Application of Industrial Engineering in designing floating production topside facilities

2^nd International Conference and Exhibition on Industrial Engineering

November 16-18, 2015 Dubai, UAE

Nirmalendu Bandyopadhyay

Independent Consultant, Kolkata, India

Posters-Accepted Abstracts: Ind Eng Manage

Abstract :

As search for offshore oil & gas resources is advancing in deep waters, conventional fixed jacket platforms are being replaced by floating production systems such as FPSO and FLNG. These floaters have to carry out multiple functions like drilling, completion, production, on board processing, carry out enhanced recovery operations, store the processed oil, treat the produced water before safe disposal and offload the stored oil in shuttle tankers. Thus the topsides have to be equipped with large number of handling equipment and process plants, accommodation modules, various SHEQ systems to comply with strict regulations by various regulators and test agencies. The space available on vessel topside deck is limited to limit the size of the vessels thus requiring optimization of the topside facilities to efficiently handle and process the production and satisfy the onshore midstream production plants and mandatory regulations. Another critical factor that influences design of the top sides is that these are on floating vessel which is highly unstable in high seas due to the action of strong wind and sea waves. This is in contrast to onshore installations which are on solid ground and foundations. The interconnection of the plants on floaters needs to be strong and at the same time flexible enough to withstand various vessels motions and mutual displacements of the skids on which the plants are installed. These factors will be discussed in detail to show how Industrial Engineering principles are effectively applied in design and construction.

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Email: nbandyopadhyay@hotmail.com