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Duncan Peace 1
Introduction to FPSO Design and Technology
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Agenda
1. General Introduction
Definitions
Strengths and weaknesses
Regional aspects
Market situation
2. Building blocks
Key components
Hull selection and design
Interface with topsides
Station keeping
Interface with sub-sea
3. Key technologies
Turrets and swivels
Different turret types
What is going on inside a swivel?
New developments
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Introduction to FPSO Design and Technology
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Part 1
General Introduction
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Definitions
FPU -Floating production unit – a general expression for all floating production units, but
sometimes also used to describe units without storage such as semi-submersible units
FSU or FSO – Floating storage unit OR floating storage and offloading unit
MOPU – general term for mobile offshore production units, but may include jack-up units as
well as floating units
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FPSS and TLP
Marco Polo
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FPSOs and FSUs
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FPSO – Strengths and weaknesses
Strengths Weaknesses
Economics – low hull and conversion cost can Additional marine equipment and crew (relates
provide best development solution partly to storage) makes operating costs
relatively higher
Mobility – Easy to move from construction site to
field – easy to relocate from field to field Lack of drilling capability – Turret moored
solutions with drilling not yet operating –
Insensitive to water depth – concept is relatively although concepts exist
insensitive to water depth - can operate from
~30m – 3,000 metres Turret systems can act as a constraint on riser
numbers and sizes
Large deck area and load capacity – mono-hull
configuration provides large deck payload Need to use sub-sea trees and flexible risers
capacity and is relatively insensitive to additional (relatively expensive)
payload
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Regional issues
North Sea
Challenging met ocean environment – drives technology innovation
Heavily regulated
Mature infrastructure
Units tend to have smaller storage than in benign areas
W. Africa
Benign met ocean environment – benign regulatory environment
Significant distance to market – drives higher storage capacity
Stranded gas is a challenge – little infrastructure
Brazil
Moderate environment – moderately regulated
Pioneering deepwater technology
Established infrastructure
SE Asia/Australasia
Cost & schedule driven
Benign environment; some regional climatic factors – cyclones & typhoons
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Market position of FPSOs
Current worldwide fleet of
TLP's
GLOBAL FORECAST 2004-2008 FPSOs numbers are
SPARS
estimated at around 110+
units working or idle units as
FPS's
at the end of 2004, plus
around 30+ under
FPSO's SOUTH EAST
development.
20
ASIA
19 10 FPSO's AUSTRALASIA Forecasts show a further
36 100+ planned for the next 5
102
9 FPSO's AFRICA years – which may or may
22 not be realised. However,
14 1 FPSO's AMERICA 20+ units per year will be a
challenge for the industry
13 FPSO's MIDDLE EAST
History and forecast both
FPSO's EUROPE suggests that of these
prospects; around 2/3rds will
Source: Infield Systems Ltd., Offshore Magazine (May 2004) be FPSOs;
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Market Forecast @ November 2005
The FPSO remains the numerically dominant technology for floater developments
Numbers will continue to challenge industry supply of resources
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Why are FPSOs so important?
