... Abstract Fixed offshore platform pile foundation design and assessment in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM) has been based on API RP 2A [ 1 ] and current (2014) API/ISO RP 2GEO 1 st edition [ 2 ] recommendations. Over the years, post-hurricane observations of the platform performance in the GOM have...

... of fixed platforms in these hurricanes. The paper also ties-in findings of the work and its correlation to RP2A design practices. Background While hurricanes are not a welcome sight in the Gulf of Mexico, they do provide opportunity to observe how platforms perform in the storms and if required...

... offshore technology conference platform performance OTC 18417 Hurricane Impact Reviewed Through API P. Versowski, Chevron Inc.; G. Rodenbusch, Shell Intl. E&P Inc.; P. O Connor, BP Inc.; and M. Prins, ExxonMobil Inc. Copyright 2006, Offshore Technology Conference This paper was prepared...

... of survival, damage or destruction. Specific findings and trends are reported related to global platform performance as well as component performance. The second part describes a quantitative assessment to determine the adequacy of the RP 2A design process. The approach uses a probabilistic based process...

... and trends are reported related to global platform performance as well as component performance. The second part of the paper discusses an update to the Andrew JIP using results of several detailed platform assessments from Hurricane Lili. The approach uses a probabilistic "Bayesian" updating process...

... The design cases studied in this paper are based on a specific set of five design cases for each location as summarized in OTC 11887 A Verification of Platform Performance when Designed to the Proposed API RP2A Consequence Based Criteria Joseph Gebara/EQE International Inc., Dirceu Botelho/Chevron Petroleum...