The large number of floating production, storage, and offloading units (FPSOs) commissioned more than a decade ago now require offshore-asset-integrity management and maintenance. The FPSOs were originally designed for continuous service for periods up to 25 years. However, although designed to strict criteria, structural and hull-maintenance shortcomings have become apparent, prompting remedial actions or extensive offshore-maintenance campaigns. An offshore-dry-docking concept was developed to lift an FPSO out of the water without disconnecting it from its mooring system and leaving the flowlines connected. The stable working platform allows work access to the FPSO hull, appendages, and mooring system.
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