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Floater Design Experience

  • TLP

  • Spar

  • FPSO/FSO

  • Drilling Semi-Submersible

  • FLNG

Floater Design

Floater Engineering Capabilities

  • Global Sizing
    • principal dimensions sizing
    • weight estimate
    • preliminary stability
    • preliminary mooring
    • preliminary motion
    • preliminary cost estimate
    • principal dimension optimization
  • Global Performance
    • advanced hydrodynamic analysis
    • global motion
    • air gap analysis
  • Mooring
    • TLP tendons
      • tendon sizing
      • extreme strength 
      • fatigue (wave, VIV, VIM, intallation)
      • ECA (Engineering Critical Assessment)
    • Spread mooring
      • chain-wire-chain
      • polyester
    • Single point mooring
      • turret
      • CALM buoy
      • soft yoke
    • Shallow water mooring
    • TAD (Tender Assisted Drilling) 
    • Side-by-Side
  • Riser
    • TTR, SCR, Flexible, Hybrid Riser Tower, Flexible Hose
    • Wall Thickness Sizing
    • Interference analysis
    • Extreme strength analysis
    • Fatigue analysis (wave, VIV, VIM)
  • Structural
    • Hull and topside structure
    • Structural arrangement
    • Scantling sizing
    • Global strength and buckling analysis
    • Global fatigue analysis
    • Local detail strength and buckling analysis
    • Local detail fatigue analysis
    • Appurtenances, secondary, and miscellaneous steel design
    • Drafting
  • Floater Pre-Services
    • Load-out analysis and design
      • load-out marine analysis and design
        • transport barge selection
        • load-out ballasting plan
        • barge global strength verification
      • load-out structure analysis and design
        • skid beam analysis and design
        • barge strength verification
    • Transportation analysis and design
      • wet-tow and dry-tow
      • marine transport analysis and design
        • transport stability analysis
        • wet-tow drag force calculation and tug selection
        • transport barge global strength verification
      • tow structure analysis and design
        • cradle, sea-fastening, and tie-down design
        • transport barge strength verification
    • floater float-on/float-off analysis and design
      • float-on/float-off configuration design
      • detailed float-on/float-off procedure development
      • float-on/float-off marine analysis
      • float-on/float-off appurtenances design
    • Mooring system installation design and analysis
      • anchor installation
      • mooring line hookup
    • Riser installation design and analysis
      • J-Lay, S-Lay, Reel-Lay
      • Installation procedure
    • Hull installation design and procedure development
      • temporary mooring
      • mooring hookup
      • riser installation