... Act WTIV leveraged with existing cantilever and jacking technology from the oil and gas industry. The WTIV is outfitted with a removable L-shaped module, similar to a forklift concept, that can raise and secure a feeder barge above the waves. This provides a fixed installation platform and a static...

... properties such as length, beam, and draft. A dataset was collected through a parametric design analysis of box barges using ANSYS AQWA, and the RAO was simulated for all 6 degrees of freedom. A critically damped spring equation was generated for each degree. A Keras Neural Network Model was trained...

..., to support Santa Fe International in transportation of oil from the newly found Ekofisk oil field for production in 1973. barge houston offshore symposium proceedings scanned image naval architect eductor system clyde comb ekofisk oil field upstream oil & gas norway texas texas section...

... growth. The following are discussed: weight growth of the topside and few recommendations on weight engineering of heavy topsides, modifications carried out on the installation barge to carry the heavy topside after the weight growth and float over installation of the topside and the necessity...

... Floatover is a new installation method of modules, which has become more and more common in recent years. Generally, installing integrated topside onto a jacket uses a single barge. However, it can also use a catamaran or a couple of installation barges, which has several crucial advantages...