Research effort aims at floating production technology

Journal Article · Mon Aug 17 00:00:00 EDT 1992 · Oil and Gas Journal; (United States)

OSTI ID:7103709

This paper reports that a 3 year research and development program on floating production systems (FPS), instigated by the Royal Norwegian Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (NTNF), has refined and qualified technologies for North Sea and arctic conditions. The FPS 2000 program, which cost 58 million kroner ($10 million), concentrated mainly on mooring systems and pipeline technology, along with new system concepts and cost reduction measures. More than 30 projects have been completed within the scheme. The anchoring and positioning project concentrates on developing methods for simulating behavior of mooring systems for large volume structures in deep water. It also seeks ways to determine efficiency of dynamic positioning thrusters under extreme conditions.

• OSTI ID: 7103709
• Journal Information: Oil and Gas Journal; (United States), Vol. 90:33; ISSN 0030-1388
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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