The 12th Offshore Symposium

International Offshore Development

Success and Challenges

Houston, Texas – February 19, 2003

sponsored by

The Texas Section of the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers

Symposium Schedule

Registration and Continental Breakfast                                                                                                                                      8:00am – 9:00am

Opening Session     9:00am – 10:30 am

INTERNATIONAL OFFSHORE PROJECTS – THE CHALLENGE OF THE LEGAL ROAD

Scott C. McClure and Lars Ronning, Alan C. McClure Associates Inc.

COORDINATING VENDORS INTERNATIONALLY

Jason G. Petten, ABS

Session Co-Chairs:  Paul Griffin, ChevronTexaco,  Jack Mercier, Global Maritime     

Coffee Break                                                                                                                                                                                  10:30am – 10:45am

Session A      10:45am – 12:15pm

Student Activity and Contribution

oil rig classification in mexican offshore industry

Mariano Azzur Hérnandez Contreras, Gustavo Francisco Barreto Sosa,  Universidad Veracruzana

Environmental damages caused by oil spills in the gulf of méxico (causes and solutions)

Oscar Manuel Gómez Díaz, Universidad Veracruzana

ISODC - The First Year - Lessons Learned

J. Breuer, ABS, J. Filson, FSEA

 

 

Session Co-Chairs:  Robert Randall, Texas A&M University

                                 Donald Burris, DNV

Session B      10:45am – 12:15pm

Risers and Station Keeping

CONSTRUCTION STRETCH IN POLYESTER MOORING LINES: WHAT MOORING DESIGNERS NEED TO KNOW

Barbara A. Stone, Sea Engineering Inc., Mark Huntley, Whitehill Manufacturing

TENDON AND RISER SYSTEM ENHANCEMENTS – THE KEY TO ULTRA-DEEPWATER

Henrik Hannus, Aker Kvaerner Inc.

LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN AZIMUTHING THRUSTER SYSTEMS IN THE OFFSHORE MARKET

Roland Schwandt, Schottle Inc.

Session Co-Chairs:  Peter Noble, ConocoPhillips

                                 Ming-Yao Lee, ChevronTexaco
 Luncheon                  Speaker: Captain Bert Marsh, US Navy    Ehime Maru Recovery Operation                        12:15pm – 2:00pm

Session C      2:00pm – 3:30pm

FPSO

A COMPARISON OF MEASURED AND CALCULATED VESSEL HEADINGS OF A TURRET-MOORED FPSO

Jeroen van der Cammen, Martijn Hoogeland, Jos de Koning, Bluewater Energy Services B.V.

A Model of the Flow around Bilge Keels of FPSO Hull Sections Subject to Roll Motions

S.A. Kinnas, H. Lee, Y.-H. Yu, B. Kacham, The University of Texas at Austin

The latest trend in steam boiler design and convertions for the Offshore and FPSO applications

Hans Matti, Holger Nilesen, Aalborg Industries

Session Co-Chairs:  Barbara Stone, Sea Engineering Inc.

                                 Mike Praught, MODEC International LLC

Session D      2:00pm – 3:30pm

Floating Facilities

ADVANCED TLP DESIGNS – STRATEGIES FOR DEEPWATER DEVELOPMENT

Pieter Wybro, Sea Engineering Inc., Ray Koon, MODEC International LLC

THE MARGINAL FIELD DEEP DRAFT SEMI – A NEW APPLICATION OF PROVEN TECHNOLOGY

H. Hannus, N. Haug, Aker Kvaerner Inc.

DESIGN, ANALYSIS, AND OPERATION OF THE ENSCO I BARGE

Gene Facey, Paul Wildberger, Bui Dao, Jim Ochs, Ensco International Inc., Ocean Design Associates Inc.

 

Session Co-Chairs:  Alp Kocoman, McDermott

                                Bill Glenn, Royston Rayzor Vickery & Williams

Coffee Break                                                                                                                                                                                       3:30pm – 3:45pm
Closing Session                   3:45pm – 5:15pm

Human Factors Engineering and Cultural Calibration for an Offshore Platform Design

Denise McCafferty, ABS, E. Johan Hendrikse, Paragon Engineering Services

FLOATING OFFSHORE FACILITIES FOR THE POWER GENERATION INDUSTRY

D. Waller, T. Martinez, Waller Marine

Session Co-Chairs:    Richard Ervine, Global Maritime,  Tim Pease, SNAME Fellow
Social Program
Reception with Hors D'Oeuvre and Cash Bar                                                                                                                             5:15pm – 6:15pm