This document including, drawings, procedures, specifications, and its contents is the exclusive property of MODEC

International, Inc. and is furnished on a confidential basis, and with the express agreement that it will neither be used,
sold, transferred, copied, traced, photographed, nor reproduced in any manner whatsoever in whole or in part, nor any
item herein be sold, manufactured or assembled without the written agreement of MODEC International, Inc. The
recipient of this document agrees not to disclose to any other party information contained herein, or not to use such
information, except for the specific purpose intended at the time of release of this document.

IDC

03 APR 2013

Rev

Status

Date

Originator

Checker

Approver

Project

Document Title:

FPSO TOPSIDE STRUCTURAL DESIGN BASIS

MODEC Project No.

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Client Document No.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1.0

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ................................................................................................. 5

2.0

BACKGROUND .............................................................................................................. 5
2.1

3.0

BASIS ............................................................................................................................. 6
3.1

4.0

DEFINITIONS ...................................................................................................... 6
REFERENCES .................................................................................................... 7
3.1.1

Company .............................................................................................. 7

3.1.2

Client .................................................................................................... 7

3.1.3

Industry Codes, Standards, Rules, and Regulations ............................. 7

3.2

DEFINITIONS ...................................................................................................... 7

3.3

DESIGN PHILOSOPHY ....................................................................................... 7

3.4

DESIGN LIFE ...................................................................................................... 8

3.5

DESIGN CRITERIA ............................................................................................. 8

3.6

MEMBER SIZE .................................................................................................... 8

3.7

JOINT .................................................................................................................. 8

3.8

SEGMENT ........................................................................................................... 8

3.9

MODULE/SKID REACTION ................................................................................. 9

STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS ............................................................................................. 9

4.1

REQUIRED ANALYSES ...................................................................................... 9

4.2

SUPPORT BOUNDARY CONDITIONS ............................................................... 9

4.3

NATURAL FREQUENCY OF STRUCTURE ...................................................... 10

4.4

ALLOWABLE STRESS INCREASE FACTORS ................................................. 10

5.0

MATERIALS ................................................................................................................. 10

6.0

LOAD ............................................................................................................................ 10

7.0

6.1

BLANKET LIVE LOAD ....................................................................................... 10

6.2

WIND ................................................................................................................. 11

6.3

INERTIAL .......................................................................................................... 11

6.4

VESSEL FLEXIBILITY ....................................................................................... 11

6.5

MANIFOLD AND RISER SUPPORT STRUCTURE LOADS .............................. 11

6.6

VIBRATION ANALYSIS ..................................................................................... 11

LOAD COMBINATIONS ............................................................................................... 11

7.1

NORMAL OPERATION, EXTREME OPERATION AND FPSO TRANSIT .......... 12

7.2

HULL DAMAGE CONDITION ............................................................................ 14

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TABLE 8-2 LOAD COMBINATION FOR HULL DAMAGE CONDITION ............................... 14

7.3

BARGE/VESSEL TRANSPORTATION .............................................................. 14

7.4

WEIGHT LOADS IN LOAD COMBINATIONS .................................................... 14

8.0

APPURTENANCE DESIGN .......................................................................................... 15

9.0

MODULES/SKIDS INFORMATION ............................................................................... 15

TABLE 10 1 FABRICATION LOCATION OF MODULES/SKIDS .......................................... 15

10.0

DEMO TEMPLATE OF ANALYSIS/CALCULATION REPORTS .................................. 16

TABLE 11-1 TEMPLATE OF ANALYSIS/CALCULATION REPORTS.................................. 17

APPENDIX 1.0 FPSO MV26 SKID MAP................................................................................... 19
APPENDIX A ......................................................................................................................... 20

Figures
No table of figures entries found.

