1. Arctic Field Development
By
H. Haight, Pj Nabena, C. Mamakos,
H. Sulaiman, T. Bashir, A. White & R. Abu
Supervisor: Dr. John Preedy
Company Sponsor: Azur Offshore Limited UK
Cranfield University, College Road, Cranfield Bedfordshire, MK43 0AL.
Supervisor’s email: drjohnpreedy@gmail.com
www.cranfield.ac.uk/sas
4. KEY FINDINGS
Benefits of a Cylindrical Hull
• The iso-symmetric nature of the hull does not require the vessel to weathervane.
• Eliminating the need of turret/swivel alongside for bow and stern thrusters.
• Drilling facilities not incorporated on the LNG.
3. METHODOLOGY
• A cylindrical FPSO and FLNG respectively.
• A detachable spread mooring.
• Pipeline network and export shuttle tankers.
• Proposed drilling schedule for Field 2.
2. AIM
• Design an ideal FPSO that will suit both Fields.
• Delivery of the products with minimal cost.
• Drilling plan for Field 2 over three decades.
5. LIMITATIONS:
• The harsh environmental issues in the arctic.
• The cylindrical hull is still an evolving technology in the offshore industry.
• Unavailability of sufficient data.
6. CONCLUSIONS
• Better steel usage on the cylindrical hull
• Better fatigue life compared to other floating structures.
• No need for a turret and swivel.
• Huge CAPEX saving on hull, drilling and transportation.
FLNG: Field 2
FPSO: Field 1
1. INTRODUCTION
The Arctic Circle accounts for only about 6% of the Earth’s surface area and the United States Geological Survey (USGS) estimated 90 billion barrels
of undiscovered oil and 1,668 trillion cubic feet of undiscovered gas. This poster analyses two different Fields in the Arctic (Barents Sea), Field 1 (Oil &
Gas) is located in 300m of water, 80Km from the Norwegian coast while Field 2 (Gas & Condensate) at 350m of water and 550 km away from the
Russian coast.