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News Release from: Noble Denton Europe
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Project aims to improve FPSO design
Noble Denton Europe are launching a joint industry project that aims to improve FPSO design in order to optimise system safety and reliability, which will lower operating costs and capital requirement
Noble Denton Europe (NDE) are about to launch a new joint industry project that aims to improve FPSO design in order to optimise system safety and reliability, which will in turn lower operating costs and capital requirement The study will focus upon reliability analysis and system modelling of critical limit states and follows on from a preliminary study, previously performed by NDE for the U.K
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 9 Nov 2000 at 8.00am (UK)
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It acts as a catalyst to draw together current FPSO experience and will enable further development of the design process, through enhancing current understanding of the operational system behaviour of FPSO+s.
It will address the shortcomings within the current design process and issues that have not yet been studied in any detail.
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The outcome is expected to identify cost-effective design improvements, based upon risk reduction benefits and life of field reliability.
There is definite potential for producing optimised FPSO design guideines and achieve a reduction in unnecessary construction and operational costs.
Potential benefits of the study include: A greater understanding of the overall structural reliability of an FPSO, Optimised system safety and reliability, Enhanced system performance and balanced risk throughout the field life of the development, A more consistent FPSO structural design approach Capital and/or operating cost benefits on FPSO components leading to designs that are more efficient and a reduction in repair costs the associated costly loss of production periods.
Brian Campbell, project co-ordinator for the proposed study, says "We are all very excited by the new project.
We truly believe that the results will revolutionise the way FPSO's are designed from the front end of the process, which will have tremendous effects on structural safety issues as well as costs.
Initial responses to the study would seem to indicate that our enthusiasm is shared across the offshore industry".
The project is set to commence in January 2001 and is scheduled for completion within a period of 18 months.
Following the first Launch meeting held in London on 23rd October, the following companies have expressed a strong interest in the project: Shell, BP, Statoil, Exxon Mobil, MMS, ABB, HSE, ABS, Maersk, DNV, TotalFinaElf, Lloyds Register, Bouygues Offshore, Bluewater, Bureau Veritas, Norske Hydro, Fred Olsen Energy ASA, U.S.
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* The next launch meeting will be held in Houston on 11th November.
The project team will also be at the FPSO conference in London, December 11th and 12th.
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