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Safe Offloading from Floating LNG Platforms
Start date:2006-01-01
End date:2009-06-30
Project Acronym:SAFE OFFLOAD
Project status:Completed
Coordinator
| Organization name:SHELL INTERNATIONAL EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION BV | |
| Administrative contact | Address |
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Name:Kevin Charles |
EP PROJECTS Carel van Bylandtlaan, 30 663 THE HAGUE NEDERLAND Region: |
| Tel:+31-704-473532 | |
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| E-mail:Contact | |
| URL:http://www.shell.com | Organization Type:Research |
Description
Objective:
There are substantial economic, safety and environmental advantages in liquefying the natural gas on an offshore production platform and offloading it to a shuttle gas carrier. Such a system is usually referred to as floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) . FLNG systems have been considered globally as a development option for a number of offshore gas fields, but due to perceived operational difficulties none has yet been developed. This project addresses some of the major operational difficulties of thes e systems. The environmental winds, waves and currents excite the vessel motions that limit FLNG operations. If the weather windows that allow production and offloading are sufficient, the system has the potential to work safely and efficiently, and the economic benefit of FLNG can be realised. The main objective of this project is to maximise the weather windows during which FLNG platforms can be offloaded. Accordingly, an optimised hull design and an active heading control strategy will be considered to reduce motion levels. This will maximise the safety and efficiency of the offloading operation and minimise the possibility of collision or breakage of cryogenic lines. The capability to predict the behaviour of vessels during offloading will be furth er developed, leading to an improved capability to make the best, rational, real-time, risk-based decisions on whether to proceed with approach and offloading. Improved understanding of the physical processes that govern the vessel motions during offloa ding and improved ability to analyse the offloading process for design will be developed. A prototype of a decision support system that monitors continuously the environment and combines this information with weather forecasts and simulations of vessel m otions will be developed.
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Project Details
Start date:2006-01-01
End date:2009-06-30
Duration:42 months
Project Reference:12560
Project cost:3451458 EURO
Project Funding:1999912 EURO
Programme Acronym:
FP6-SUSTDEV
Programme type:Sixth Framework Programme
Subprogramme Area:Sustainable surface transport
Contract type:Specific Targeted Research Project
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Subject index:Energy Storage, Energy Transport, Other Energy Topics, Transport, Resources of the Sea, Fisheries, Policies, Waste Management, Innovation, Technology Transfer, Energy Saving, Fossil Fuels, Renewable Sources of Energy, Meteorology, Social Aspects, Environmental Protection, Scientific Research
Other Indexes:Liquid,Natural,Gas,Liquid Natural Gas
Results for this Project
| Final Report Summary - SAFEOFFLOAD (Safe offloading from floating LNG Platforms) | 10/11/2011 |
Documents for this Project
| Final Report - SAFEOFFLOAD (Safe offloading from floating LNG Platforms) | 10/11/2011 |
Other participants
| Organization name:INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TECNICO | |
| Administrative contact | Address |
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Name:Carlos |
UNIT OF MARINE TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING (UETN), INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TECNICO Avenida Rovisco Pais LISBON PORTUGAL Region: |
| Tel:+351-218417957 | |
| Fax:+351-218473868 | |
| E-mail:Contact | |
| URL:http://mar.ist.utl.pt/uetn | Organization Type:Education |
| Organization name:DET NORSKE VERITAS | |
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Name:Elzbieta |
DET NORSKE VERITAS, RESEARCH DEPARTMENT (DNVR, UCTNO910) Veritasveien 1 HOEVIK NORGE Region: |
| Tel:+47-6757-7573 | |
| Fax:+47-6757-7520 | |
| E-mail:Contact | |
| URL:http://www.dnv.com | Organization Type:Research |
| Organization name:DHI INSTITUT FOR VAND OG MILJOE | |
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Name:Jesper Ulrik |
PORTS AND OFFSHORE TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT Agern Alle 5 HOERSHOLM DANMARK Region:DANMARK Danmark Frederiksborg amt |
| Tel:+45-45169200 | |
| Fax:+45-45169292 | |
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| URL:http://www.dhi.dk | Organization Type:Other |
| Organization name:IMPERIAL COLLEGE OF SCIENCES, TECHNOLOGY AND MEDICINE | |
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Name:Christopher |
DEPT. OF CIVIL AND ENVIRONMENT ENGINEERING South Kensington Campus LONDON UNITED KINGDOM Region:SOUTH EAST (UK) GREATER LONDON |
| Tel:+44-207-5945999 | |
| Fax:+44-207-5945991 | |
| E-mail:Contact | |
| URL:http://www.imperial.ac.uk | Organization Type:Education |
| Organization name:NOBLE DENTON CONSULTANTS LTD | |
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Name:Susan Frances |
HYDRODYNAMICS DEPARTMENT Noble House, 39 Tabernacle Street LONDON UNITED KINGDOM Region:SOUTH EAST (UK) GREATER LONDON |
| Tel:+44-207-8128700 | |
| Fax:+44-207-8128701 | |
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| URL:http://www.nobledenton.com | Organization Type:Other |
| Organization name:THE CHANCELLOR MASTERS AND SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD | |
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Name:Rodney |
DEPARTMENT OF ENGINEERING SCIENCES University Offices, Wellington Square OXFORD UNITED KINGDOM Region:SOUTH EAST (UK) BERKSHIRE, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, OXFORDSHIRE Oxfordshire |
| Tel:+44-1865-273144 | |
| Fax:+44-1865-273010 | |
| E-mail:Contact | |
| URL:http://www.ox.ac.uk | Organization Type:Education |
| Organization name:OCEAN WAVE ENGINEERING LIMITED | |
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Name:Peter Stuart |
OCEAN WAVE ENGINEERING 5 Pine Walk LISS, HAMPSHIRE UNITED KINGDOM Region: |
| Tel:+31-703852361 | |
| Fax:+31-703852361 | |
| E-mail:Contact | |
| URL:http://www.oceanwaveengineering.com | Organization Type:Research |
| Organization name:LISNAVE ESTALEIROS NAVAIS SA | |
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Name:Antonio |
DESIGN & ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT Lisnave - Estaleiro de Mitrena 135 SETUBAL PORTUGAL Region:CONTINENTE LISBOA E VALE DO TEJO Península de Setúbal |
| Tel:+351-265-799312 | |
| Fax:+351-265-799183 | |
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| URL:http://www.lisnave.pt | Organization Type:Industry |
Record control number:78526
