Floating production system

Floating production systems offer production facilities offshore, and will be introduced in this section. 

Subsea production systems are an alternative development option for an offshore field. They are often a very cost effective means of exploiting small fields which are situated close to existing infrastructure, such as production platforms and pipelines. They may also be used in combination with floating production systems. 

Effects of Motion on Design of Process Facilities for Floating Production Systems... 

There has been an Increasing Interest 1n floating production systems over the last three years, with some systems Installed 1n the most severe sea conditions. The market driving force causing this... 

The floating production system meets these criteria with one exception the motions of the marine vessel can reduce the operating level from that of a fixed structure. A major concern 1s the effect of motions on the performance of the process equipment. Consequently, there 1s a requirement to Increase the operating level by reducing the motions of the marine vessel and reducing the effects of the transmitted motion on the process Inside the vessel. The latter, reducing the effects of the transmitted motion on the process Inside the vessel, 1s the subject of this paper. 

The predominant floating production systems are single point moored tankers or barges, multiple point moored tankers or barges, and semi-submersible units. The difference between the two types of tanker and barge systems 1s the weather vanlng capability of the single point moored units which make them more suitable for hostile environments. 

EFFECTS OF MOTION ON OESI6N OF PROCESS FACILITIES FOR FLOATING PRODUCTION SYSTEMS OTC 5034... 

However, every floating production system has Other considerations wMfh need tn he txken into account and will affect the placement of the process equipment on an Individual basis. These Include ... 

Current process equipment technology has kept abreast of the oil Industry s requirements of producing high specification products on floating production systems in hostile marine environments. Extensive research and development work involving motion simulation and analytical modeling has now provided process equipment designs to match the performance levels of fixed platform equipment. 

Karve, Shashank, and Chris 3. Fenner Prediction of Process Equipment Performance on Floating Production Systems, International Symposium on Developments In Floating Production Systems, London (March 21-22, 19B4) The Royal Institution of Naval Architects, London, SW1X 8BQ. 

Floating Production System (FPS)—a semi-submersible tmit anchored with wire rope and chain. The surface deck receives oil from production risers designed to accommodate platform motion and used at a water depth of 185-2285 m. 

In recent years, carbon fiber material is widely used in offshore and deep sea oilfields. It can be used as drilling and exploration equipments, floating production system of tension leg platform. 

For this subpart, facilities include all types of offshore structures permanently or temporarily attached to the seabed (i.e., mobile offshore drilling units floating production systems floating production, storage and offloading facilities tension-leg platforms and spars) used for exploration, development, production, and transportation activities for oil, gas, or sulphur from areas leased in the OCS [Outer Continental Shelf], Facilities also include DOI regulated pipelines. 

The uncoupled analysis is still the traditional design practice for floating production systems. As already explained, in the uncoupled formulation the nmnerical analysis tool is based on the hydrodynamic behavior of the floater, not influenced by the nonlinear dynamic behavior of the lines. Two distinct stages of design may be identified in an uncoupled methodology ... 

API Recommended Practice 2RD, 1998. Design of Risers for Floating Production Systems (FPSs) and Tension-Leg Platforms (TLPs). American Petroleum Instimte,... 

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