FPSOs have become the technology of choice for new developments in deepwater;
Significant growth forecast – global fleet expected to almost double over the next 5+ years;
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Part 2
Building Blocks
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Key components and design features
Internal interfaces
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Hulls and Hull Systems
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Hull selection – New build or conversion
New Build
Conversion
Dominates the global supply of FPSOs
Quicker and cheaper solution
Key decisions will be around scope of conversion/upgrade/replacement
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Hull selection -New build and conversion challenges
Conversion challenges
Conversion candidate vessel (age - double v single hull)
Scope definition
• Structural integrity
• Utilities & hull systems integrity
• Interfaces & integration of systems
• Technical standards & compliance
• Material selection and corrosion protection
Contractor skills, experience & capacity
Scope growth
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Hull design - Design Features
Key Issues
Deadweight
Cargo (storage) capacity
Equipment (payload) capacity
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Hull structure
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Hull structure - cargo tank arrangements
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Hull layout-aft accommodation
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Hull layout -fwd accommodation
Fwd
Accommodation
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Hull design - Hull systems and utilities
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Interface with Topsides equipment and systems
Design and layout of topsides will be covered later by Simon Lowe of Maersk Contractors
However, there are a number of key issues that need to be considered by the hull design
process
Structural integration of topsides support stools & module support structure into hull structure layout
Layout and space considerations in the area of the vessel upper deck
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Station keeping
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Station keeping - Key design Issues
Mooring with a turret mooring system – allows weathervaning to prevailing met-ocean conditions
Spread mooring – fixed – or mostly fixed orientation (some partially compliant systems)
Dynamic positioning (rare – only two units currently operating in this mode)
Permanent or disconnectable
Severity of conditions
Nature of severe events – cyclones etc.
Directionality of conditions (dominant direction)
Extent to which prevailing conditions are co-linear (sea wave and swell OR sea wave and
wind/current)
Economics (capital cost versus operating uptime)
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Turret or Spread Mooring?
Permanent v disconnectable
Offloading some spread moored systems now have separate offloading facilities
Other factors
Process performance and uptime
Hull fatigue
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Turret Moored - the Alvheim FPSO
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Spread mooring –the Sendje Berge
Vessel is based on a
VLCC
Spread mooring
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DP Position Keeping – FPSO Munin
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Interface with sub-sea equipment
Turret and swivel provide the main interface between the FPSO and the sub-sea system
Turret provides connection to mooring lines and mechanical support for the risers and
umbilicals
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Interface with sub-sea equipment
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Sub-sea interface
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Part 3
Key Technologies
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Key Technologies
Development of turret and swivel systems which allow n x 360 degrees rotation have been
the key technologies which have allowed FPSOs to be used in all met-ocean environments
Turret allows vessel to weathervane – that is, to take up a position which aligns it with the
dominant forces of wave, wind and current.
Weathervaning has the effect of minimising environmental loads on the station keeping
system, and minimises the most sensitive vessel motions – generally for a mono-hull – roll.
This has the effect of minimising disturbance to process equipment and personnel and
maximising the facility uptime.
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Different Turret Types
Internal turrets
Permanent or disconnectable
Yoke moored
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Internal Turrets
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Internal Turrets
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Internal Turrets
Turntable Access Structure
(alternative: Deckhouse)
Swivel Stack
Turntable
(upper deck)
Turret
Casing / Moonpool
(bottom ship)
Spider
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Internal Turrets
Casing/Moonpool
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Turntable- Typical Lay-out
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External turrets - Baobab Ivoirien FPSO
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External turrets- FPSO Fluminense Brazil
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External turrets - Cuulong MV9 FPSO
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Yoke Mooring
CNOOC Bohai Bay QHD32-6 FPSO (China)
66 ft water depth
New-build vessel
1.0 million bbls storage
Images courtesy of Modec/Sofec
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Disconnectable systems
SBM’s External and Internal solutions
External or Riser Turret Mooring Internal turret with disconnectable buoy
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The Riser Turret Mooring (RTM)
Cossack Pioneer
Location NW Shelf
Australia
Topsides
115,000 bopd
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Disconnectable internal turret system
APL’s STP system
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Disconnectable systems –Terra Nova
Fluid Swivel
Lower Turret
Connector System
Lower Bearing
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Swivel systems
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Swivel systems
Swivel manufacturers are pushing back the boundaries of pressure and temperature to limit
of around:
~400+ barg
~120c
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What is going on inside a swivel?
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What is going on inside a swivel?
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Leadon FPSO stack
Utilities
Fluid paths
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Swivel stack modules
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P37 Swivel stack
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New developments – the Sevan SSP
Concept
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New developments – the Sevan SSP
Piranema SSP300
construction
at Yantai Raffels
Picture Sep 23, 2005
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