Systematic Riser Design Methodologies for Concurrent Engineering of Fast-Track Offshore Projects

摘要

The offshore industry has been progressively reducing therntime between discovery of a reservoir and first oil recovery.rnTechnological advances as well as Concurrent Engineering ofrnvarious system components have played a critical role inrnreducing project duration. This paper presents riser systemrndesign methodologies developed to reduce project executionrntime with minimal technical and commercial risk to riserrncomponents as well as to the overall project. The methodsrnlargely depend on synchronizing interfaces among the variousrnproject disciplines as well as ability to anticipate, prepare, andrnadapt to the ever-changing design requirements. Informationrnflow in a Concurrent Engineering design environment isrnalso discussed.