Many FPSO/SURF challenges can be overcome with up-front engineering analysis. Oil States pre-FEED and FEED engineering assessments support technical concept evaluation while eliminating unknown gaps and project risks prior to detailed design and execution. We help solve the toughest challenges, improve project economics, and deliver design life confidence.
PRE-FEED & FEED STUDIES
With industry-leading expertise in global riser and mooring analysis, RiserTec can support you through pre-FEED and FEED stages to provide technically advanced global engineering analysis and design solutions for your FPSO project. Gain assurance of optimal concept selection for installation efficiency and maximum asset life.
GLOBAL ANALYSIS: Spread and Turret Mooring System Analysis
Secure and keep FPSO assets safe with detailed global mooring analysis, detailed mooring system design and analysis, installation planning and procedures, mooring equipment specification and layout support, equipment procurement support, installation vessel selection, and system monitoring/integrity management.
GLOBAL ANALYSIS: Metocean, Vortex-Induced Vibration (VIV) & Fatigue Analysis
Gain design-life confidence and extend fatigue-life expectancy and with a thorough understanding of stresses applied from waves and vessel motions, cross-flow VIV effects on risers and mooring systems, combined with static loads of the of the systems themselves.
UPFRONT ENGINEERING: Subsea Production Riser Engineering
Our riser system FEED studies consider riser system layout and can include detailed design for flexible, top-tensioned riser (TTR), hybrid riser systems, and steel catenary riser (SCR) systems. We can help design the best technical solution to your performance and design-life criteria.
UPFRONT ENGINEERING: Subsea Pipeline & Flowline Engineering
Connect assets to market with engineered solutions for shallow and deepwater. We specialize in analyzing span and on-bottom stability, upheaval buckling, crossing design, spanning and ‘walking’ of pipelines, 2D-3D analysis of full flowline routes, pipe-in-pipe/bundle modeling, and 3D spool in-line and cross flow VIV.
UPFRONT ENGINEERING: Installation Engineering
Installability can commonly be overlooked in the design schedule. Through understanding of vessel capabilities and equipment, careful monitoring and control of activities, and development of robust installation procedures, we help operators and contractors avoid delays in installation schedules, impacts on vessel utilization and increased costs.
DESIGN QUALIFICATION & TESTING SERVICES
We offer extensive testing capabilities with one of the most advanced structural test labs in Europe including riser component mechanical testing and dissection of flexible riser pipe, hydrodynamic testing of riser components and VIV suppression systems, and design model calibration of riser & mooring systems.
OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY AND RELIABLITY: Offloading/Lifting & Handling
During the FPSO Concept Selection phase, topside layout and lifting/handling systems design can all determine the operability, deck accessibility, safety and reliability of future FPSO operations. Oil States provides upfront engineering assessments to help you achieve these outcomes.
RISER & MOORING SYSTEM MONITORING & INTEGRITY MANAGEMENT
Oil States is driving digitalization with design and specification of riser and mooring monitoring systems. We correlate measured sensor data to predictive models, giving real-time visibility to asset condition and remaining asset life. This reduces inspection personnel required onboard and OPEX through predictive maintenance.
CUSTOM ENGINEERING SOFTWARE TOOLS DEVELOPMENT
For more complex design and engineering analysis challenges, Oil States and RiserTec have developed numerous custom engineering software tools to provide clients with comprehensive analysis of unique situations. Not every challenge can be solved with off-the-shelf software; we eliminate the roadblocks to provide real technical answers.
