... conversion floating production system floater upstream oil & gas subsea technology pipeline infrastructure field development prospect development route underwater technology subsea system economics fpso shell uk exploration Floating Production in the North Sea D. A O'Neill, Shell UK...

... situation. This then is the background against which this chapter is written, its aim being to show that floating production systems have distinct characteristics which make them more than simple alternatives to fixed installations in the context of the offshore oil and gas industry. WHY FLOATERS...

...Optimizing the costs of Developments Using Floating Production Systems T G. Kzeft, Consultant to GVA INTRODUCTION The lead time for offshore projects has traditionally ranged from three to five years, from the time the operator commits to a development until first production is achieved. During...

... platform conversion drillstem testing orientation operation reduction tanker subsea system floating production system drillstem/well testing configuration underwater technology requirement storage capacity control system dp system power consumption riser thruster fpso...

... INTRODUCTION This chapter concentrates on the design philosophy for a Floating Production System (FPS) vessel which is connected to a subsea completion via deployed risers. It is taken that the necessary field studies have already confirmed the choice of an FPS, the solution for drilling, well...

... This chapter describes the factors influencing the design of semisubmersible floating production systems, exemplified by a design produced by the authors' company. OVERVIEW The oil price crisis of 1973 stimulated oil and gas exploration and production in Northern European waters The initial...

... INTRODUCTION The subject of this chapter is a floating production system based upon the use of a turret-moored monohull vessel. The functions of this vessel are reflected in its name, COMPASS 2, which is an acronym for Combined Production And Storage System The numeral indicates...

.... Typically, a well-engi- neered cost-effective floating production system (Fig. 2) might cost, say, £130 - 150 million sterling. I t might have no buffer storage, in which case production will stop when the tanker is off station. I t might have a converted tanker on station providing buffer storage...

... and proven by field service. The objective here is to demonstrate tha t the integration of these components into a low-cost and technically sound configuration can be achieved without compromising the safe operahon and maintenance of the system. air supply control system transducer floating production...