Tables
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The purpose of this document is to provide specific design criteria and describe methodology
and procedures to be followed during detailed structural design phases of the FPSO CIDADE
DE ITAGUA MV26 topsides modules/skids. If design subcontractors find any criteria being
missed out, they shall immediately inform MODEC for a resolution.
This document defines the minimum requirements for structural design of the steel
framework of the topsides production modules and skids for the FPSO. Each module or skid
shall be designed with appropriate supports on pancakes. The skid configuration shall be
based on the specific requirement of each skid.
The scope also includes design and detailing of all module and skid appurtenances including
stairs, ladders, access platforms, equipment supports, monorails, firewalls, service supports,
lifting eyes and major installation aids.
This document is a supplement to the MODEC company specifications tabulated in the
section of Reference. For any issue that is not addressed in this current document, the
MODEC company specifications are applicable. Especially, the Design of Offshore
Structure Specification (Doc. 0003-MI20-00S1-0230) gives detailed information on general
requirements for structural design of module/skid and shall be referred as a primary design
document.

2.0

BACKGROUND
Petrobras and partners (henceforth the Client) are developing the "Carioca Wells" within
the concession areas related to the Santos Basin, off the coast of Brazil. The Client invited the
Schahin Group and MODEC International, Inc. (henceforth the Company) to tender FPSO
specifications for a VLCC conversion scenario with a minimum storage capacity of
1,600,000 bbl of crude oil. The Client specified that the FPSO shall be spread-moored in a
maximum water depth of 2,126 meters.
The FPSO is intended to receive production from subsea oil wells and shall have production
plant facilities to process the fluids from the subsea production, stabilize them, and separate
produced water and natural gas. Processed liquids shall be metered, stored in the vessel cargo
storage tanks, and offloaded to shuttle tankers.
High CO2 concentrate produced gas shall be compressed, dehydrated, and used as a fuel gas.
Surplus gas shall be injected into the reservoir. Low CO2 gas shall be imported for fuel gas
and gas lift use as well as combined with the high CO2 produced gas for reservoir injection.
Produced water shall be disposed of overboard after appropriate treatment.
The Process Plant shall have the following capacity:

Production and treatment of 19,200 Sm3/day of liquids (at 15.6 C and 101.3 kPa (a)) and
up to 16,000 Sm3/d of crude oil (at 15.6 C and 101.3 kPa (a)) and 16,000 m/d of
produced water.

Treatment and compression of 5,000,000 Sm3/d of associated gas.

Treated seawater injection capacity of 19,200 m3/d at 25,000 kPa (a).

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DEFINITIONS
The following definitions apply within this document:
Table 2-1 Definitions

Number/Identification

Title

CS

Classification Society

Client

PetroBras

Company

MODEC International, Inc. and/or its assigns

Facility

Supplier or Subcontractor shop and/or any property owned by a Supplier or Subcontractor

where any portion of the Work will be performed

Project

FPSO CIDADE DE ITAGUA MV26

Services

Any Work performed by a Supplier that must be performed to comply with the requisition
requirements, or the contract, to procure, design, manufacture, and deliver the Work

Standards

Industry Codes, Standards, Guides, and Recommended Practices referenced herein,

meaning the latest issue or edition in force at the end of the Supplier bid validity date or
the contract date

Supplier

At quote stage: any entity invited to supply a quotation for the equipment and/or any
Subcontractors thereto.
At Purchase stage: any entity contracted for the supply of the equipment and/or any
Subcontractors thereto.
In all cases, the Supplier is responsible for performance of all Work and will be the single
point of contact for all Work-related issues. The Company will not receive information
from, nor respond directly to Sub-suppliers.

Work

Any material, item, or service listed in the requisition or contract as being in the Suppliers
Scope of Supply

3.0

BASIS
This FPSO project adopts a new pancake concept - Big Girder Pancake supported by four
stools, for most topsides modules. These pancake structures shall be designed by the hull
team, and fabricated and assembled in the Conversion Shipyard together with the ship hull
conversion. Therefore for these modules the skids that are supported by these pancakes are,
but the pancakes are not, in the work scope of the Topsides.
The purpose of this supplement is to address the issues that are specific to the FPSO project
Topsides, which include the information, that are related with FPSO character and site
condition, such as environmental parameter, the movement and deformation of the FPSO, as
well as some special requirements arise from construction and client.
One main focus of this document is the problem related with the concept of pre-fabrication of
module and skid structures, including connection details, transportation, tolerance control,
interface control and assembly methodology.

