AMOG at 2012 Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) in Houston, TX

About OTC

OTC is organised and operated exclusively to promote and further the advance of scientific and technical knowledge of offshore resources and the environmental matters.

 

Founded in 1969, OTC is the world’s foremost event for the development of offshore resources in the fields of drilling, exploration, production, and environmental protection.  Held annually in Houston, Texas, USA, it attracts more than 70,000 attendees and 2,000 exhibiting companies representing more than 110 countries.

 

This years conference ran from the 30^th April to 3^rd May 2012 and, hosted a record attendance of 89,400 people with 2,500 exhibitors representing 46 countries including 200 first time exhibitors from countries such as Bahrain, Hungary, Israel, Lithuania, New Zealand, and Taiwan. 

 

“OTC 2012 was the most successful event we have had since the early 80s,” said Steve Balint, Chairman of OTC. “In terms of strength of the technical sessions and technology on display, OTC reached a record-breaking number of people and offered the most ways to connect, educate, and conduct business. The industry is on the rise and challenges are ahead, making it more important than ever to collaborate and share best practices with colleagues all over the world. OTC is the place to do that.”

AMOG at OTC

OTC 2012 featured eight panel sessions, 29 executive keynote presentations at luncheons and breakfasts, and 300 technical papers. In addition to attendance at the conference by a number of our senior staff, AMOG was involved in a number of these sessions:

Monday 30th April 2012

Advances in Floating Technology

Session co-chaired by Chris Carra, Director, AMOG Consulting

Topics covered in this session included:

• Challenges on the Safety of Floating Liquefied Gas Terminals: Hull, Topside, and Interface    
  
• Wind Effect Estimation and Navigational Effect in Side-by-Side Offloading Operation for FLNG and LNG Carrier Ships    Assessing Integrity and Reliability of Multicomposite LNG Transfer Hoses    
• Methodology To Determine Floating LNG Tank Capacity by Combination of Side-by-Side Downtime Simulation and Cost/Benefit Analysis    
  
• Delivering Offshore Gas to Regional Mid-Markets: Assessing the Comparative Merits of Floating LNG and CNG Transport Routes    
  
• Development of CO2 Tolerant LNG Production System

Thursday 3^rd May 2012

Deepwater Moorings

Session co-chaired by Barbara Stone, Principal Engineer, AMOG Inc

 

Topics covered in this session included:

• Development of HPME Fibre for Deepwater Offshore Permanent Mooring
  
• Who Dat Project: Polyester Mooring System and Design, Analysis and Installation
  
• SCORCH JIP: Examination and Testing of Severely Corroded Mooring Chains from West Africa
• Mooring Lines - Integrity Management Monitoring of Mooring Lines
• Nominal vs. Manufactured Chain Link Dimensions and the Implications on In-Service
  
• Polyester Mooring Stiffness Modelling and Effect on SCR Design for FPSO Application

Session Presented by AMOG

The SCORCH JIP: Examination and Testing of Severely Corroded Mooring Chains from West Africa session was presented by Dr Andrew Potts, Managing Director and Dr Emmanuel Fontaine, Principal Engineer, AMOG Consulting.

 

Abstract:

The paper describes a forensic investigation performed in severely corroded (pitted) chains recovered from a FSO mooring system in West Africa.  During the investigation, it became apparent that a similar phenomenon had been experienced by JIP participants operating at other locations in West Africa, indicating that it may be a common problem deserving attention. The tentative conclusion of the present investigation is that that large pits most likely can be attributed to Microbiology Influences Corrosion (MIC). Subsequent pull tests of the chains to determine their residual strength gave surprisingly good results.  Despite the large reduction in cross-sectional area, the effective breaking loads of the tested samples were found to be around 80-90% of the catalogue Minimum Breaking Load (MBL). The results also showed the chain links to be resilient in strength.

 

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