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Design & Technology Center

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Challenges in present Station Keeping

Mooring Analysis A glance

Mooring Analysis Usage

Mooring Analysis Stages, Categories

Advantage with FUGRO-Vedam collaboration

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Complex platform and sub-sea infrastructure

Vessel positioning in close proximity to assets
Stringent safety requirement
Longer mooring durations
Operational requirement: gangway connections, helicopter operations
Vessel response under accidental damage of a line
Support vessels movement in close proximity to barge
Unconventional requirements: Connection to Jacket leg, DP buoys etc..

MOORING ANALYSIS IS A TOOL TO SIMULATE COMPLEX NATURE OF STATION KEEPING

TO ENSURE SAFETY AND REDUCE RISK DURING OFFSHORE OPERATION

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CLIENT/MWS

Field
Survey
Anchor
Pattern

Mooring
Analysis

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Motion analysis & determining RAO

Modelling of mooring pattern

Quasi-static Mooring Analysis (equilibrium

position)

Rule Check as per API/ISO/DNV

Standards

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Catenary shape & positioning of mooring

buoy
o Safe vertical distance from sub-sea
pipelines
o Limiting anchor loads
o Chain lengths for DP buoys

One line Damage analysis

o Limiting line tensions
o Limiting vessel excursions

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Transient analysis
o Vessel trajectory after breakage
of a line
o Maximum vessel offsets from
platform/assets.

Detailed Report and Anchor Pattern

with catenary diagrams,

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Derivation of exact catenary shapes

Correct estimation of distance between subsea structure and
mooring lines/anchors.
Mooring optimization to meet stringent safety requirement
Stabilisation of vessel motion, excursion
Clash Check

Usage of Damage Prevention Buoys

Derivation of limiting weather
Vessel Relocation Capability

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Deployed wire length

Initial tension in the wire
Load on Anchor
Location and size of DP buoys
Load on vessels mooring fittings
Safe navigation zone around
moored vessel

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Limiting Vessel excursion

Distance from pipe lines
Distance from floating bodies
Uneven distribution of spread

mooring
Support from Jacket Leg

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Effect of different directional

weather
Effect of extreme weather condition
Effect of one line damage condition
Limitation to excursion
Factor of Safety of anchor, line &
mooring fittings

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Limiting vessel roll & pitch motion

Limiting vessels heave motion for
Better habitability
Safe operation of gangway, crane etc
Safe platform repair work

Limiting vessel excursion

For position keeping for subsea
repair work

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Platform to barge safe distance

Anchor to pipe line distance
Across the pipe
Along the pipe

Mooring line to subsea pipe distance

Line to line distance in cross mooring
Distance from platform helideck or flare

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DP Buoy parameters for effective

lifting of mooring line
Location
Capacity or size
Buoy chain length

Catenary shape with effect of DP

buoys
Optimum usage of DP buoys

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Analysis with extreme weather condition

Derivation limiting weather condition for
safe working condition
Contingency plan beyond limiting weather

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Transient Analysis for relocating

the vessel
Line tension and catenary for
relocation operation

Weather condition for safe

relocation operation

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