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REFERENCES
This section lists the Company, Client, and Industry regulatory references cited within this
document. The most stringent requirement applies, unless otherwise specified in writing by
the Company. Notify the Company in case of conflict.

3.1.1

Company

Number / Identification

3.1.2

Title

Client

Number / Identification

3.1.3

Title

Industry Codes, Standards, Rules, and Regulations

Number / Identification

3.2

Title

DEFINITIONS
The following definitions apply within this document:

Term

Definition

CS

Classification Society

Client

Petrleo Brasileiro S.A. PETROBRAS

Company

Schahin Group & MODEC International, Inc. and/or its assigns

Facility

Supplier or Subcontractor shop and/or any property owned by a Supplier or Subcontractor where any
portion of the Work will be performed

Services

Any Work performed by a Supplier that must be performed to comply with the requisition
requirements, or the contract, to procure, design, manufacture, and deliver the Work

Standards

Industry Codes, Standards, Guides, and Recommended Practices referenced herein, meaning the latest
issue or edition in force at the end of the Supplier bid validity date or the contract date

Supplier

At quote stage: any entity invited to supply a quotation for the equipment and/or any Subcontractors
thereto
At Purchase stage: any entity contracted for the supply of the equipment and/or any Subcontractors
thereto.
In all cases, the Supplier is responsible for performance of all Work and will be the single point of
contact for all Work-related issues. The Company will not receive information from, nor respond
directly to Subsuppliers.

Work

Any material, item, or service listed in the requisition or contract as being in the Suppliers Scope of
Supply

3.3

DESIGN PHILOSOPHY
Besides the philosophies mentioned in 0003 Specifications, the following philosophies
shall be followed:

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The concept of standardization first instead of optimization first shall be applied to

the overall procedure of design.

The design of topside module and skid structure shall consider all aspects of the cost,
such as the pre-fabrication, loadout, transportation, lifting, assembly and obtain an
optimized solution to minimize the total cost without any compromise on quality and
schedule.

The structural design shall be suitable to obtain a letter of Certification from marine
warrantee for the transportation of module / skid from Pre-fabrication site to assembly
site.

Assessment of structural module / skid design within the allowable limits (strength and
deformation etc.) defined in the appropriate code and standard during the loadout, lifting
and transportation.

Appropriate measures have to be taken to ensure that the deformation of the module /
skid during lifting and transportation is within the limit as per the tolerance requirement
of assembly work.

DESIGN LIFE
The design life of the topside structures is 25 years.

3.5

DESIGN CRITERIA
The requirements on the design criteria in Company Specifications shall be followed for
the design of topside structures.

3.6

MEMBER SIZE
The selection of member size shall consider the convenience of splicing of member during
assembly.

3.7

JOINT
Joints shall be designed away from the interface of segment. A distance of minimum 75 mm
is required for the distance between welds.

3.8

SEGMENT
The division of structural segments shall be determined in such a way that the following
issues will be considered:

Avoid intersections with complicated joints

Minimize the assembly workload and difficulty

Minimize the possible deformation during load-out, lifting and transportation

Limit the impact on the structural integrity and strength

Consider the handling requirements of segment during lifting and transportation

For tubular structures, the interface of segments shall utilize perpendicular connection as
much as possible. Miter joints and saddle joints shall be avoided at segments interface.

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MODULE/SKID REACTION

The topside designer shall provide reactions at the support locations of modules and skids
on the pancakes/Stools for the FPSO transit and on-site (in-place) conditions, so as to
facilitate the detailed design and analysis of the pancakes/supporting stools with
consideration of the static and dynamic effects.

The hull designer will provide preliminary and updated hull deformation for the analysis
of topside structures.

