MagazineFPSO concept increasingly popular
MARIN Report 82
1 Mar 2004
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Dr. Peter Gorf, Senior Engineer at BP and chairman of the FPSO Research Forum discusses the increasing importance of the FPSO and the future role of ...
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MagazineSnorre TLP Successful safety assessment
MARIN Report 82
1 Mar 2004
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The Snorre Tension Leg Platform (TLP) has been operating successfully in the North Sea, offshore Norway, since
1992. Engineered by Aker Kvaerner and ...
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MagazineBP opts for New High Reynolds VIV test set-up
MARIN Report 82
1 Mar 2004
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BP has chosen MARIN's High Reynolds Vortex Induced Vibration (VIV) test set-up as part of its continuing research into the VIV response of marine ...
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MagazineMarco Polo arrives home
MARIN Report 82
1 Mar 2004
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Installed 150 miles south of New Orleans in 4,300 ft (1,290 m) of water - the largest depth ever - the Marco Polo Tension Leg Platform (TLP) is ...
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MagazineOffshore research activities in 2004
MARIN Report 82
1 Mar 2004
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MARIN's own offshore research program is closely related to the needs of the industry. The program has been
categorised into five major themes.
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MagazineNew project MARIN and partners
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1 Mar 2004
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Full-scale verification test of the ultimate strength of hull girders.
Recent accidents involving hip breaking have drawn attention to the ...
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MagazineExtreme conditions no problem
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1 Mar 2004
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Demand for Floating Production and Storage Units (FPSOs) for ultra deep waters continues to grow. IZAR FENE
Shipyards initiated and led an extensive ...
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MagazineSharing Floating Production expertise benefits the whole industry
MARIN Report 82
1 Mar 2004
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For the last six years oil companies, operators, contractors, yards, research institutes and safety authorities, have been sharing their experiences ...
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MagazineSAMSON Collision risk assessment for offshore installations
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1 Mar 2004
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Although in the last decades a large number of platforms have been built in the North Sea, ship/platform collisions
are still thankfully, a rare ...
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MagazineLNG seminar hits the right note with the industry
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1 Mar 2004
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A recent two-day seminar organised by MARIN and SIGTTO on LNG shipping operations attracted a lot of attention both from the industry and the ...
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MagazineCombined Model Tests and Simulations in the Lift
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1 Mar 2004
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Installing new topside modules on an existing Floating Production Unit (FPU) in deep water can be a challenging task. The crane vessel and semi ...
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MagazineWeather impact assessed in ExxonMobil STS study
MARIN Report 82
1 Mar 2004
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Ship-to-ship (STS) transfer of crude oil and petroleum cargoes has become common practice within the marine industry. The operation at sea involves ...
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PaperHigh-speed video observations and erosive cavitation
CAV 2004, Boston, MA, USA
1 Jan 2004
For a reliable judgement of the erosive aggressiveness of cavitation close inspection of cavitation implosions are necessary. The conventional time ...
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PaperConsiderations on the application of podded drive on dredgers
9th International Symposium on Practical Design of Ships and other Floating Structures (PRADS’04), Lubeck-Travenmunde, Germany
1 Jan 2004
Following recent developments of podded drive, IHC HOLLAND NV Dredgers (IHC) started in September 2001 a feasibility study of the application of ...
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PaperWave Impacts due to Steep Fronted Waves
Rogue Waves Workshop, Brest, France
1 Jan 2004
It is the question whether ‘Rogue waves’ can only be identified and characterized by their extreme height s. The results presented in this abstract ...
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