INSTITUTE OF PETROLEUM STUDIES

Storage & Transfer

Exercise 04 : FPSO & Metering
FPSO

1) For an FPSO, what are the 2 solutions (options) to obtain the hull

 By conversion of an existing sea liner

x
 By conversion of an existing tanker
x
 by fabrication of a new hull
 By conversion of a future tanker

2) For a converted tanker into an FPSO, where are located the oil cargo pumps?

 On the main deck

 Inside the pump room
x Inside the machine room


3) What are the 3 methods of mooring an FPSO (3 Pts).

 Speed mooring
x
 Spread mooring
 Internal sprig
 Free mooring
 Distributed mooring
x
 Single point mooring - Internal turret
 Sprig mooring
 Peripheral mooring
 External sprig
x
 Single point mooring - External turret

4) Which mooring system is recommended to moor a large FPSO in the Gulf of Guinea

 Sprig mooring
x
 Spread mooring
 Speed mooring
 Weathervane mooring
 Single point mooring -

5) Which mooring system is recommended to moor a large FPSO in the Gulf of Mexico

 Sprig mooring
 Spread mooring
 Speed mooring
x
 Single point mooring -

6) For an FPSO, what are the 2 recommended means that allow mooring and loading a crude oil tanker

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  Dynamic positioning loading
x
 Direct loading of a tanker in tandem
 Direct loading of a tanker side by side
 Subsea loading
x
 Loading of a tanker via a loading buoy
 Loading of a tanker via a floating jetty

7) Indicate the right order to arrange safely the main modules on the FPSO main deck. Right order starting
from the Leaving Quarter LQ (main wind from LQ side)?
Modules to be arranged: Lay down area, Flare stack module, Leaving Quarter module, Oil treatment
modules, Utilities modules, Gas compression modules (give the order number from stern to the bow)

1: Living Quarters Module 4: Production Treatment Module

2: Lay Down Area 5: Gas compression Module
3: Utilities Module 6: Flare Stack Module

OIL COMMERCIAL METERING

8) Indicate the four main components found in a commercial metering system (unit)?

 Floating flexible hose

x
 Metering Lines
 Deck water seal
x
 Calibration or Proving Loop
 Gas Analyzer
x
 Automatic Oil Sampler
 Automatic Gas Sampler
x
 Computer and Supervisor
 Gauging system
 Weathervane

9) On a commercial metering unit, each line is fitted with turbine meter. Which main parameters are
measured and recorded by the line computer from that?

x
 Water content / BSW
 Number of turns of the turbine
x
 Sample volume
 Temperature of the oil
x
 Oil density
 Pressure of the oil
x
 Emulsion quantity

10) On a bi-directional proving loop which parts delimit the reference proving volume?

 Between the two isolation valves

x Between two sphere detectors

 Between the two sphere detectors and the 4-way valve
 Between the flowmeters
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