4.0

STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS

4.1

REQUIRED ANALYSES
Structural models shall include all loading associated with a defined load condition and
sufficient model detail to accurately represent the weight, stability, and stiffness of the
structure.
Assessment of the following load conditions shall be conducted in the model:
In-place Analyses
Normal Operation Condition;
Extreme Operation Condition;
Damaged Condition.
FPSO Transit Analysis
Condition under FPSO transit from the conversion yard in China to the integration yard in
Brazil if applicable;
Condition under FPSO transit from the integration yard to the site.
Barge/Vessel Transportation Analysis
Condition under barge/vessel transportation of module/skid from fabrication yard to
integration yard.
Lifting Analysis
Condition during lifting (at integration yard and/or fabrication yard).
Loadout Analysis
Condition during Loadout (from module/skid fabrication yard to transportation barge/vessel).
Weighing Analysis
Condition during weighing (at integration yard and/or fabrication yard).
Hydro / Start-Up Test Analyses
Conditions under hydro test or start-up test (at fabrication yard or integration yard).

4.2

SUPPORT BOUNDARY CONDITIONS

Module/Skid shall be designed to accommodate the effects of foundation flexibility, hull
vertical deflection (refer to 0381-MI20-3004-0170). However, due to design requirement, the

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support types may be changed case by case. For modules with the pancake structure
supported by elastomers at fwd end (Modules 1S/2S/3S/4S/5S/7S/8S/3P/5P/6P/6PA), there is
no need to consider the sagging/hogging effect for skids sitting on top. For modules with the
pancake structure fully fixed to ship deck, the skids on top shall be designed with
consideration of both horizontal and vertical effects from sagging/hogging.
The vertical movement of the supports shall be limited so as to prevent overstressing of the
modules, skids, appurtenances and piping, etc. If the uplift is too severe, the analysis shall
include a limitation on the deflection and the structural system shall be designed to limit the
vertical deflection.

4.3

NATURAL FREQUENCY OF STRUCTURE

The natural frequency of each module and skid structure shall be calculated in the analysis
and summarized in a list for each independent module/skid for MODEC to review.
The natural frequency of the structure shall be compared with test and operation frequency of
mechanical components that may produce vibration resonance with the structure. To be
acceptable, the natural or combined frequencies shall satisfy the requirements of Design of
Offshore Structures Specification (0003-MI20-00S1-0230).

4.4

ALLOWABLE STRESS INCREASE FACTORS

The API-RP-2A allowable stresses will be factored as follows:
Table 4-1 Allowable Stress Modifiers
Design Condition

Modifier

In-place: (Normal Operating Condition)

1.00

In-place: (Extreme Operating Condition)

1.33

In-place (Damage Condition)

1.33

Hydro test / Start-up test

1.00

Loadout

1.00

Lifting

1.00

Barge Transportation

1.33

FPSO Transit

1.33

5.0

MATERIALS
Refer to Materials of Offshore Marine Structures Specification document (0003-MI2000S1-0240).

6.0

LOAD

6.1

BLANKET LIVE LOAD

The blanket live load in open areas of topsides shall follow the requirements of Design of
Offshore Structures Specification (0003-MI20-00S1-0230). However, the open area live
loads shall be used for local design only; these loads shall be neglected from global analysis.

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WIND
Wind load values in in-place conditions and FPSO transit shall follow the requirements to the
Site Conditions and Available Utilities (0381-MI20-00DS-0010) in which wind speed at 10
meters above mean sea level are listed in accordance with the Metocean Data. The wind
speed with different heights and averaging times could be derived by formula in API RP 2A,
2.3.2.b if necessary.

6.3

INERTIAL
For vessel motion load factors refer to Site Conditions and Available Utilities (0381-MI2000DS-0010).
For barge transportation, if the specific motion data of ship are not available, then the motion
criteria specified in Design of Offshore Structures Specification (0003-MI20-00S1-0230)
shall be followed.

6.4

VESSEL FLEXIBILITY
In-place and transit analyses shall include bending deformation of the ship (Hogging /
Sagging) due to still water and wave bending moment (refer to 0381-MI20-3004-0170, FPSO
Hull deflection report, provided that the condition in Section 5.2 is met.

