... works techniques, such as welding or grinding, involves many critical safety assessments and/or production shutdowns. Thus, the challenge would be to carry out these repairs offshore while guaranteeing high safety standards and avoiding production shutdowns. FPSO operators, like SBM Offshore, have...

... system installation and decommissioning activities. This framework relies on the assessment of environmental pressures and biological sensitivities. Our model's main assumption is that an activity can cause a number of environmental pressures, which can have different effects on each environmental...

... methodology in order to obtain parameters and foreseen the resource expenditure as well as operational impacts would be of great value for companies trying to assess opportunities, targets, resource allocation and return rates. Throughout the current research, the authors assessed over thirty physical...

... production. The present paper proposes a holistic approach for assessment of the mooring system in order to achieve the intended performance of the asset, taking into consideration not only the system design but also the knowledge accumulated during the original operational life of the legacy system...

..., a Panel Session for OTC Brasil 2019 has been organized. The panel comprises of leaders from operating companies, engineering and construction companies, topside and subsea systems suppliers, digital platform providers, class societies, and risk assessment specialists responsible for deepwater facilities...

... optimization disconnection conceptual design fpu subsea processing case study scenario upstream oil & gas new well operator brazilian field attractiveness reduction new fpu flowline constraint assessment Abstract When performing any redevelopment or complementary project assessment...

... predictive model and how it will be used to minimise the inspection cost without using the traditional Risk Based Inspection(RBI) methodology. Structural assessment, real-time monitoring and predictive maintenance are the three main aspects of the life extension process for the offshore structure. Usually...

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... related to the feasibility and conclusiveness of well integrity assessments, this is especially true for subsea wells. On the other hand, those assessments are quite conclusive and easy to perform by the rig when a workover is in progress. Namely, because there is usually only one fluid phase (brine...

... Abstract A new method developed to evaluate the performance measure of some sub-criteria of the environmental criterion in a Comparative Assessment of various options of the decommissioning of subsea installations in Brazil is presented. The method is based on an adaptation of that proposed...

.... The first example highlights ongoing fatigue assessment of a mooring line chain jack system using line tension measurements. The second example describes how uncertainty was greatly reduced in a polyester rope fatigue assessment by utilizing measured mooring line tension data. The third example demonstrates...

... and solutions related to the decommissioning of FPSO's, and the risks and challenges of sound project execution. The successful execution model consists of procedures related to required assessments to be performed during the planning phase, in order to prepare the decommissioning execution plan, cleaning...

... histories of the methodology application are also discussed. liability cost operator well decommissioning help reduce well liability cost balance sheet new technology classification guideline cost estimation assessment regulation liability offshore technology conference cost estimate...

... system simulator hil testing assessment control system operation verification software well control equipment offshore technology conference signature requirement risk assessment upstream oil & gas functionality ABS ( 2012 ). Guide for Systems Verification (Including...

... the efficiency of these integrity management tasks. A digital twin model has been developed that utilizes typical floating systems measured data and a global performance model. This digital twin model provides an automated continuous assessment of the asset. Eliminating many of the labor intensive activities...

... considered. The use of SCRs potentialy enhances the competitiveness of rigid riser systems for the Pre-Salt fields of Santos Basin when compared with Steel Lazy Wave Risers (SLWRs). special weld scr configuration fatigue strength assessment safety factor upstream oil & gas sn curve fatigue...

... guideline requirement vulnerability cyber security upstream oil & gas assessment Grant Alan , Williams Paul , Ward Nick and Basker Sally ( 2009 . GPS Jamming and the Impact on Maritime Navigation, The General Lighthouse Authorities of the United Kingdom and Ireland...

...-certification and life extension of existing FPU moorings, where conventional mooring code deterministic design methods, whilst adequate for original design purposes, lack sufficient fidelity to address the multi- faceted issue of re-assessment of notionally marginal legacy systems. This technique is applicable...

... with respect to strength for some porch locations, whereas insulated SCRs are not feasible. PIP SCRs are found to exhibit superior strength behaviour, mitigating the normally limiting compression buckling phenomena in the TDP, enabling this concept in deepwater. Fatigue life assessment on the other hand, shows...

... for the risk expressed in expectation curves, an estimation of the "Pseudo-limiting" risk and value terms, and defining a hierarchy of portfolio with data mining technique. Furthermore, it proposes a methodology of life-cycle assessment and surveillance of reserves estimation by integrating of the "Pseudo...