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Deepwater E&P activity and fibre

rope demand

Leonardo Roncetti

TechCon Offshore Lifting Design

www.techcon.eng.br

leonardo@techcon.eng.br Source: akersolutions.com

Offshore Lifting Design and Consulting

Lifting design for offshore operations

Dynamic simulation of transport and installation for subsea operations

Seafastening design

Design of marine operations

Structural design and check

3D animation of lifting operations

Third party design review

Expert witness

Strengthening of offshore structures with carbon fibre

Training

Source: akersolutions.com

Challenges for offshore E&P

US$ 45,00

Shale oil & gas

Unconventional oil & gas

Global economy, short term & long term

Alternative energy

Environment Source: akersolutions.com

What to do? Efficiency with technology

Improve information for designers, constructors and operators

Increase the market share

Go subsea

Go deeper

Source: akersolutions.com

Offshore Magazine, January 14, 2015

New ultra deepwater discoveries

Subsea power distribution, 3000 m

Subsea processing plants for ultra deepwater, 2927 m

New drillships, 3600 m

New heavy lift vessels

Siemens subsea power grid

FMC Tordis Field Separator

Conventional air lifting and subsea lifting

Fibre rope: potential to replace wire

rope in most of operations

Significant advantages over wire rope

Minor disadvantages over wire rope (so far...)

infinite possibilities: wind farm installation, shipyards, slings for equipment installation, seafastening

Siemens subsea power grid

FMC Tordis Field Separator Wind turbine monopile. Samson s slings

Source: cortlandcompany.com

Siemens subsea power grid

FMC Tordis Field Separator Source: Seaway Heavy Lifting, HLV Oleg Strashnov, Subsea Lifting Conference, Stavanger , 2009 Pile top diam. 5,1m, length 58 m, weight 700 t

Siemens subsea power grid

FMC Tordis Field Separator

Siemens subsea power grid

FMC Tordis Field Separator

Ultra deepwater subsea lifting

Deepwater or ultra deepwater: fibre rope is the logical solution

Weight (15% of wire rope)

CBOS performance

Zero torque

Inspectable

Repairable

Siemens subsea power grid

FMC Tordis Field Separator

Siemens subsea power grid

FMC Tordis Field Separator Subsea gas compression system for the Statoil-operated Åsgard field. Comp. station: 4752 t. Manifold station: 865 t. Source: akersolutions.com

Siemens subsea power grid

$140 bi 12% udw

$185 bi 3% udw

$55 bi

$70 bi

$30 bi

$23 bi

$17 bi

$14 bi

$14 bi 15% udw

$14 bi

Global deepwater capital expenditure 2014-2020

Deepwater projects (> 450 m)

Ultra deepwater projects (> 1280 m)

???

PETROBRAS Crisis

About 90% of investment

Federal prosecutors discovered a

bribery scheme and corruption

Public administration, contractors and Directors involved

Stock price melted

23 companies suspended for new contracts

1st Barrier

Wire rope culture

Successful past experiences

Behavior well know by designers

and operators (feel safe to use)

Easy to buy (local or import)

Consolidated standards and guides

Good over-sheave fatigue resistance

Heat and cut tolerant

Siemens subsea power grid

FMC Tordis Field Separator Source: www.offshore-energy.co

2nd Barrier

Misconceptions about fiber ropes (believe or not)

UV radiation: can be a problem for some fibre and small diameters. HMPE

fibers are unaffected.

Not as strong as steel wire: high-performance fibers (HMPE) are size-for-size as strong as wire rope, at less than 15% of the weight.

Susceptible to cutting and abrasion damage: can withstand considerable abrasion and unacceptable level of

damage can be identified in inspection.

Siemens subsea power grid

FMC Tordis Field Separator

3rd Barrier

Technology

Standards and guides consolidation: Definition of factors of safety.

Deployment of full load & recovery of empty hook

Low stiffness of rope: load elongation & increased natural period

More sensible than steel wire: heat, abrasion and cut damages

Requires adequate handling and handling system.

Low coefficient of friction

Transverse cut resistance

Siemens subsea power grid

FMC Tordis Field Separator

Siemens subsea power grid

FMC Tordis Field Separator

Not to damage the load, wear your sling, or else, use fibre rope!!!

Source: www.statoil.com