6.5

MANIFOLD AND RISER SUPPORT STRUCTURE LOADS

There are risers to be supported on the riser porch modules. The risers are to be installed
using riser pull-in winch. The winch will move along the specially designed rail system on
the riser porch modules.
Riser pull-in force (Refer to Riser Pull-in Winch & Trolley Specification 0381-MI20-80PO9120) and sheave trolley weight shall be combined with the gravity loads. All possible riser
pull-in scenarios shall be considered properly for the structure design. In addition, the
structure shall be analyzed under the specified environmental conditions (Refer to General
Technical Description, I-ET-001).

6.6

VIBRATION ANALYSIS
If the structure is subject to cyclic loads from reciprocating machinery (Compressors,
Generators, and Pumps, etc.), then a vibration analysis shall be performed.
A detailed procedure for assessment of vibration shall be submitted to MODEC for approval.
The structural design system shall ensure that the supports under equipment do not resonate
with machinery having unbalanced forces. The natural frequency of the supporting structure
shall be compared with the test/operational frequency of mechanical components that may
produce vibration resonance with the structure. If results indicate a vibration resonance, more
detailed modeling or direct response-based analysis shall be performed.

7.0

LOAD COMBINATIONS
In-place analyses, Transportation analysis and FPSO Transit analysis shall be performed with
loading cases given by load combinations of weight loads, ship motion inertial loads, wind
loads and ship sagging/hogging deformations if applicable. This section specifies minimum
requirements of load combinations in these analyses.

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A coordinate system is assumed in which x-axis points from ship stern to the bow, y-axis
from the starboard to the port, and z-axis upward vertically. Therefore Ax is defined as
acceleration load in the longitudinal direction, Ay in transverse, and Az in vertical. It should
be noted that some computer code may use a different coordinate system, and the definitions
should be accordingly varied.
Note that wind loads in only 00/900/1800/2700 are considered in Head Seas and Beam Seas
conditions while wind loads in only 450/1350/2250/3150 are considered in Quartering Seas.
The underlying philosophy is that combinations of inertial loads with parallel or
perpendicular wind loads are more critical than combinations with wind loads that are of an
angle other than parallel or perpendicular.

7.1

NORMAL OPERATION, EXTREME OPERATION AND FPSO TRANSIT

Load combinations in analyses of Normal Operation Condition, Extreme Operation Condition
and FPSO Transit are listed in Table 7-1, showing a total of 64 load combinations where
respective Basic Load values shall be used for each case respectively. If hull
Sagging/Hogging deflections are not applicable, however, the two relevant rows shall be
removed from the table, leaving 32 load combinations.

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Table 7-1 Load Combination for Normal/Extreme Operations and FPSO Transit
Basic Load

