The 12^th 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

PRESENTATIONS

All Presentations are available as PDF files.

Opening Session

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 A

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 B

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 C 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 D 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.

Closing Session

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