TN 3 Floating Structures TechnologyPartnership

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TN 3 Floating Structures Technology-Partnership
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Steering Committee
Advisory Group
EU Commission
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Thematic Network Floating Structures
Technology Co-ordinator AkerMaritime
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Thematic Area Members
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TA1 Improved tools for hydrodynamic and
structural analysis of complex structures and
model testing

• The area covers general tools for hydrodynamic
  and structural analysis of
• offshore structures, including model testing.
• Example of focus elements
• Hydro dynamic analysis tools
• Structural analysis tools
• Model testing
• Full scale instrumentation and validation

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TA2 Cost efficient mooring and station keeping
(DP) systems and technology

• The area covers complete mooring and station
  keeping (DP) systems including
• winches
• mooring lines
• anchors
• Example of focus elements
• Shallow water challenges
• Ultra deep water challenges
• Efficient systems for stationary and temporary
  systems
• Combined mooring and DP systems
• Rules and regulations for mooring design
• Efficient tools for mooring design
• Qualification of new materials such as long term
  durability of synthetic fibre lines

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TA3 Riser technology for deep and ultra deep
waters including advanced materials

• The area covers all types of risers for drilling,
  production and import/export,
• including floating pipelines
• Example of focus elements
• Flexible risers
• Rigid risers including catenary, hybrid,
  drilling, etc.
• VIV phenomenon
• Riser monitoring
• New light weight and/or high strength materials
• composites
• aluminium
• titanium
• Flow assurance, including heating and insulation
• Export systems for ultra deep water
• Floating pipelines

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TA4 Marine operations, platform removal/reuse

• The area includes all types of marine operations
  for installation or removal of
• floating production systems including mooring and
  riser systems and removal
• of fixed platforms
• Example of focus elements
• Installation technology
• Platform removal technology
• Harsh environment and ultra deep water impact on
  operations complexity

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TA5 Efficient topside facilities and processing

• The area includes the complete topside production
  facilities including processing,
• (drilling), utility systems and quarters with
  focus on cost reductions in CAPEX and
• OPEX and project execution methodology
• Focus elements
• Efficient processing systems
• Drilling systems
• Topside layout and safety
• Rules/regulations
• Standardisation for cost reductions (equipment,
  components, interface, etc.)
• Efficient maintenance/operation

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TA6 Ultra deep water floaters

• The area includes the challenges for use of
  floaters in ultra deep water beyond 2000 m
• with focus on total concepts
• Example of focus elements
• FPSOs/barges with surface trees and drilling
• New and innovative floater concepts
• Risk assessment methodology
• Environmental impact from Arctic and New
  Frontiers
• Qualification needs

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TA7 Cost efficient floating production systems

• The area is focused on improved competitiveness
  and more cost efficient of total
• floating production systems
• Example of focus elements
• Benchmarking European construction versus US or
  Far East
• Project execution methodology including design
  and fabrication
• Integration hull and topside
• Competitive hull fabrication
• TLP, Deep draft floaters, FPSO and Semi designs
• Turret and Swivel technology for FPSOs
• System integration hull/topside, mooring, risers,
  marine operations, etc.

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TN3 Floating Structures TechnologyDeliverables

• State of the Art Reports
• Identify technology gaps and future needs
• Identify required future research
• Web site for the project for dissemination of
  project results
• Workshops
• - yearly updating

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Exploitation and Dissemination of results, IPR