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Water depth trends for floating production systems
Systems continue to be deployed in water depths from shallow to ultra deep. All hull types are deployed in deep water, but ship-shaped...
Jan 15, 20224 min read
Mooring legs
The basics of mooring leg design. The function of a mooring system The primary function of the mooring system of a floating production...
Jan 9, 20221 min read
Energy transition?
Hydrocarbon use is still in increasing in absolute terms. The Paris Agreement set a target of keeping global warming well below 2°C ,...
Jan 8, 20222 min read
Disconnectable moorings.
A mooring philosophy to avoid extreme loads. Permanently mooring ship shaped floating production units on station, from commissioning...
Jan 5, 20222 min read
Design extremes!
Should we design for the 100-year or 10,000-year storm? Traditionally we have designed the moorings of floating production systems to...
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