Overview

of Offshore Systems -
OS-21

Discipline: Offshore & Subsea

Level: Basic
Duration: 5 days
Instructor(s): Kris Digre, Andrea Mangiavacchi

This five-day course will accelerate the learning and productivity of individuals with little to
no experience working in the offshore oil and gas industry. The course provides an
overview of field development concepts and explains how offshore structures and facilities
function as integrated systems. The content includes the full range of water depths from
shallow water to ultra-deepwater. All major components required for offshore
developments such as fixed and floating platforms, drilling and workover rigs, pipelines,
risers, process and utilities and construction equipment are discussed. The importance of
life-cycle considerations during development planning is emphasized. Individual and
group exercises, including a case study, are used throughout the course. The course
instructors are experienced offshore managers.

Designed For:
Technical staff, business professionals, technicians, analysts and other non-technical staff
who are involved but have limited experience, or will be involved, with offshore oil and gas
facilities. The course provides a basic understanding of offshore systems in all water
depths, from shallow to ultra-deepwater, including design, construction, and operations.

You Will Learn:

How To:

Identify the key steps in the development of offshore fields from discovery through
decommissioning
Understand the elements of field architecture to define a workable field development
Recognize key stakeholder issues
 Recognize offshore production facilities and structures, fixed and floating.
Understand the impact of the ocean environment on facilities design and operations
Identify major design, construction, and operational issues and interfaces of offshore
systems
Recognize important forces on offshore structures and their influence on design and
cost
Understand strategic options for well drilling (construction) and servicing
Appreciate the basic processes and equipment involved in the topsides design and
operation
Understand fluid transportation options and equipment
Recognize the marine equipment used in the construction of offshore facilities
Understand basic issues in life-cycle and decommissioning decisions
Appreciate advances in offshore technology

Course Content:

Field development concepts, fixed and floating

Subsea systems
Wells, construction and servicing
Topsides facilities; processing; utilities
Oil and gas transportation systems, design and installation
Production operations
Offshore construction; equipment
Fabrication; transportation; integration; installation project management
Life-cycle considerations, including decommissioning

Instructors:

MR. KRIS A. DIGRE has over 36 years of experience working in locations around the
world. He has designed or been involved with the design of offshore structures located off
the coast of West Africa, Alaska, Australia, Brazil, Borneo, California, China, Egypt, the
Gulf of Mexico and the North Sea. He has been involved in the technical specification
development and/or installation of all of deepwater Tension Leg Platforms (TLP) and a
Floating Production System (FPS) in the Gulf of Mexico and an FPSO offshore Nigeria.
Mr. Digre remains active in retirement providing advice to E&P project groups on various
Nigeria FPSO projects. Mr. Digre is a graduate (BSCE) of Illinois Institute of Technology
and a Licensed Professional Engineer in New Jersey, Louisiana, Texas and California.

DR. ANDREA MANGIAVACCHI is currently involved in international deep-water offshore

projects on behalf of major oil and gas operators. He is also an active member of work
groups involved in the development of US and international standards for offshore
structures. After an early academic career with the University of Rome, Italy and with Rice
University in Houston, Andrea joined Brown & Root (today KBR), where over the next 25
years he was involved in a number of major international offshore oil and gas projects
(Gulf of Mexico, North Sea, South America, West Africa, Asia-Pacific). He also held a
number of corporate positions in the area of deep water technology, fixed and floating
offshore structures, and engineering systems. Andrea has extensive experience in
conceptual field development projects, structural analysis and design, hydrodynamics,
naval architecture, Computer Aided Engineering and Design. Andrea holds a MSc in
Nuclear Engineering and a PhD in Aerospace Engineering, both from the University of
Rome. He has authored or co-authored over 30 technical papers, and holds two patents.

In-House Course Presentations

All courses are available for in-house presentation to individual organizations. In-house
courses may be structured the same as the public versions or tailored to meet your
requirements. Special courses on virtually any petroleum-related subject can be arranged
specifically for in-house presentation. For further information, contact our In-House
Training Coordinator at one of the numbers listed below.
Telephone 1- 832 426 1234
Facsimile 1- 832 426 1244
E-Mail inhouse@petroskills.com

Public Course Presentations

How to contact PetroSkills:
1-800-821-5933 toll-free in North America or
Telephone 1-918-828-2500
Facsimile 1-918-828-2580
E-Mail registrations@petroskills.com
Internet www.petroskills.com
Address P.O. Box 35448, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74153-0448, U.S.A