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Challenges and Solutions for Deepwater

and the Arctic - New Floater Frontiers
AGENDA

Deepwater
Technical Day 2010 Status
Henrik Hannus / Magne Nygrd Challenges
Solutions
Arctic
Challenges
Way to solutions
Summary

2008 Aker Solutions

 Status: North Sea

Client: Statoil
- Condensate 14 kSm3/d
- Gas 17 Msm3/d
- 23,000 t topsides dry
- 380 m water depth
- Flexible risers
- Chain-wire mooring

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 Status: Deepwater Brazil

Client: Petrobras
- 180 mbopd
- 32,000 t topsides
- 1,800 m water depth (P-52)
- Steel catenary risers
- Polyester mooring (16 lines)

Aker Solutions Scope:

- Hull & mooring Ext FEED
- Class Approval
- Three platforms (52, 51, 56); 2001 - ongoing
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Status: Deepwater Gulf of Mexico

Client: Chevron Aker Solutions Scope:

- 2,000 m water depth - Hull & mooring EPC
- 45mbopd, 45mmcfgpd - Riser design
- Steel catenary risers - Installation
- Polyester mooring (8 lines)
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 Status: Deepwater Gulf of Mexico (risers)

Riser Porches
SCR

Titanium Stress
Joint (TSJ) with
hang off cone
Weight filler in coating
(7 prod. risers)
Strakes for VIV
suppression
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Deepwater Challenges North Atlantic

Semisubmersible
SCR performance (strength and fatigue)
Mooring system, dynamics
SCR installation (motions, diverless)
Spar
As for semi
Performance in long period waves
Fatigue
TLP
Installation (foundations, tethers)

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 Deepwater Solutions
DeepStar, CTR 7404 (2004-2005):
Semi at 10,000 ft WD with Steel Catenary Risers,
Gulf of Mexico
Feasibility study positive conclusion
Main Issue: SCR weight at installation

Demo 2000 (2004-2006):

Semi and Steel Catenary Risers (SCR) in Deep
Water and Harsh Environment Conditions
Sponsors:
Shell, Statoil, Hydro, BP, DNV, Marintek
Model testing at Marintek
Haltenbanken conditions
1500 m water depth
SCR
24 Gas export riser
16x11 Production & Injection
Robust design (SN E-curve)
Hull
Topsides 24 500 t
Draft 40m

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 SEMI WITH SCRs, WHAT DOES IT TAKE?

Standard Semi motions excessive for SCRs

Offset must be limited (~10% of water depth)
In 2001 Aker Solutions undertook an extensive parameter study to find driving
factors in SCR performance. Some findings of the work:
Design hull, mooring and risers (SCRs) as one integrated system
Heave motions most important for SCR performance, but pitch also of
importance Riser hang-off position
Draft is the most important parameter for heave motions
Asymmetric hull, inclined columns, funny shapes etc have little effect, draft
drives heave

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 Arctic Challenges

Vulnerable eco-system
Development
Accident consequences
Extreme temperatures
Ice conditions
Limited infrastructure
Long tie-back distances
Long distance to market
Limited Daylight (Winter season)
Limited weather window:
Construction, Installation, Hook-up &
Completion
Personnel Health and Safety
Working environement

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Safety and Environment Challenges

Inspection and maintenance

(Snhvit)

Emergency escape

Lifeboats
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 Arctic Solutions, Aker H-6e

Remote operation
Large payload and storage
capacity (2 x conventional rigs)
Efficient
Double RamRig
Large working space
Environmentally friendly
Zero harmful discharge to sea
Extreme conditions
(+35C/-20C)
Protected working and storage
areas
Fully winterized

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Arctic Solutions
White Rose
Client:
Husky
Water depth:
105 m

Aker Solutions Scope:

Sakhalin II
Engineering Design and
Management Client:
Sakhalin Energy Investment Co.
Water depth:
48 m (LUN-A); 30 m (PA-B)

Aker Solutions Scope:

EPCI Concrete GBS (2)

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Challenge: Global Ice Loads

Designs to reduce ice

loads
Double acting tankers
Ice breaking features

Loads determined by
testing
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 Case: Shtokman Spar Studies

Floating platform
Arctic environment
Sea ice and iceberg risk

Spar type
Ice breaking water line
Disconnectable
Risers
Mooring

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Arctic Challenges - Ridges

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 Arctic Solutions: Ridge Loads

35
32 Fx Fixed
Fz Fixed
28 Keel depth Fixed
Sail heigth Fixed
24

20
Ridge geometry: [m]

16
Load: [MN]

12

-4

-8

-12

-16

-20
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 75 80 85 90 95 100
Distance [m]

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Video

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Arctic Solutions: Observations

Minimum diameter

Design for ice failure in mode that

gives minimum load

Sloping sides in the waterline

Failing ice in bending
Failing ice downwards gives smaller loads
than failing ice upwards

Design hull to dispose of broken

ice
Avoid rubble accumulation
Avoid inducing other failure modes of ice

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Conclusions

Deepwater Challenges for North Atlantic

Merge competence from North Sea & International
Deepwater
Technology Extension
Risers
Moorings

Arctic Challenges
Build on (limited) references
Area of Step Change
Environmental uncertainty
Design for sea ice
Enhanced safety level

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