Head Seas
1

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

Weight Loads

Acc. Ax

-1

-1

-1

-1

-1

-1

-1

-1

Acc. Az

-1

-1

-1

-1

-1

-1

-1

-1

Wind in +X

Wind in +Y

1
1

Wind in -X

Wind in -Y
1

1
1

1
1

Hull Sagging

1
1

1
1

1
1

1
1

Hull Hogging

Beam Seas
17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Weight Loads

Acc. Ay

-1

-1

-1

-1

-1

-1

-1

-1

Acc. Az

-1

-1

-1

-1

-1

-1

-1

-1

Wind in +X

Wind in +Y

1
1

Wind in -X

1
1

Wind in -Y
1

1
1

1
1

Hull Sagging

1
1

1
1

1
1

32

Hull Hogging

Quartering Seas
33

34

35

36

37

38

39

40

41

42

43

44

45

46

47

Weight Loads

Acc. Ax * 0.707

-1

-1

-1

-1

-1

-1

-1

-1

Acc. Ay * 0.707

-1

-1

-1

-1

-1

-1

-1

-1

Acc. Az

-1

-1

-1

-1

-1

-1

-1

-1

58

59

60

61

62

63

Wind in 45

Wind in 135

Wind in 225

1
1

1
1

Wind in 315o
Hull Sagging

48

1
1

1
1

Quartering Seas
49

50

51

52

53

54

Weight Loads

Acc. Ax * 0.707

-1

-1

-1

-1

-1

-1

-1

-1

Acc. Ay * 0.707

-1

-1

-1

-1

-1

-1

-1

-1

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HULL DAMAGE CONDITION

Hull Damage Condition analysis is different from analyses of Normal Operation and Extreme
Operation Conditions in the way how the acceleration loads are derived. Typically two
inclination angles of the hull are specified in the Hull Damage Condition, i.e. a Heel angle
and a Trim angle. Acceleration loads derived out of the Trim angle are denoted as Ax and
Az1, and out of the Heel angle as Ay and Az2. As these acceleration loads are actually
components of the gravity, Az1 and Az2 shall be considered only to offset the weight loads in
the vertical direction, therefore positive/negative combinations shall never be applied to Az1
and Az2. In addition, Sagging/Hogging deflections are not required in the Hull Damage
Condition analysis.
There are a total of 16 load combinations for Hull Damage Condition as shown in Table 7-2.
Note that Az1 + Az2 is applied in Quartering Seas condition.

TABLE 7-2 LOAD COMBINATION FOR HULL DAMAGE CONDITION

Basic Load
Weight Loads
Acc. Ax
Acc. Ay
Acc. Az1
Acc. Az2
Wind in +X
Wind in +Y
Wind in -X
Wind in -Y
Wind in 45o
Wind in 135o
Wind in 225o
Wind in 315o

7.3

Head Seas
1
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
-1
1

4
1
-1

Beam Seas
5
6
7
1
1
1

8
1

-1

-1

1
1

1
1

9
1
1
1
1
1

10
1
1
1
1
1

Quartering Seas
11 12 13 14
1
1
1
1
1
1
-1 -1
-1 -1 1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

15
1
-1
-1
1
1

16
1
-1
-1
1
1

1
1

1
1

1
1

1
1

1
1

1
1

BARGE/VESSEL TRANSPORTATION
In Transportation analysis, appropriate inertia acceleration loads and eight-direction wind
loads shall be applied similarly to analyses of Normal Operation Condition, Extreme
Operation Condition and FPSO Transit, but Sagging/Hogging deflections are not applicable.
Therefore Table 7-1 shall be modified by removing the two rows for the Sagging/Hogging
deflections and applied to the Transportation analysis. Hence there shall be a total of 32 load
combinations in the Transportation analysis.

7.4

WEIGHT LOADS IN LOAD COMBINATIONS

It should be noted that for In-place analyses, i.e. Normal Operation Condition, Extreme
Operation Condition and Hull Damage Condition, Operation Weights shall be applied to the
weight loads. In both FPSO Transit and Barge/vessel Transportation analyses, however, Dry
Weights shall be applied.

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APPURTENANCE DESIGN
The design of appurtenance shall follow the requirement of Company Specifications.

9.0

MODULES/SKIDS INFORMATION
The fabrication locations of modules/skids are listed below.

TABLE 10 1 FABRICATION LOCATION OF MODULES/SKIDS

Skid
1PWA
1PWB
2PW
3PW
4PW
5PW
6PW
0C
1C
2C
3C
4C
5C
6C
7C
9C
1P/P
2P-1
2P-2
3P-1
3P-3A (Lower)
3P-3B (Upper)
3P-4
4P-1A/B/C
4P-2
4P-3
5P-1
5P-2
6P-1
6P-2
6P-3
6P-4

Description
Riser Upper Module 1A
Riser Upper Module 1B
Riser Upper Module 2
Riser Upper Module 3
Riser Upper Module 4
Riser Upper Module 5
Riser Upper Module 6
VRU with Pancake
VRU with Pancake
Pipe Rack 2
Pipe Rack 3
Pipe Rack 4
Pipe Rack 5
Pipe Rack 6
Pipe Rack 7
E-House
Flare KOD & Pumps with pancake
LP Separation Skid 1
LP Separation Skid 2
HP Separation Skid 1
HP Separation Skid 3
HP Separation Skid 3
Interconnection Pipe Rack
Molecular Sieve Absorber A/B/C
Gas Treatment Skid
Fiscal Metering
Water Injection Skid
Seawater Injection Pumps
SWT
SRU
Deaerator
Electro-chlorinator

