...Satellite Remote Sensing of Nonlinear Internal Waves in the South China Sea Antony K. Liu Ocean Sciences Branch, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, Maryland USA Ming- Kuang Hsu General Education Center, Technology and Science Institute of Northern Taiwan Taipei, Taiwan ABSTRACT...

... ABSTRACT This paper focuses on spectral-based fatigue analysis for deepwater semi-submersible rig in South China Sea. The radiation/diffraction theory is used to calculate wave load acting on semi-submersible rig. The 3D FEA model of the rig is made using shell element, beam element, and mass...

... installation analysis methods. In addition, the latest advances on riser installation are described for the development of deepwater oil/gas in the South China Sea. INTRODUCTION With energy needs rapidly increasing for several years now, deepwater oil/gas exploration and exploitation are undoubtedly...

... Calculation of the Extreme Wind, Wave and Current in Deep Water of the South China Sea Yiquan Qi and Ping Shi LED, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China ABSTRACT Based on 30-year wind, wave and current data in the South China Sea...

... ABSTRACT This paper introduces a significant activity by China oilfield Services Ltd. (COSL) in the South China Sea recently. Both a pre trial well and a trial well were carried in South China Sea in June of 2008 and April of 2009 using the artificial seabed technology. The authors...