FPSs and FPSOs/Single Client Projects and Case Studies
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FPSs Single Client Projects (SCPs)
To respect confidentiality, generic titles of selected projects are given below:
- Engineering critical assessment of cracked column in semi sub rig
- Jack-up barge leg failure
- Life extension of jack ups
- Fatigue life extension of floating structures
- Life extension of semi-sub drilling units
- Spud can/chord cracking in jack-up rig
- Review of specifications for a TLP
- Repair of semi-sub production unit
- Semi-sub rig conversion
- Fatigue design of tether for a TLP
- Materials characterisation for TLP tethers
- Inspection of jack-up rig
- Mooring support structure connection review
Full list of upstream single clients projects
FPSs case studies:
These case studies were written in collaboration with the customer concerned.
- Offshore contactor seeks surfacing advice
- Life extension of offshore rigs
- Structural integrity assured for Liverpool Bay
- £1M p.a. potential savings through project participation
- GSPs yield $17M for oil producer
Full list of upstream case studies
FPSOs Single Client Projects (SCPs)
To respect confidentiality, generic titles of selected projects are given below:
- ECA and development of in-situ repair for FPSO turret welds
- Fracture and fatigue assessment of FPSO hull
- FPSO fatigue design review
- Consultancy on FPSO subsea development
- FPSO structures - failure and repair
- Complementary inspection of FPSO turret welds by phased array
- Fatigue life improvement of FPSO hull critical components
- ECA and inspection review of FPSO turret welds
- Topside process system weld checks
- Cracking in hyperbaric repair welds
- Underwater friction welding trials
- Mooring support structure connection review
- Fatigue life extension of floating structures
- Life extension of semi-submersible drilling units
- Failure of a single leg mooring
- Corrosion of welds in low alloys steels
- Failure in a flare stack
- Fatigue design review
- Repair of semi-submersible production unit
- Semi-submersible rig conversion
- Underwater repair by friction stitch welding
- Simulation of a hot tap weld
Case studies
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