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Fabrication Site
Asia Fabrication
Asia Fabrication
Asia Fabrication
Asia Fabrication
Asia Fabrication
Asia Fabrication
Asia Fabrication
Brazil Fabrication by MTOPS
Brazil Fabrication by MTOPS
Asia Fabrication
Asia Fabrication
Asia Fabrication
Asia Fabrication
Asia Fabrication
Asia Fabrication
Asia Fabrication
Brazil Fabrication by MTOPS
Brazil Fabrication by MTOPS
Brazil Fabrication by MTOPS
Brazil Fabrication by MTOPS
Asia Fabrication
Brazil Fabrication by MTOPS
Brazil Fabrication by MTOPS
Direct Mounted on deck at China
Brazil Fabrication by MTOPS
Asia Fabrication
Asia Fabrication
Brazil Fabrication by MTOPS
Brazil Fabrication by MTOPS
Brazil Fabrication by MTOPS
Brazil Fabrication by MTOPS
Brazil Fabrication by MTOPS
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7P-1
7P-2
1S-1
2S-1A/B/C/D/E/F
2S-3
2S-4
3S-1
3S-2
3S-3
3S-4
4S-1
4S-2
4S-3
4S-4
5S-1
5S-2
5S-3
7S-1
7S-2
7S-3
8S-1
8S-2
8S-3
All Pancakes
Flare Stack

10.0

Description
Off Loading Metering
Work Shop/Laboratory
Chemical Injection
H2S Removal Vessels A/B/C/D/E/F
H2S Removal Piping
H2S Removal Skid
Main Compressor A Package A
Main Compressor A Package B
Main Compressor A Package C
Main Compressor A Skid
Main Compressor B Package A
Main Compressor B Package B
Main Compressor B Package C
Main Compressor B Skid
Gas Reinjection Compressor A
Gas Reinjection Compressor B
Gas Reinjection Skid
Power Generation A
Power Generation B
Power Generation A/B Upper Skid
Power Generation C
Power Generation D
Power Generation C/D Upper Skid
For All Modules
Lower and Upper

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Fabrication Site
Asia Fabrication
Asia Fabrication
Brazil Fabrication by Vendor
Direct Mounted on deck at China
Brazil Fabrication by MTOPS
Brazil Fabrication by MTOPS
Direct Mounted on deck at China
Direct Mounted on deck at China
Direct Mounted on deck at China
Brazil Fabrication by MTOPS
Direct Mounted on deck at China
Direct Mounted on deck at China
Direct Mounted on deck at China
Brazil Fabrication by MTOPS
Direct Mounted on deck at China
Direct Mounted on deck at China
Brazil Fabrication by MTOPS
Direct Mounted on deck at China
Direct Mounted on deck at China
Asia Fabrication
Direct Mounted on deck at China
Direct Mounted on deck at China
Asia Fabrication
Asia Fabrication
Asia Fabrication

DEMO TEMPLATE OF ANALYSIS/CALCULATION REPORTS

This section presents a demo template of structural design analysis/calculation reports.
Although it is not a compulsory requirement to exactly follow the template, the underlying
practice rules shall be maintained when documenting the reports. The reports shall be
organized in a logical sequence, furnished with sufficient background information of the
relevant design and analysis, and details of modeling, loading and boundary conditions.
Tables and illustrations shall be included and properly arranged wherever necessary. Analysis
results shall be appropriately summarized and discussed. Design drawings, input files and
raw output of the computer code shall be enclosed in appendices.

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TABLE 10-1 TEMPLATE OF ANALYSIS/CALCULATION REPORTS

Section

Content

HEADER

Including MODEC Logo, Project Title, Document Title, Document No., and Revision
No. (Applicable to each page except the Cover)

FOOTER

Including Document No. (with Revision No.), and Page No./Total Pages. (Applicable
to each page except the Cover)

FRONT MATTER

TOC. List of Figures. List of Tables.

1.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Overview of the FPSO and the relevant module/skid.

Provide illustration(s) of FPSO with the module/skid marked.
Highlight major results and conclusions.

