec 01 04:00:00 EST 1995

OSTI ID:128870

Jeannin, O

FPSO technology over the past years has rapidly evolved from tanker based units with classical mooring systems to purpose-shaped new built vessels equipped with DP assistance, sophisticated permanent turrets or disconnectable mooring systems. FPSO`s cover today a much wider range of applications than a few years ago, and are contemplated for ever more demanding field developments. Selecting the optimum FPSO concept at the beginning of a project is therefore a new step in the early phases of conceptual engineering. This paper describes the main design parameters of current FPSO projects, and evaluates the significance of their influence on the overall design. Several guidelines and insights are provided to help in selecting and combining together technical options available for specific field development cases. The detailed engineering, execution and operational experience gained on recent projects and actual realizations are largely called upon so that pragmatic considerations and recommendations can be suggested for achieving optimized FPSO configurations in a wide range of applications.

• OSTI ID: 128870
• Report Number(s): CONF-950501--
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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