Benefits of a cylindrically shaped floater for an FPSO application in cyclone exposed environments

Presentation by: Fredrik Major, CBDO, Sevan Marine ASA

for INTSOK DEEP WATER CONFERENCE
Thursday 14 November 2013, Parmelia Hilton Hotel I Perth, Australia

Contents
Introduction and projects
Features of the cylindrical hull

Operational experience
Permanent mooring in Cyclonic Conditions
FPSO with SCRs in harsh deep environments
FLNG application

Worlds Growing Fleet of Cylindrical Floaters:

FPSO Piranema Spirit

(ex Sevan Piranema)

In operation since October 2007

Field operator: Petrobras

Contract type: Build own and operate
FPSO operator: Teekay Petrojarl
Yard: Yantai Raffles/Keppel Verolme
Location: Offshore Aracaju, Brasil
Water depth: 1000m
Oil processing: 30 000 bod
Gas processing/injection: 3.6 mill Sm3/day-130 mill scfd @
280 bar

FPSO Hummingbird Spirit

(ex Sevan Hummingbird)
In production since September 2008 at
Centrica Operated Chestnut field
UK CNS

Field operator: Centrica

Contract type: Build own and operate
FPSO operator: Teekay Petrojarl
Yard: Yantai Raffles/Keppel Verolme
Location: UK Central North Sea
Water depth: 120m
Hull size: Sevan300
Oil processing:
Water injection:
Liquid combined:

20 000 bod
20 000 bwd
30 000 bld

Redeployment options currently evaluated

FPSO Sevan Voyageur at the Premier Oil Shelley field

In operation from August 2009 July 2010
Field operator: Premier Oil
Contract type: Build own and operate
FPSO operator: Sevan Marine
Yard: Yantai Raffles/Keppel Verolme
Location: UK Central North Sea
Water depth: 95m
Hull size: Sevan300
Oil processing:
Water injection:
Liquid combined:
Power feed to two ESPs

20 000 bod
20 000 bwd
30 000 bld
2*800kW

Re-deployed to E.ON operated Huntington field

(Premier Oil 40% partner)

FPSO Voyageur Spirit First redeployment

(ex Sevan Voyageur producing the Premier Oil operated Shelley field)
In operation at the EoN operated Huntington field since March 2013
Field operator: EoN Ruhrgas
Contract type: Lease and operate
FPSO operator: Teekay Petrojarl
Conversion Yard: Nymo
Location: UK Central North Sea
Water depth: 89m
Hull size: Sevan300
Oil processing:
Water injection:
Liquid combined:
Gas Compression

30 000 bod
48 000 bwd
60 000 bld
38 mmscfd

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FPSO Sevan 1000 for the ENI operated Goliat field

Contract type:
Location:
Water depth:
Yard:
Hull size:
Oil processing:
Water injection:
Gas compression:
Oil storage:
Power feed from shore

Technology license
Norwegian Barents Sea
400m (Harsh and sub-arctic)
Hyundai Heavy Industries
Sevan1000
100 000 bod
125 000 bwd
140 Mill Scfd
1 000 000 bbls
60 MW

Hull construction

Sevan 1000 for Goliat - HHI November, 2013

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Sevan 400 for Dana Petroleum Operated

WesternWestern
Isles Development
Isles Fields
Contract type:
Location:
Water depth:
Yard:
Hull size:
Oil processing:
Gas processing:
Oil storage:

Technology license
UK Northern North Sea
165m
COSCO Qidong Yard
Sevan 400
40 000 bod
40 mmscfd
400 000 bbls

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Sevan 400 for Dana Petroleum Operated

WesternWestern
Isles Development
Isles Fields
Construction at COSCO Qidong November 2013

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Sevan Drillers (owner/ operator Sevan Drilling)

DP based MODU for Ultra deep water drilling
Carrying capacity of the drillship, motion as a semisubmersible
Yard: COSCO, China
Sevan Driller - Contracted by Petrobras
Sevan Brasil - Contracted by Petrobras
Sevan Louisianna Contracted by LLOG Bluewater
Sevan Driller No:4

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Sevan 300 No:4 and 5

COSCO Nantong, Completion to accommodation units
First unit contracted by Petrobras

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Contents
Introduction and projects
Features of the cylindrical hull

Operational experience
Permanent mooring in Cyclonic Conditions
FPSO with SCRs in harsh deep environments
FLNG application