2.0 REFERENCE

Provide a list of References used in the design and analysis, including Design Codes,
MODEC documents and etc., specifying Document No., Title, Version No., and Year.

3.0 DESIGN AND ANALYSES

SCOPE

Describe details of the module/skid.

Specify details of all required analyses, referring to 3.0 of 0381-MI20-9006-0050-0
(FPSO Topsides Structural Design Basis). Provide illustrations to assist presentation.
Describe allowable stress increase factors for the analyses in tabular forms.

4.0 DESIGN LOADS

4.1 DEAD WEIGHT
4.2 NON-MODELLED WEIGHT
4.3 EQUIPMENT WEIGHT
4.4 PIPING WEIGHT
4.5 E&I WEIGHT
4.6 LIVE LOAD
4.6 WIND LOAD
4.7 SHIP MOTION LOAD
4.8 HULL SAGGING/HOGGING
DEFORMATION

Detailed descriptions of various design loads.

Weight loads should be listed in tabular forms for structural weights, equipment
weights, piping weights, electrical & instrumentation (E&I) weights respectively,
specifying Dry and Operating weights separately, specifying Contingency factors for
each discipline and the resulted Gross Dry weights and Gross Operating weights.
Describe the amount of Live load and the applicability in analyses.
Use tabular forms to list required Wind load conditions under various analyses. If
necessary, transfer wind speed at different height and period. Calculate wind
pressure loads from respective wind speeds.
Ship motion inertia acceleration loads (using unit g) should be listed in tabular
forms under various analyses.
Describe the required Hull Sagging/Hogging deformation loads.

5.0 COMPUTER MODEL

5.1 MODEL OVERVIEW
5.2 MATERIAL PROPERTIES
5.3 SUPPORT (OR BOUNDARY)
CONDITIONS
5.4 DEFINITION OF LOADING
CASES

Describe the computer model. Define Units and Coordinate System. Illustrations
may be necessary.
Provide additional modeling considerations, e.g. Lifting arrangements.
Describe support (or boundary) conditions for respective Analysis Conditions.
Provide illustrations showing boundary conditions for various analyses: In-place,
FPSO Transit, Barge/vessel Transportation, Lifting, Load-out, Weighting,
Hydro/startup Test, etc. perhaps in a number of sub-sections.
Define various Loading Cases for the computer model, based on the specified
Design Loads (section 4.0 in this table). Note the difference between Design Loads
and Loading Cases. While the Design Loads are the required conditions of the
project, definitions of Loading Cases depend on both the computer code and model.
Weight loads should be carefully handled. Dead weights of modeled structures shall
be applied by an inherent way of the computer code, but weights of non-modeled
structure shall be manually included. Weights of equipment, pipes and E&I shall be
applied as concentrated loads or distributed loads depending on case by case, with
providing detailed description in the report.

6.0 LOAD COMBINATIONS

Describe in tabular forms detailed load combinations for each Analysis Condition.
Load Combinations table in Section 8.0 of this document can be referred.

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7.0 ANALYSES RESULTS AND

DISCUSSION
7.1 ANALYSIS CONDITION 1
7.2 ANALYSIS CONDITION 2
7.3 ETC.

Present major results in a separate sub-section for each Analysis Condition,

including Reaction Forces, Utilization Check, and Member Deflection. Summary of
Reaction Forces at all supports shall be provided for the most critical load
combination case for each degree of freedom. Summary of Utilization Check shall
be provided on the basis of Section Groups in form of envelope of all load
combinations. Summary of Member Deflection shall be provided in form of envelope
of all load combinations considering the ratios over the member lengths.

8.0 CONCLUED REMARKS

Provide an overall conclusion, and address critical issues of concern if any.

APPENDICES 1, 2, ETC.

Put input files of computer model and raw output of analyses in Appendices, with a
separate appendix for each Analysis Condition.
Design drawings can be put as an Appendix too.

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APPENDIX 1.0 FPSO MV26 SKID MAP

The following illustration shows the skid map of the FPSO CIDADE DE ITAGUA MV26 as of 18 Feb.
2013.

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APPENDIX A

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