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Geo-stationary hull Main benefits

Hull facing environment with same shape in all directions no need to rotate,
even in the harshest environmental conditions
Axio-symetric hull no weathervaning -> Eliminating turret and swivel
Tolerant for weather spreading (waves/ wind/ current from different directions)
Capex savings:
Cost of turret /swivel as well as thrusters avoided
Opex savings:
Reducing requirement for marine crew and fuel consumption
Increased flexibility:Spare capacity for tie ins simply by spare riser guide tubes
Power transfer:
Facilitates high electric power transfer

WAVESs

Sevan
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Insignificant bending stresses due to global loads on the hull

Eliminating typical wave induced fatigue loads
Minimal hull deflections (sag/ hog) simplifying topside design

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Favourable Motions compared to shipshaped FSU/ FPSO

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Contents
Introduction and projects
Features of the cylindrical hull

Operational experience
Permanent mooring in Cyclonic Conditions
FPSO with SCRs in harsh deep environments
FLNG application

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Sevan Hummingbird Full scale motion recording program

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Design wave conditions for cylindrical FPSOs in operation/

under construction

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Contents
Introduction and projects
Features of the cylindrical hull

Operational experience
Permanent mooring in Cyclonic Conditions
FPSO with SCRs in harsh deep environments
FLNG application

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Permanent mooring in Cyclone exposed areas

JIP including model tests with Sevan Platforms
Demonstrated feasibility of safe permanent
mooring through cyclone condition
Significant increase in production uptime
based on avoiding disconnection
Mooring in fixed orientation eliminates
problem with rapid change of wind
direction forcing a shipshaped FPSO to
get waves beam on and excessive roll

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Tuning of hull shape for motion optimisation

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Contents
Introduction and projects
Features of the cylindrical hull

Operational experience
Permanent mooring in Cyclonic Conditions
FPSO with SCRs in harsh deep environments
FLNG application

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FPU/FPSO for SCR

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ENABLING SCRs FOR HARSH ENVIRONMENT FPSOs

Sevan Hull Tuned for Optimized Motion Pattern

Steel Catenary Risers (SCRs) features:

- Lower cost
- Higher and more predictable durability
- Higher capacity for top tension,
temperature and pressure
- More flexibility for corrosion protection
and thermal insulation

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SCR Termination

12 deg.

Umbilical
termination/hangoff at el. 46m
SCR hang-off
deck at el.18m

Umbilical entry in
guide tubes .

SCR

SCR Weigth coating

TDZ

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Contents
Introduction and projects
Features of the cylindrical hull

Operational experience
Permanent mooring in Cyclonic Conditions
FPSO with SCRs in harsh deep environments
FLNG application

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SEVAN FLNG

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Sevan FLNG Concept

Tank Arrangement and Capacity
LNG storage (6 tanks):
180 000 m3
LNG/ LPG storage (1 tank):
30 000 m3
Condensate storage (6 tanks): 28 000 m3
Ballast tanks (24 tanks):
80 000 m3
LPG/LNG Tank

LNG Tanks

Condensate Tanks

LNG production capacity with two trains

Up to 2,4 mmTPA

Ballast Tanks

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SEVAN FLNG Main Dimensions

Based on Sevan Cylindrcal Hull
Hull diameter:
Main deck diameter:
Process deck diameter:
Main deck elevation:
Process deck elevation:
Operating Draft:
Process deck area:
Utility deck area:
Main deck area:

106 m
120 m
130 m
37 m
58 m
~20 -22 m

Process deck
Utility deck
Main deck

~13 000 m2
~5 000 m2
~4 300 m2

Double bottom

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SEVAN FLNG Main Dimensions

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Sevan FLNG - Process Deck Arrangement

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Cooling seawater Intake

Large cooling water requirement typical for 2.4 MTPA 18 000 m3/h
Seawater intake from cold deepwater
Stationary unit-> no interference with mooring and risers
-> no swivel for cooling water required
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LNG Offloading systems

Side-by-side Offloading
Sea states Hs = 2.0 / 2.5 m

Tandem Offloading
Sea states Hs = 3.5 / 4.5 m

Offset Side-by-side Offloading

Sea states Hs = 2.5 / 3.5 m

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LNG Offloading systems

Offset Side-By-Side offloading to conventional LNG carriers based on loading arms

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LNG Offloading systems

Conventional LNG carrier moored to a DP based HiLoad unit

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We make the (floater) world go round

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